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A dermatome is a surgical instrument for producing thin slices of skin from a donor area, for use in skin grafts. One of its main applications is for reconstituting...

paraxial mesoderm, the somite, which gives rise to dermis Dermatome (instrument), a surgical instrument used to produce thin slices of skin This disambiguation...

surgical specialties, some of which require very specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform. General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdominal contents...

A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying...

in the brain or spinal cord. Afferent: Nociception detected in the S1 dermatome and travels up the tibial nerve to the sciatic nerve to roots of L5,S1...

and strips from the donor, surgeons use a special surgical instrument called a dermatome. This usually produces a split-thickness skin graft, which contains...

and part of the dermis, is removed from the donor site using a powered dermatome. If desired, meshing of the harvested skin graft allows it to be elongated...

across the dermatomes associated with sensory functioning of the median nerve using monofilaments or two-point discrimination instruments. Motor function...

spinal nerve. It can also cause pain and numbness in the corresponding dermatome. A common cause of damage to the nerve roots are lesions in the spine...

such as when the nerves have no motor function and numbness along the dermatome is acceptable. A neurectomy is not a mutually exclusive option to a decompression...

Devices for the Padgett Dermatome." Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 51:467, 1973. 3. Brent, B.: "Magnetic Surgical Instrument Stand." Plastic & Reconstructive...

U-shaped or straight incision or with the help of a specially designed BAHA dermatome. A hole, 3 or 4 mm deep depending on the thickness of the bone, is drilled...

reflexological concepts, the trigger point model, and anatomical insights (such as dermatome distribution) into acupuncture practice, and emphasizes a more formulaic...

such as the back and thighs – is harvested using a special instrument called the dermatome, so that the donor may still have an open casket funeral. Implementations...