What is heterograft in Burn Surgery?

Burn Surgery Glossary

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Inflatable device placed under healthy skin to create additional tissue for burn reconstruction.

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Advanced Technical IVT

Skin graft from a different species, typically porcine, used as temporary biological coverage for large burns.

xenograft porcine graft

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Term	Category	Difficulty	Definition
heterograft IVT	Technical Term	Advanced	Skin graft from a different species, typically porcine, used as temporary biolog...

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