[History of skin graft].
Skin graft is the most common and simple procedure to cover superficial defect. Skin of variable thickness and size is completely detached from its origin (donor site) to cover a defect (recipient site). This simple procedure is the result of a long and eventful technical and theoretical evolvement. The aim of this article is to re-trace the history of skin grafting, from its discovery until today.
Boudana
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Centre des brûlés, hôpital R.-Salengro, CHU de Lille, France. davidboudana@gmail.com
Wolber
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Coeugniet
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Martinot-Duquennoy
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Pellerin
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