Split skin grafts in young children should be harvested from:: (A) Buttocks, (B) Thigh, (C) Trunk, (D) Upper limb
Answer is B. Paial Thickness (Thiersch) or Split Skin Graft Consist of epidermis and variable poion of dermisQ Site: Thigh (MC)Q upper arm, flexor aspect of forearm and abdominal wall Grafts are hairless and do not sweatQ (these structures are not transferred) MC causes of skin graft failure: Hematoma (or seroma), infection, and movement (shear).