Skin grafts stored 4oC can survive up to?
.SKIN GRAFTING: It is transfer of skin from one area (donor area) to the required defective area (recipient area). It is an autograft. Types - 1. PAIAL THICKNESS GRAFT (Split thickness graft--SSG) Also called as Thiersch graft, is removal of full epidermis + pa of the dermis from the donor area It may be * Thin SSG. * Intermediate SSG, all depends on the amount of thickness of dermis taken. * Thick SSG. Graft is stored at low temperature of 4degC for not more than 21 days. ref:SRB;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 279
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