Skin Thickness of the Anterior, Anteromedial, and Anterolateral Thigh: A Cadaveric Study for Split-Skin Graft Donor Sites

Background The depth of graft harvest and the residual dermis available for reepithelization primarily influence the healing of split-skin graft donor sites. When the thigh region is chosen, the authors hypothesize based on thickness measurements that the anterolateral region is the optimal donor s...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey CY Chan, John Ward, Fabio Quondamatteo, Peter Dockery, John L Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2014-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2014.41.6.673