Collagen structural alterations contribute to stiffening of tissue after split-thickness skin grafting.

The gold standard treatment for full thickness injuries of the skin is autologous split-thickness skin grafting. This involves harvesting the epidermis and superficial dermis from healthy skin and transplanting it onto the prepared wound bed. The donor site regenerates spontaneously, but the appenda...

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Published in:	Wound Repair & Regeneration Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 263 - 275
Main Authors:	Rosin, Nicole L., Agabalyan, Natacha, Olsen, Katherine, Martufi, Giampaol, Gabriel, Vincent, Biernaskie, Jeff, Di Martino, Elena S.
Format:	equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Mar/Apr2016
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost