BACKGROUND Full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) is a very versatile tool regularly used in small sizes. With the established knowledge of the graft take through the margins as well as wound bed, we extended the use of the FTSG for reconstruction of large-sized defects with satisfactory results.  METHODS We presented our experience in wound reconstruction using FTSG in 28 patients. We select...

background: autologous skin graft is frequently used in the field of plastic, and reconstructive surgery. the engraftment is dependent upon revascularization and angiogenesis, which can be regulated by different factors. in addition to its hematopoietic effects, erythropoietin is shown to positively affect the wound healing process. objectives: we studied effects of human erythropoietin on reva...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to compare primary stability in ACL reconstruction and ultimate load to failure of a mesh augmented hamstring tendon graft fixed with two cross pins to established hamstrings and bone-patellar-tendon-bone (BTB) graft fixation methods. METHODS Forty fresh porcine femora were divided into four groups: (A): BTB graft fixed with two RigidFix® pins, (B): ha...

OBJECTIVE To update clinical practice guidelines on graft and mesh use in transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair based on systematic review. DATA SOURCES Eligible studies, published through April 2015, were retrieved through ClinicalTrials.gov, MEDLINE, and Cochrane databases and bibliography searches. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION We included studies of transvaginal prolapse repair that co...

SUMMARY In 2009, the Union for International Cancer Control defined lymph node (LN) metastasis ≥6 cm in diameter as stage 4 in squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Lesions from such LNs become ulcerated and infected and bleed without treatment. A 67-year-old man suffered from skin cancer on his right back and a 7-cm-diameter LN metastasis. After axillary LN dissection, a large skin and soft tis...

Objective: To compare healing of free, full-thickness, meshed skin grafts under negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with bolster dressings in dogs. Study design: Randomized, controlled experimental study, paired design. Animals Dogs (n=5). Methods: Full-thickness skin wounds (4 cm x 1.5 cm) were created bilaterally on the antebrachia of 5 dogs (n=10). Excised skin was grafted to the contrala...