Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · General principles and basic techniques
Split thickness skin graft harvest and application
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- STSG, split skin graft, SSG harvest
Videos and resources
- VideoSplit-Thickness Skin Graft4:06
- VideoSplit-thickness skin graft-SSG12:01
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Demonstrate the harvest of split skin grafts in patients” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 7)
“Harvest, apply, manage split skin grafts used to resurface burn wounds” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 8)
“Harvest split thickness skin graft.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 13)
“Skin grafting-STSG/FTSG-harvesting, application, meshing, micro grafting techniques” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 20)
“Split skin grafts and full thickness skin grafts, their take and” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 13)