title: "X Lite": a protective shield for skin grafts on the back.
abstract: "X Lite", a thermoplastic material was used in eight patients as a splint for protecting split skin grafts on the back. After an average stay of 4.3 days patients were discharged with no incidence of graft failure. The patients involved felt comfortable whilst remaining supine. We believe time saved by adequate protection leading to successful grafts makes this method economically useful.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D001415:Back; D001458:Bandages; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D016038:Skin Transplantation
chemical_list: C018568:Hexcelite; D010969:Plastics