Fixation of skin Grafts with a New Silicone Rubber Dressing (Mepitel®)
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
- Vol. 28 (1) , 75-76
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844319409015999
Abstract
A new silicone rubber dressing material, Mepitel was tested as an alternative to SurfaSoft and staples or sutures and a vaseline gauze for the fixation of 45 split skin grafts in 38 children. Almost all grafts took completely. No graft was lost because of inadequate fixation. The main advantage over fixing the graft with SurfaSoft combined with staples, or a vaseline gauze combined with sutures, is that the removal of the dressing is painless, and neither the graft nor the wound is disturbed.Keywords
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