Negative-pressure wound therapy for fixing full-thickness skin graft on the thumb

Summary: Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used not only for preparing wound bed but also for fixing the skin graft. However, there is no report describing the use of NPWT after full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) on the digits. Because NPWT causes a leak easily, especially in the digital regio...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Niimi, Hiroshi Ito, Hiroyuki Sakurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:JPRAS Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587818300305