World journal of surgery
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World journal of surgery · Mar 1998
Use of the scalp as a donor site for large burn wound coverage: review of 150 patients.
The characteristics of rapid wound healing and multiple harvest capacity make the scalp an important donor site when dealing with large and deep burn wounds. This paper reports the results of a retrospective analysis of 150 patients treated for large burn wounds. ⋯ Use of a scalp graft also carried a low risk of complications, with only four (2.7%) major complications including three cases (2.0%) of visible alopecia and one case (0.7%) of hair transplantation. There were no hypertrophic scars, even in the patient who had the largest number (11) of repeat harvests.