Plantar Foot Donor Site as a Harvest of a Split-Thickness Skin Graft

Ronald Belczyk; John J. Stapleton; Peter A. Blume; Thomas Zgonis

doi:10.1016/j.cpm.2009.04.003

Plantar Foot Donor Site as a Harvest of a Split-Thickness Skin Graft

Ronald Belczyk, John J. Stapleton, Peter A. Blume, Thomas Zgonis

Department of Orthopaedics

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Abstract

The authors present a minimally invasive procedure for harvesting a split thickness skin graft (STSG) from the plantar surface of the foot. This is another option to consider for soft tissue reconstruction of diabetic foot wounds to help restore form and function and to prevent amputation. The authors do not recommend this technique for all soft tissue wounds of the toes and plantar aspect of the foot but believe it is a viable option for selected small diabetic foot wounds that may benefit from a STSG.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	493-497
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpm.2009.04.003
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic wounds
Plantar foot
Split-thickness skin graft

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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