Study Questions

1. What is the definition of a free cutaneous skin graft?
2. What special instrumentation is needed for skin grafting?
3. What are 4 indications for free skin grafts?
4. What two beds are acceptable for skin grafts?
5. Why is pale granulation tissue not an ideal substrate for a skin graft?
6. What is a xenograft? Allograft? Autograft?
7. What are the 3 phases of engraftment?
8. Why is shifting of a skin graft a cause of failure?
9. What are the different classes of skin grafts?
10. What is the primary purpose for meshing a sheet skin graft?
11. What are factors that influence skin graft survival?
12. What part of the body has an ideal skin graft donor site?
13. How is a recipient site prepared for a skin graft?
14. Should the cutaneous trunci be harvested with a skin graft?
15. When excising the hypodermal tissue what appearance of the tissue let’s the surgeon know that a skin graft has been properly prepared?
16. What is the effect of a negative pressure bandage on skin graft survival?
17. What colors are of concern to indicate skin graft failure?
18. What are complications of skin grafting?
19. Describe the proper method for bandage changes after grafting. 

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