title: Wound healing and the amniotic membrane.
abstract: The successful clinical application of the amniotic membrane as a surgical dressing is discussed as to the mode of healing. The amniotic membrane does not appear to be a permanent structure when used as an allograft.
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001458:Bandages; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000473:pathology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing