Skin xenotransplantation: Historical review and clinical potential

Approximately half a million patients in the US require treatment for burns annually [1], with nearly 40,000 hospitalizations and 3400 deaths [2]. Burns also remain an important source of casualty from military operations. Between March 2003 and October 2011, the United States Army Burn Center treated 1037 patients as a result of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, of whom 57% eventually underwent excision and grafting of burn wounds [3].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research