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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1982; 15(01): 18-22
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778434
Review Article

“Amniotic Membrane As A Biological Dressing Over Wounds”

Prof. Dr. R. C. Sinka
1   Head of the Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Patna Medical College Paina
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Dr. B. B. Sinha
2   M.S. (Plastic Surgery), Resident-Surgical officer, Patna Medical College & Hospital
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Summary

1. Sixty cases drawn from different age groups and sexes having wounds resulting from burn injury or trauma or infection were taken up for the study of the utility of amniotic membrane as temporary biological cover.

2. The membranes usually survived upto five days on even deep wounds or severely infected wounds after which it had to be replaced. The deep wounds also had healing from margins.

3. In all cases bacterial counts dropped down following amnion grafting.



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