title: George David Pollock and the development of skin grafting.
abstract: George David Pollock, F.R.C.S., convinced the world of the efficacy of skin autografting and homografting. Previous studies on the priority of skin grafting are reviewed. The life of Pollock, including a glimpse of the surgical world of the Victorian era is described. A detailed analysis of the roles and relationships of Pollock, Reverdin, and Gosselin is given.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous