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Debridement techniques
| Debridement type |
|---|
| Mechanical debridement |
| • Wet to dry dressings |
| • Rough debridement |
| • Sharp debridement |
| • Surgical debridement |
| ○ Enhanced sharp debridement |
| ○ Plasma knife |
| ○ Water jet |
| Enzymatic debridement |
| • Autolytic debridement |
| • Exogenous enzymes (collagenase-based, papain-urea) |
| Bio-debridement |
| • Maggots |
