TY - JOUR
T1 - Erythema persists longer than one year in split-thickness skin graft donor sites
AU - Danielsen, Patricia L
AU - Jorgensen, Lars N
AU - Jørgensen, Bo
AU - Karlsmark, Tonny
AU - Ågren, Sven Per Magnus
PY - 2013/5/2
Y1 - 2013/5/2
N2 - The recovery of skin function and appearance after harvest of split-thickness skin autografts is incompletely described. We followed the kinetics of skin restoration after a partial-thickness skin excision relative to adjacent normal skin over 12 months. Standardized donor site wounds were made on the thigh using a pneumatic dermatome in 19 consecutive Caucasian patients, median age 70 years, age range 44-86 years, who were undergoing skin graft surgery for leg ulcers. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL), erythema and pigmentation were measured quantitatively using non-invasive devices. The macroscopically healed wound was compared with adjacent normal skin at 1, 3 and 12 months. At 1 month postoperatively, TEWL was 108% (p = 0.003), erythema 145% (p
AB - The recovery of skin function and appearance after harvest of split-thickness skin autografts is incompletely described. We followed the kinetics of skin restoration after a partial-thickness skin excision relative to adjacent normal skin over 12 months. Standardized donor site wounds were made on the thigh using a pneumatic dermatome in 19 consecutive Caucasian patients, median age 70 years, age range 44-86 years, who were undergoing skin graft surgery for leg ulcers. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL), erythema and pigmentation were measured quantitatively using non-invasive devices. The macroscopically healed wound was compared with adjacent normal skin at 1, 3 and 12 months. At 1 month postoperatively, TEWL was 108% (p = 0.003), erythema 145% (p
U2 - 10.2340/00015555-1455
DO - 10.2340/00015555-1455
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22987230
SN - 0001-5555
VL - 93
SP - 281
EP - 285
JO - Acta Dermatovenereologica
JF - Acta Dermatovenereologica
IS - 3
ER -