A Tie-Over Dressing Using a Silicone Tube to Graft Deep Wounds

BackgroundThe most common cause of skin graft failure is the collection of blood or serous fluid underneath the graft. In our study, we describe the use of silicone tube for tie-over dressing to secure the skin graft margins with the aim of decreasing loss of the skin graft, particularly in grafting...

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Main Authors: Cem Inan Bektas, Yuksel Kankaya, Kadri Ozer, Ruser Baris, Ozlem Colak Aslan, Ugur Kocer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-711.pdf