title: Plastic surgery.
abstract: Animal studies and early clinical trials have shown that growth factors can be powerful agents in manipulating wound repair. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy does not contribute to reperfusion injury and appears to protect the microcirculation.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Zook
mesh_terms: D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States