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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2023

Orthopaedic Wire Debridement: A Novel Surgical Technique for Hypergranulated Burn Wounds.

Nathan Carl English, Gary Dos Passos

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nathan Carl EnglishDepartment of General Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. nathan.english14@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6307-984X
Gary Dos PassosDivision of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
University of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burn wound healing process can be protracted due to various factors, including burn depth, infection and hypergranulation. Hypergranulation impedes epithelialisation macroscopically by preventing cellular migration across the wound bed and microscopically through cell-to-cell signal interferences. Debridement, which is the act of removing necrotic tissue, hypergranulation, slough and foreign debris from the wound in order to expose the underlying viable bed, can be achieved using various techniques. This aids with wound bed preparation to facilitate and expedite healing. In this article, we present a novel surgical debridement technique using a malleable orthopaedic cerclage wire for the management of a hypergranulated burn wound.

Indexed as

BurnsOrthopedicsDebridementHumansNecrosisWound Healing

Identifiers

PMID37709982
PMCPMC10694099
OpenAlexW4386739176

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