title: Split-thickness skin grafts from the junctional skin of the arch.
abstract: This article presents a technique for obtaining a split-thickness graft from the junctional skin of the arch. This anatomic area is easily accessed and readily utilized as a split-thickness skin donor site. Junctional skin is similar in durability to plantar skin and responds well to weight-bearing and ambulation stress. The results in a series of 21 patients are presented.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing