title: The incidence and risk factors for lower limb skin graft failure.
abstract: Lower limb skin grafts are thought to have higher failure rates than skin grafts in other sites of the body. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on specific factors associated with lower limb skin graft failure. We present a series of 70 lower limb skin grafts in 50 patients with outcomes at 6 weeks. One-third of lower limb skin grafts went on to fail with increased BMI, peripheral vascular disease, and immunosuppressant medication use identified as significant risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Falah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El-Haddawi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fancourt
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farrant
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gilkison
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyle
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mosquera