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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Burns. 2008 Jul 10;34(8):1119–1127. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.03.013

Table 1.

Clinical wound assessment scores

Grade Graft dislocation Graft adherence Granulation tissue Hyper granulation Hematoma Fibrin deposition
0 None Full graft loss None; full depth defect None None None
1 5–10%, tissue still fully viable Graft 20% adherent, 50% graft loss Low level of granulation tissue 10% Up to 10% wound size Small patches, up to 10% wound size
2 10–25%, one or two spots, 10% tissue not viable Graft 50% adherent, 30% graft loss Granulation tissue level at half of initial wound depth 20% Up to 20% wound size Thicker, confluent patches, up to 20% wound size
3 25–50%, more than 20% tissue not viable Graft 75% adherent, 20% graft loss Granulation tissue level just below surrounding tissue 40% Up to 40% wound size Up to 40% wound size
4 50–80%, more than 50% tissue not viable Graft 90% adherent Granulation at level with surrounding tissue 65% Up to 60% wound size, partial graft loss Up to 60% wound size, partial graft loss
5 Graft completely dislocated, full tissue loss Full graft adherence Fully granulated wound, exceeds level of surrounding tissue 100% Up to 100%, total graft loss Wound fully covered with fibrin and graft skin totally macerated