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Review
. 2017 Oct:31 Suppl 5:S3-S8.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000981.

Scientific Understanding of the Induced Membrane Technique: Current Status and Future Directions

Michael A Yee  1 , Matthew P Mead, Andrea I Alford, David J Hak, Cyril Mauffrey, Mark E Hake
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Review

Scientific Understanding of the Induced Membrane Technique: Current Status and Future Directions

Michael A Yee et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Objectives: To review the most recent basic science advances made in relation to the induced membrane technique and how those relate to clinical practice, applications, and future research directions.

Design: Review of the literature.

Setting: Any trauma center which might encounter large segmental bone defects.

Articles reviewed: Basic science articles that looked at characteristics of the induced membrane published in the past 30 years.

Intervention: None.

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