Meshed Skin Grafts Placed Upside Down Can Take If Desiccation Is Prevented
Zuhaili B, Aflaki P, Koyama T, Fossum M, Reish R, Schmidt B, Pomahac B, Eriksson E. Meshed Skin Grafts Placed Upside Down Can Take If Desiccation Is Prevented. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2010, 125: 855-865. PMID: 20195112, PMCID: PMC2848958, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181ccdc42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasement MembraneDesiccationEpitheliumGraft SurvivalSkin TransplantationSwineTransplantation, AutologousWound HealingConceptsSkin graftsMeshed graftReepithelialization rateSplit-thickness skin graftMeshed skin graftAutologous split-thickness skin graftWound environmentFull-thickness woundsHistologic specimensAccelerated reepithelializationDay 4GraftHigh contraction rateWound contractionSheet graftsWound healingWoundsYorkshire pigsSignificant differencesSurvivalHealingRegular graftsReepithelializationContraction rateCurrent study