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Punch grafts to treat lower limb intractable sores

2017; Brazilian College of Surgeons; Volume: 44; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0100-69912017006008

1809-4546

Júlio Wilson Fernandes, RAFAEL SONODA AKAMINE, EDUARDO CASTILHO CASAGRANDE,

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management

Lower limb recurrent ulcers, usually caused by prolonged decubitus, trauma, diabetes or burns, may not heal with conventional clinical or surgical treatment. Frequently, laminated skin grafts do not integrate with the recipient layer, and the only alternatives are neighbor microsurgical flaps. These have higher morbidity and create secondary defects, to be corrected with skin grafts, when fasciocutaneous or miocutaneous segments are removed for the treatment of the primary defect. We describe the non-conventional use of punch grafts in the treatment of lower limb ulcers, when conventional skin laminated graft failed, without the use of flaps. Since this is a very successful technique, its use should be considered as a valuable alternative for the treatment of recurrent lower limb ulcers. It is a simple and easy-learned technique that may be used by different surgeons, even in remote places without correct specialized hospital facilities.