title: Pinch graft harvesting technique for surgical closure of the diabetic foot.
abstract: Skin grafting provides an efficient way for diabetic wound closure when standard conservative therapy has failed and primary surgical closure is not an option. Pinch grafting provides an alternate method that can provide durable closure for soft tissue loss in the diabetic foot. An overview of this technique and its indications for diabetic foot wounds is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Crystal L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ramanujam
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology