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Free Graft
- General
- Do not use subcutaneous tissue
- Plan backwards (confirm graft will cover area)
- Graft Types
- Full thickness graft for volar surface injuries
- Donor site: thigh or lateral buttock
- May become dark after 2-3 days
- Underlying tissue is still viable
- Partial (split) thickness graft for dorsal surface
- Donor site: flexor creases of wrist or elbow
- Amputated Finger Tip
- May be grafted if in good condition
- remove all adipose tissue if over age 5 years
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| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
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| English | Free graft |
| Spanish | injerto libre |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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