Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 98-100 , January 2010

Sterile Cast Padding as an Alternative to Commercially Available Cotton Balls for Split-thickness Skin Graft Bolster Dressing

  • Valerie L. Schade, DPM, AACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Fellow (PGY-5), Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Director Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS, Chief, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Director Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040-A Fitzsimmons Drive, MCHJ-SV, Tacoma, WA 98431.

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 Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private view of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00215-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.05.004

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 98-100 , January 2010

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