SPLINTING SKIN GRAFTS AND GRANULATING SURFACES

Skin Grafts and Flaps (compromised)

Rationale Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy is neither necessary nor recommended for the support of normal, uncompromised skin grafts or flaps. However, in tissue compromised by irradiation or in other cases where there is decreased perfusion or hypoxia, HBO2 has been shown to be extremely useful in flap salvage. Hyperbaric oxygen can help maximize the viability of the compromised tissue thereby...

History of Skin Grafts

Preputial Skin Grafts

Although skin grafting originated 2500 to 3000 years ago, it was until the 19 th century that this technique was again introduced as a reconstructive option. While 19th century surgeons used grafts to repair their most difficult cases, skin grafting has since evolved into a modality that is routinely and sometimes preferentially used for the surgical repair of skin defects [1]. In this chapter ...

Cryopreservation of Skin Tissues for Skin Grafts

Preservation of living tissue and organs are very important to ensure successful transplantation. The storage of living tissue, from the time of removal of the donor tissue until transplantation, is one of the most important factors for successful tissue transplantation. The purpose of living tissue storage is to maintain the viability of the mammalian cells, and various methods have been devel...

How to Perform Pinch/Punch Grafts for the Treatment of Granulating Wounds in the Horse

Punch and pinch skin grafts can be performed readily on the standing horse in the field using basic equipment. Practitioners should utilize these successful grafting techniques to routinely treat granulating equine wounds in order to reduce healing time and create a cosmetic and functional scar. Authors’ addresses: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia–Maryland Regional College...