RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary split skin grafts for pretibial lacerations
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 560
OP 561
DO 10.1136/emj.2005.027508
VO 22
IS 8
A1 Sunil Dasan
A1 Kambiz Hashemi
YR 2005
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/8/560.abstract
AB A short cut review was carried out to establish whether primary split skin grafting is better than simple wound edge approximation at reducing time to healing in patients with pretibial flap lacerations. A total of 72 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this best paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.