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what is an autograft?
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a graft taken from one part of an individual’s body that is transferred to a different part of the body of that same individual.
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what is an isograft?
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a graft from genetically identical donor and re-cipient individuals, such as identical twins.
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what is an allograft?
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a graft taken from another individual
of the same species |
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what is a xenograft?
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a graft taken from an individual of one species that is grafted onto an individual of a different species.
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what is a split-thickness skin graft (STSG)?
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a graft that contains epi-dermis and a variable amount of dermis
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what is a full-thickness skin graft (FTSG)?
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a graft that includes all of the dermis as well as the epidermis
(the donor site of an FTSG must be closed either by direct suture approximation or skin graft) |
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what are the (3) phases of skin graft take?
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serum imbibition (24 to 48 hrs)
inosculatory phase capillary ingrowth (generalized blood flow has been established by the fifth or sixth postop day) |
