title: Evaluation of dermagraft as an alternative to grafting for open fasciotomy wounds.
abstract: Wounds produced following open fasciotomy can be healed by grafting but this requires a second operation. Is Dermagraft, a tissue-engineered human fibroblast-derived dermis that can be applied on an outpatient basis, a viable alternative?
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgical Unit, The General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Mavor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homer-Vanniasinkam
mesh_terms: D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*