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Full-thickness graft
A graft of the entire layer of skin without the subcutaneous fat.
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Free graft
A graft that is completely separated from its original site and then transferred.
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Fascicular graft
A nerve graft in which each bundle of nerves is separately sutured.
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Fascia graft
A graft using fascia, usually removed from the fascia lata, for repairing defects in other tissues.
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Endovascular graft
A graft implanted within an existing blood vessel.
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Delayed graft
A skin graft that is partially elevated and then replaced so that it may be moved later to another site.
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Cadaver graft
Grafting tissue, including skin, cornea, or bone, obtained from a body immediately after death.
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Cable graft
A nerve graft made up of bundles of segments from an unimportant nerve.
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Bypass graft
A surgical conduit inserted into the vascular system that routes blood around an obstructed vessel.
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Buttress graft
A graft used to support another structure or tissue.
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