Full-thickness degloved skin graft provide durable coverage of above-knee amputations with degloving injury of lower extremities
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Background: Severe degloving injury of the lower extremities is uncommon but challenging. The study aimed to present our experience of skin grafts for the salvage of severe degloved above-knee amputation stump. Methods: From September 2007 to January 2014, five patients with severe degloving injury of lower extremities were treated with immediate full-thickness skin graft following a protocol of above-knee amputation. The full thickness skin grafts were harvested from the amputated limbs. Results: The patients ranged in age from 20 years to 52 years. Three of five patients recovered without any secondary intervention. Partial losses were found in two cases and one was treated with daily dressing, and another with secondary partial split-thickness skin grafts. Conclusions: Full-thickness degloved skin grafts represent a reliable and durable option to preserve sufficient limb length in above-knee amputations with degloving injury of lower extremities.
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