Exposure of Skin Homografts from Related Living Donors to Radiotherapy and Its Effects on Acute Rejection and Wound Healing in Children with Deep Burns: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract:Background The ideal skin substitute should be more similar to normal skin function while causing fewer reactions. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of radiotherapy on minimizing acute rejection and enhancing wound healing in children with deep burns.
Patients and Methods A prospective randomized control study included 34 children admitted to the burn unit with deep burns under the age of 12 years. Through the tomotherapy device, a skin homograft from a related living donor was expos… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.