1. The use of a silicon sheet for gradual wound closure after fasciotomy
Tobias Walker, MD, Miriam Gruler, MD, Gerhard Ziemer, MD, PhD, Dorothee H.L. Bail, MD, PhD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages (June 2012)
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2. Fig 1
Fixing the sheet with a running suture without any tension (forearm).
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3. Fig 2
After the edema subsided, the painless, gradual tightening of the sheet began (bedside). For the tightening, a running suture from the center of the sheet was used (forearm).
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4. Fig 3
Skin edges are almost approximated after repeated tightening (forearm).
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5. Fig 4
Final primary closure after the skin edges are approximated without tension (forearm).
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