TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - SKIN GRAFT A1 - Ellison, E. Christopher A1 - Zollinger, Robert M. PY - 2016 T2 - Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e AB - Full-thickness skin loss can occur from burn, trauma, infection, or surgical excision. A skin graft should be considered when the defect cannot be closed primarily or with local tissue flaps and the wound base can adequately support a skin graft. Exposed bone, joint, tendon, blood vessels, and other significant structures are not good candidates for skin grafting and need other methods of reconstruction (pedicled or free flaps). Active infection and poor blood supply to the recipient sites are contraindications. Weight bearing is a relative contraindication for skin grafting, although glabrous skin grafts can sometimes provide an adequate reconstruction. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127274757 ER -