ArticleScars, burns & healing
Outcomes of split vs full-thickness skin grafts in scalp reconstruction in outpatient local anaesthetic theatre.
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- Development of a Prediction Model for Skin Graft Failure Following Skin Cancer Excision: The GRAFT Score.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Early Outcomes and Complications of Skin Graft Reconstruction for Complex Wounds at a Tertiary Hospital: A Single-Centre Study in Oman.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploring the Role of Perfusion in Skin Graft Viability on the Scalp and Lower Limb: An Analysis of Graft Bed, Margin, and Donor Skin Using Laser Speckle.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A prospective analysis of the efficacy of phase II autologous skin grafting on deep second‑degree burns on the dorsum of the hand.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
- Full-thickness skin graft versus split-thickness skin graft for radial forearm free flap donor site closure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Double hatchet flap as adequate dermatosurgical approach for tumours of the occipital scalp zone: Presentation of two cases.Dermatology reports · 2022Article
- Predicting skin graft failure on the scalp by intraoperative laser speckle analysis.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical excision remains the cornerstone of simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of suspicious skin lesions, and the scalp is a high-risk area for skin cancers due to increased cumulative lifetime ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Due to the inelasticity of scalp skin, most excisions with predetermined margins require reconstruction with skin grafting.
methodsA retrospective single-centre cohort study was performed of all patients undergoing outpatient local anaesthetic scalp skin excision and skin graft reconstruction in the Plastic Surgery Department at Addenbrookes Hospital over a 20-month period between 1 April 2017 and 1 January 2019. In total, 204 graft cases were collected. Graft reconstruction techniques included both full-thickness and split-thickness skin grafts. Statistical analysis using Z tests were used to determine which skin grafting technique achieved better graft take.
resultsSplit-thickness skin grafts had a statistically significant (
conclusionIn skin graft reconstruction of scalp defects after skin cancer excision surgery, split skin grafts secured with foam tie-over dressings are associated with superior outcomes compared to full-thickness skin grafts or grafts secured with sutures only.
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