Is split-thickness skin graft safe for coverage of the vascular pedicle in free tissue transfer?
CONCLUSION: During free flap surgery in the upper or lower extremities, inadequate pedicle coverage may occur easily. Applying a split-thickness skin graft in such cases can be safe and one of the simple methods.
PMID: 30676836 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: J Plast Surg Hand Surg Source Type: research