Skin Grafting

Title (Dublin Core): Skin Grafting
Subject (Dublin Core): en Technology; en Medical techniques and tools
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): Skin Grafting
extracted text (Extract Text): SKIN GRAFTING, to prevent disfig-
uring scars as a result of burns re-
ceived in combat, can be performed
easily under field conditions with a
simple surgical knife invented by Dr.
Edgar J. Poth, associate professor of
surgery at the University of Texas, in
Galveston. It allows surgeons to take
skin of any desired thickness from
one area of the body for grafting on
another. The device consists of a
holder carrying four safety-razor
blades, a frame which holds this cut-
ting edge and regulates the depth of
cut, needle retractors for the skin, and
a traction bar which holds the skin
taut. Grafts are mounted on gauze
and transferred to the wound. Dr.
Poth’s invention supplements standard
surgical instruments such as the Pad-
gett Dermatome seen in use at right.
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1943-10
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Science Monthly, v. 143, n. 4, 1943
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 59
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
Archived by (Dublin Core): Alberto Bordignon