title: A simple method for the classic tie-over dressing.
abstract: The classic tie-over dressing is commonly used in skin graft applications. A simple, quick, cheap, and effective method, using a stopper, is presented. The advantages of the stopper include ease of use, speed of application, and the ability to replace the device if early inspection of the graft is desired.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koldas
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology