title: Skin grafting of venous ulcers: a review of its current role.
abstract: As a therapeutic option, grafting of venous ulcers has not been very successfully received despite the different types of grafting methods. Currently, there are only a few controlled randomized trials offering clear guidance to clinicians. The development of artificially bioengineered skin constructs has led to a renewed interest in wound bed preparation, and preliminary successes suggest that the role of skin grafting could be studied in the current context.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beckert
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coerper
authors.forename: Horst-Dieter
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Becker