J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1977 Sep;12(3):543-550. 10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.3.543.

Skin Grafts on Bare Bone

• Kang CS
• Pyun YS
• Lee CK
• Park GS

• KMID: 2461808
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.3.543

Abstract

Skin grafts on bare bone, denuded of perioteum, is one of the most difficult problems to deal with, but has good clinical application. Most surgeons have stated that skin grafts will not take on unprepared bare bone and have refused to raft skin on bare bone, but they have successfully grafted skin on bare bone after preparation of the recipient site in one of several ways. The authors have treated bare bones with multiple holes drilled through the outer cortex of bone in to the marrow cavity to start growth of granulation from the marrow cavity, followed by skin graft. It has been both successful and has shortened the convalescent period.

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow
Skin*
Surgeons
Transplants*