Single-stage approach to skin grafting the exposed skull

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作者
Molnar, JA [1 ]
DeFranzo, A [1 ]
Marks, MW [1 ]
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[1] Wake Forest Univ, Sch Med, Dept Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
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10.1097/00006534-200001000-00030
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Four patients are presented who suffered full-thickness loss of the scalp, exposing the skull. Removal of the outer table, immediate application of a split-thickness skin graft, and treatment with the VAC for 3 to 4 days resulted in approximately 100 percent graft take in each case without complications. When compared with the usual two-stage approach to skin grafting the exposed skull, this method spares the patient a longer hospital stay and a second operative procedure, and it results in a significant cost savings.
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