Surgical pearl: Use of a sponge bolster instead of a tie-over bolster as a less invasive method of securing full-thickness skin grafts

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1000-1001

  Egan, C A ^a   Gerwels, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSURGERY; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMATOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031733403     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70276-2     Document Type: Article

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4. M Davenport J Daly I Harvey RW Griffiths The bolus tie-over “pressure” dressing in the management of full thickness skin grafts: Is it necessary? Br J Plast Surg 41 1988 28 32