Skin Graft Harvesting and Donor Site Selection

August 2011 in “ InTech eBooks ”

Yusuf Kenan Çoban, Ahmet Ayteki̇n, Göktekin Tenekeci

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Studysummary This article discusses the applications and contraindications of skin grafts in wound treatment and reports no new research findings.

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