title: [Surgical closure of leg ulcers].
abstract: Surgical closure of leg ulcers has to be preceded by treatment of their etiologies in order to avoid recurrences. Best coverage technique is achieved with the use of a meshed split thickness skin graft, harvested with a dermatoma. Skin graft take depends on the vascular quality of the recipient bed, on the technique used and also on the post-operative care.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Hópital Erasme, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vandeweyer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome