Defeito cutâneo em felino por desenluvamento traumático, tratado por enxerto de pele em malha

Abstract

The mesh skin graft is a technique widely used in reconstructive surgery in veterinary medicine. Indications for this procedure are extensive skin lesions where it is not possible to promote primary occlusion. One of the advantages of using this technique is the reduction in healing time, minimizing the risk of infection from the injury. The present study reports the case of a feline that was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia with expansive skin necrosis in the left pelvic limb after being run over, leading to a degloving lesion from the distal portion of the tibia to the metatarsal. After controlling the infection and forming a bed of granulation tissue, the defect was occluded with a mesh skin graft. Showing excellent results