2006
Fourth-Degree Burns to the Lower Extremity with Exposed Tendon and Bone: A Ten-Year Experience
Parrett B, Pomahac B, Demling R, Orgill D. Fourth-Degree Burns to the Lower Extremity with Exposed Tendon and Bone: A Ten-Year Experience. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 34-39. PMID: 16566535, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000192265.20514.c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalAtmospheric PressureBacteremiaBurn UnitsBurnsCellulitisDebridementFemaleGranulation TissueHumansLength of StayLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurgical FlapsTreatment OutcomeUrban Health ServicesVacuumVenous ThrombosisWound HealingConceptsLower extremity burnsLimb salvageBurn sizeMultistage reconstructive proceduresMean hospital stayDeep vein thrombosisMultiple skin graftsSignificant functional impairmentTen-year experienceUrban burn centerFree tissue transferFourth-degree burnsMajority of casesHospital stayVein thrombosisMean ageFillet flapBurn centerFunctional impairmentLower extremitiesSkin graftsExtremity burnsFlap closureReconstructive proceduresLimb amputation
2000
Accelerated Healing of Full-Thickness Skin Wounds in a Wet Environment
Svensjö T, Pomahac B, Yao F, Slama J, Eriksson E. Accelerated Healing of Full-Thickness Skin Wounds in a Wet Environment. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2000, 106: 602-612. PMID: 10987467, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200009010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEpidermal CellsEpidermisEpitheliumGranulation TissueHumiditySkinSwineWound HealingConceptsFull-thickness skin woundsSkin woundsAccelerated healingSaline-treated woundsGranulation tissue formationYoung Yorkshire pigsSecondary intentionTreatment modalitiesWound healing processSkin wound repairGranulation tissueWound healing modelWound contractionStandardized fashionPorcine wound healing modelFast contractionHealing processWound repairWoundsCell layerYorkshire pigsMoist woundSkin repairHealing modelHealing