Evidence summary: Wound management: larval therapy

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Evidence summary: Wound management: larval therapy

Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of fly larvae for debridement and healing of wounds? Background: The use of larval therapy, also known as larval (or maggot) debridement therapy (LDT), bio-surgery or bio-debridement, has undergone a revival as a wound managem...

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Main Author:	Watts, Robin
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Cambridge Media 2016
Online Access:	https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELHEA;dn=362540165996394 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59315

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