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The Role of APRP in the Management of Post Skin Graft site

Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Nishad K MS, Saurabh Gupta, Chirra Likhitha Reddy, Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan, Imran Pathan, Shijina K, Neljo Thomas

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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation 1(1):p 5-6, Jan-June 2021. | DOI: Not available

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Nishad K, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta et al. The Role of APRP in the Management of Post Skin Graft site. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation. 2021;1(1):5-6.

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Received : March 05, 2021         Accepted : May 05, 2021          Published : June 30, 2021

Abstract

The split thickness skin graft is a time-tested method for covering a raw area. The autologous platelet rich plasma, rich in growth factor was used to for the management of a skin grafted site and to prevent the graft site complications like graft contracture, hypertrophy and grafted site ulceration.


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Nishad K, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta et al. The Role of APRP in the Management of Post Skin Graft site. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation. 2021;1(1):5-6.


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March 05, 2021 May 05, 2021 June 30, 2021

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Keywords

Autologous platelet rich plasmaSplit Thickness Skin graftingWound bed preparationRegenerative Therapy

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