New forms of skin grafting: from the laboratory to the clinic.
This article reviews current research on skin replacements used in the management of extensive burns and in reconstructive surgery. It describes how progress is being made in developing both biological skin substitutes and artificial materials with the aim of providing skin cover by means other than traditional skin grafting.
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Department of Reconstructive, Plastic and Burns Surgery, Northern General Hospital (NHS) Trust, Sheffield.
D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017768:Skin, Artificial