RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127274757
T1 SKIN GRAFT
T2 Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, 10e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179755-9
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127274757
RD 2024/04/24
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.