Abstract
Common challenges associated with split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wounds include slow healing times and poor scar cosmesis. The technique described here improves these shortcomings by utilizing a Weck knife with adjustable thickness controls to harvest STSGs from the scalp.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 369-370 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Cutis |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
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Clinical pearl : Advantages of the scalp as a split-thickness skin graft donor site. / Croley, Julie Ann Amthor; Hirshburg, Jason M.; Wagner, Richard.
In: Cutis, Vol. 103, No. 6, 01.01.2019, p. 369-370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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