External Tissue Expansion for Difficult Wounds Using a Simple Cost Effective Technique

OBJECTIVE: To study and discuss role of external tissue expansion and wound closure (ETEWC) technique using hooks and rubber bands. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a retrospective analysis of nine cases of wounds of different aetiology where ETEWC technique was applied using hooks and ru...

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Autores principales: Nandhagopal, Vijayaraghavan, Chittoria, Ravi Kumar, Mohapatra, Devi Prasad, Thiruvoth, Friji Meethale, Sivakumar, Dinesh Kumar, Ashokan, Arjun
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25949024
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.155087
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author Nandhagopal, Vijayaraghavan
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description OBJECTIVE: To study and discuss role of external tissue expansion and wound closure (ETEWC) technique using hooks and rubber bands. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a retrospective analysis of nine cases of wounds of different aetiology where ETEWC technique was applied using hooks and rubber bands. RESULTS: All the wounds in the study healed completely without split thickness skin graft (SSG) or flap. CONCLUSION: ETEWC technique using hooks and rubber bands is a cost-effective technique which can be used for wound closure without SSG or flap.
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spelling pubmed-44115952015-05-06 External Tissue Expansion for Difficult Wounds Using a Simple Cost Effective Technique Nandhagopal, Vijayaraghavan Chittoria, Ravi Kumar Mohapatra, Devi Prasad Thiruvoth, Friji Meethale Sivakumar, Dinesh Kumar Ashokan, Arjun J Cutan Aesthet Surg Original Article OBJECTIVE: To study and discuss role of external tissue expansion and wound closure (ETEWC) technique using hooks and rubber bands. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a retrospective analysis of nine cases of wounds of different aetiology where ETEWC technique was applied using hooks and rubber bands. RESULTS: All the wounds in the study healed completely without split thickness skin graft (SSG) or flap. CONCLUSION: ETEWC technique using hooks and rubber bands is a cost-effective technique which can be used for wound closure without SSG or flap. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4411595/ /pubmed/25949024 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2077.155087 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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