History of Free Skin Grafting Knowledge or Empiricism [Paperback]

1. Experiences With and Views on Skin Grafting Prior to Reverdins Invention (1869).- 2. Skin Grafting by the Reverdin Method and Subsequent Developments.- A. The Skin Grafts of Jaques-Louis Reverdin.- Reverdins Technique of Skin Grafting.- Indications for a Reverdin Skin Graft.- General Indications.- Looking for Indications in Reconstructive Surgery.- Criteria Applied to the Wound.- Skin Grafting Technique.- Preparation of the Wound.- Technique of Obtaining Grafts.- Nature of the Grafts.- Dimensions and Thickness of the Grafts.- Application of the Grafts.- Dressing After Grafting.- The First Wound Inspection.- Consequences of Grafting.- The Reaction of the Wound.- The Reaction of the Grafts.- Wound Healing After Skin Grafting.- Results of Skin Grafting.- B. The Grafting of Epithelium Without Corium.- Epithelial Scrapings.- Warts.- Hair Roots.- C. Homografting.- Sources of Skin for Homografting.- Survival Chances of Homografts.- Complications in Homografting.- Unexplained Failures After Homografting.- D. Heterografting.- References.- 3. Skin Grafting in Eyelid Surgery.- A. Lawsons Successful Reconstruction.- B. Other Initiatives in Eyelid Grafting.- C. Wolfe and the Full-Thickness Skin Graft.- D. Further Application of the Full-Thickness Skin Graft.- E. The Split-Skin Graft in Eyelid Surgery.- F. Dressing Technique.- G. Results.- H. Skin Grafting in Other Eyelid Abnormalities.- I. Skin Grafting on Fresh Eyelid Wounds.- References.- 4. Application of the Principles of Thiersch in Skin Grafting, and Further Developments (18861900).- A. Skin Grafting According to the Principles of Carl Thiersch.- The Thiersch Principles Elaborated by his Pupils.- Indications for Skin Grafting in Thierschs Surgical Department.- Preparation of the Wound.- Selection of the Donor Site.- Taking Grafts, Their Thickness and Dimensions.- Application of the Grafts.- Complications.- Application of the Thiersch Principles Outside Leipzig.- Indications for Skin Grafting.- Preparatory Measures.lS0