The Incidence and Risk Factors for Lower Limb Skin Graft Failure
Lower limb skin grafts are thought to have higher failure rates than skin grafts in other sites of the body. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on specific factors associated with lower limb skin graft failure. We present a series of 70 lower limb skin grafts in 50 patients with outcomes at...
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| description | Lower limb skin grafts are thought to have higher failure rates than skin grafts in other sites of the body. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on specific factors associated with lower limb skin graft failure. We present a series of 70 lower limb skin grafts in 50 patients with outcomes at 6 weeks. One-third of lower limb skin grafts went on to fail with increased BMI, peripheral vascular disease, and immunosuppressant medication use identified as significant risk factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c8b540589d44246912d0b8dd969c40f2025-02-03T05:46:08ZengWileyDermatology Research and Practice1687-61051687-61132014-01-01201410.1155/2014/582080582080The Incidence and Risk Factors for Lower Limb Skin Graft FailureSumeet Reddy0Falah El-Haddawi1Michael Fancourt2Glenn Farrant3William Gilkison4Nigel Henderson5Stephen Kyle6Damien Mosquera7Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandDepartment of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New ZealandLower limb skin grafts are thought to have higher failure rates than skin grafts in other sites of the body. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on specific factors associated with lower limb skin graft failure. We present a series of 70 lower limb skin grafts in 50 patients with outcomes at 6 weeks. One-third of lower limb skin grafts went on to fail with increased BMI, peripheral vascular disease, and immunosuppressant medication use identified as significant risk factors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/582080 |
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