A dermatome is an area of skin that gets its sensation from a specific spinal nerve root. Spinal nerves exist in 31 pairs, one on each side of the spine. These nerves send signals for things like ...

Hirschfeld et al. 3 have recently reported on the results of skin grafting at the Detroit Receiving Hospital. They state that, prior to the study, loss of 25 per cent or more of the grafted skin ...

A dermatome is an area of skin that a spinal nerve supplies. Spinal nerves branch off the spinal cord at different points along the spine. There are 31 pairs of different spinal nerves.