McBride CA, et al. – An exploration was carried out of the assumption that the split–thickness skin grafts (STSG) taken using calibrated powered dermatomes yielded a graft of uniform thickness, in a paediatric cohort. STSG thickness appeared to be inconsistent, with a wide spread about a median value. No findings were revealed with regard to the presence of pre–operative predictors of STSG thickness being considerably more or less than that dialled on a powered dermatome.