Full-thickness wound epithelialization

Epithelialization of a full-thickness wound occurs from the wound edge.

Reproduced with permission from: Mulholland MW, Maier RV, et al. Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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