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. 2014:2014:582080.
doi: 10.1155/2014/582080. Epub 2014 Jul 15.

The incidence and risk factors for lower limb skin graft failure

Sumeet Reddy  1 , Falah El-Haddawi  1 , Michael Fancourt  1 , Glenn Farrant  1 , William Gilkison  1 , Nigel Henderson  1 , Stephen Kyle  1 , Damien Mosquera  1
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The incidence and risk factors for lower limb skin graft failure

Sumeet Reddy et al. Dermatol Res Pract. 2014.

Abstract

Lower limb skin grafts are thought to have higher failure rates than skin grafts in other sites of the body. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on specific factors associated with lower limb skin graft failure. We present a series of 70 lower limb skin grafts in 50 patients with outcomes at 6 weeks. One-third of lower limb skin grafts went on to fail with increased BMI, peripheral vascular disease, and immunosuppressant medication use identified as significant risk factors.

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