Evolution of skin grafting for treatment of burns: Reverdin pinch grafting to Tanner mesh grafting and beyond

Singh, M; Nuutila, K; Collins, K. C; Huang, A.
Burns, 2017-09-01, Volúmen 43, Número 6, Páginas 1149-1154

Skin grafting is the current standard care in the treatment of full thickness burns. It was first described around 1500 BC but the vast majority of advancements have been achieved over the past 200 years.
An extensive literature review was conducted on Pubmed, Medline and Google Scholar researching the evolution of skin grafting techniques. The authors concentrated on the major landmarks of skin grafting and also provide an overview of ongoing research efforts in this field.