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Abstract
A porcine model has been established to study keratinocyte autografts as a model of human keratinocyte grafting. Keratinocyte autografts were placed on 104 full thickness wounds in 13 pigs and backed with 3 dressings which varied in their ability to maintain an occlusive environment. Sixteen control wounds were ungrafted. No take was found using a backing of woven viscose and cotton gauze. Take was 20% at day 16 using a backing of woven viscose and paraffin gauze. Serial biopsies showed that keratinocytes frequently attached to the interstices of the viscose dressing and difficulty in detaching the viscose caused loss of epidermis. Hydrogel sheet backing made assessment at day 10 difficult because of wound hydration but dressing removal, enabling exudate evaporation, produced 22% take at day 13. The development of improved dressing techniques is certainly necessary for improved graft take.
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 23,
1992
Received:
June 9,
1992
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© 1993 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.
