The contribution of mechanical forces to the healing of wounds in the human skin
The effect of mechanical forces in the healing of human wounds has been investigated. The study examined the effect of forces acting perpendicular to the plane of skin and parallel to it. The closure force of 17 surgical wounds made in favourable and unfavourable directions was measured and a relati...
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University of Aberdeen
1992
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333592 |