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Maggot Debridement Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds in a Military Hospital Setup in Turkey

Mehmet Tanyüksel, Engin Araz, Kadir Dündar, Günalp Uzun, Tuna Gümüş, Bülent Alten, Fatma Saylam, Ayşegül Taylan Özkan, Kosta Y. Mumcuoğlu

Dermatology · 2005 · 47 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

We believe that MDT is a rapid and effective method for the debridement of chronic wounds in a military environment especially in times of war in developing countries.

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Maggot Therapy for Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

Ronald A. Sherman · Diabetes Care · 2003 · 308 citations · Full text

The Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis with the Maggot (Larva of the Blowfly).

William S. Baer · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1931 · 264 citations

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Degradation of extracellular matrix components by defined proteinases from the greenbottle larva Lucilia sericata used for the clinical debridement of non-healing wounds

Louise Chambers, Sarah Woodrow, Alan Brown et al. · British Journal of Dermatology · 2003 · 238 citations

Destruction of Bacteria in the Digestive Tract of the Maggot of<i>Lucilia sericata</i>(Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Kosta Y. Mumcuoğlu, Jacqueline M. Miller, Michael Mumcuoglu et al. · Journal of Medical Entomology · 2001 · 233 citations · Full text

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Maggot therapy for the treatment of intractable wounds

Kosta Y. Mumcuoğlu, Arieh Ingber, Leon Gilead et al. · International Journal of Dermatology · 1999 · 184 citations