Biosurgery in wound healing – the renaissance of maggot therapy
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Vol. 14 (4), 285-289
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00105.x
Abstract
Chronic wounds are a challenge for modern health care. A basic principle of treatment is the removal of sloughy, necrotic, devitalized tissue to prevent wound infection and delayed healing. Biosurger...Keywords
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