Establishing a Reproducible Hypertrophic Scar following Thermal Injury: A Porcine Model

Background: Our complete understanding of hypertrophic scarring is still deficient, as portrayed by the poor clinical outcomes when treating them. To address the need for alternative treatment strategies, we assess the swine animal burn model as an initial approach for immature scar evaluation and t...

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Main Authors: Scott J. Rapp, MD, Aaron Rumberg, BS, Marty Visscher, PhD, David A. Billmire, MD, Ann S. Schwentker, MD, Brian S. Pan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2015/02000/Article.3.aspx