The treatment of burns by early tangential excision and skin grafting.
The principles, aims and detailed techniques of tangential excision and skin grafting of burns are described. The results and advantages of the method in 28 burned patients are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology