| Expansion technique for skin grafts (Meek technique) in the treatment of severely burned patients. | |
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PMID: 11164667 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The important limiting factor in the treatment of the severely burned patient is the lack of autograft donor skin. The method of obtaining uniform widely expanded postage stamp autografts described by Meek in 1963 has been evaluated in this study amongst seven severely burned patients. The expansion ratio of 1:4, 1:6, 1:9 was mostly used. After the removal of polyamide gauze on seventh post-operative day the autografts island were covered with overlay allograft, if the expansion ratio of 1:6 and above was used. The mean epithelialization rate was 90% within 4-5 weeks. The preliminary experience suggests, and proves that, it is a method of choice in severely burned patients. |
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Authors:
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A R Lari; R K Gang |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: 27 ISSN: 0305-4179 ISO Abbreviation: Burns Publication Date: 2001 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-02-22 Completed Date: 2001-05-10 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 61-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Al-Babtain Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Ibn Sina Hospital, Salmiya, Kuwait. |
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Adolescent Adult Burns / surgery* Female Humans Male Skin Transplantation / methods* Tissue Expansion / methods* Transplantation, Autologous Transplantation, Homologous |
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