Physiotherapy Plastic Surgery-120201081443-Phpapp02
Physiotherapy Plastic Surgery-120201081443-Phpapp02
Physiotherapy Plastic Surgery-120201081443-Phpapp02
Wound closure
To prevent infection
To recover skin function/reconsruct
Definitions
Graft
A skin graft is a tissue of epidermis and varying
amounts of dermis that is detached from its own
blood supply and placed in a new area with a new
blood supply.
Flap
Any tissue used for reconstruction or wound
closure that retains all or part of its original blood
supply after the tissue has been moved to the
recipient location.
Graft vs Flap
Graft Flap
Does not maintain Maintains original blood
original blood supply. supply.
Reconstructive ladder
Free flap
Distant flap
Local flap
Full thickness skin graft
Split graft
Primary closure
Secondary intention
Skin graft
Split thickness
graft
Hetero graft
Skin culture
Meshed skin
Skin flap
v/y plasty
Musculo/myo cutaneous flap
Harvesting Tools
Razor Blades
Grafting Knives (Blair, Ferris, Smith, Humbly, Goulian)
Manual Drum Dermatomes (Padgett, Reese)
**Electric/Air Powered Dermatomes (Brown, Padgett,
Hall)