Grafts in dermatologic surgery: Review and update on full- and split-thickness skin grafts, free cartilage grafts, and composite grafts

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8 PART 2, 2005, Pages 1055-1067

  Adams, David C ^a   Ramsey, Michael L ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CODEINE; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MINERAL OIL; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN V; POVIDONE IODINE;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPOSITE GRAFT; DERMATOME; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NOSE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN SURGERY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; EAR CARTILAGE; METHODOLOGY; NOSE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN TUMOR; TRANSPLANTATION;

EAR CARTILAGES; HUMANS; NOSE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHINOPLASTY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 24044523226     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31831     Document Type: Review

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