Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: QA7 Questions. What is the role of epidermal stem cells in the healing of a split-thickness skin graft donor site? .What are the principles regarding the harvesting of a split-thickness skin graft?. What morbidities can occur following the harvesting of a split-thickness skin graft? .How are these donor sites best dressed? Case DescriptionA 22-year-old male sustained third-degree burns to his right arm in a house fire.The burn was excised and resurfaced with a split-thickness skin graft.The donor site was dressed with Xeroform and bacitracin.The dressing adhered to the wound and over 2 weeks separated spontaneously as the wound epithelialized (Figure 1).4/21/23, 12:25 PM Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/eplasty/case-qa/split-thickness-skin-graft-donor-sites 2/5
Source: PubMed Central
Author: Stephen M Milner
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4380290441