Jan 9, 2013
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
Dr. Steven Swaim demonstrates the best technique for creating these grafts to help close wounds in which local tissue is not available for closure.
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Jan 9, 2013
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
The continuation of Dr. Steven Swaim's video on this helpful wound repair technique.
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Although not a technique you may be accustomed to performing, strip skin grafting is a simple way to repair wounds in which local tissue is not available for closure—and should be part of your wound repair arsenal. Follow this step-by-step guide to harvest and place these grafts.
Jan 8, 2013
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
A step-by-step guide to this simple way to repair wounds in which local tissue is not available for closure.
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May 5, 2010
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
Dr. Steven F. Swaim demonstrates this skin reconstruction technique that is useful in closing triangular skin defects in which skin for closure is only available on one side of the defect.
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Consider using this surgical technique when there is available skin for wound closure only on one side of a defect.
May 1, 2010
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
Rotation skin flaps are circle-shaped flaps that are useful in closing triangular skin defects in which skin for closure is only available on one side of the defect.
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When a large thoracic or abdominal skin wound is surrounded by sufficient skin to close the site, use this technique to close it without creating a flap or making additional incisions to attain relaxation.
Apr 1, 2010
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
Walking sutures are tension-type sutures that can be used to close large skin defects in areas where sufficient skin surrounds the wound that can be moved or stretched to close the wound.
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Mar 31, 2010
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
Dr. Steven F. Swaim demonstrates how to place these tension-type sutures that can close large skin defects on the trunks of animals.
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For mid- or distal-limb wounds that are well-vascularized but have insufficient surrounding tissue to close the wound, use skin from another site. In such cases, a full-thickness mesh skin graft can be used—it provides flexibility and stability to allow rapid vascularization and wound healing.
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Steven F. Swaim, DVM, MS
A full-thickness mesh graft is a sheet of skin that includes only the epidermis and the entire dermis and is fenestrated to allow for expansion and drainage.
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