Experience in the Treatment of Burns with MEEK Grafting

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  • Kuro Atsuyuki
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Suzuki Kenji
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Ozaki Yujiro
    Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Iseikai Hospital
  • Matsunami Syuhei
    Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Saito Fukuki
    Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Nakamori Yasushi
    Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Hihara Masakatsu
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hospital
  • Kakudo Natsuko
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hospital

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  • MEEK法による分層植皮を行った熱傷の治療経験

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<p> We treated burn patients with a split-thickness skin graft using MEEK. Case 1 had extensive burns for which we performed three mesh grafts and a skin graft to the neck. The donor site for the skin graft was limited due to the patient's general condition, so MEEK was used for grafting at the fourth surgery. Except for the shoulder area, the graft was successful, and the burn was epithelialized. Case 2 was treated with MEEK grafting and mesh graft after wound bed preparation using artificial dermis. All grafts were successful, and the burn epithelialized. MEEK grafting allows for more reliable expansion than mesh grafting, and the amount of required skin can be calculated. MEEK grafting may be useful for extensive burns with limited donor sites, although it requires more skill in the application of the technique.</p>

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