Single-stage Matriderm and skin grafting as an alternative reconstruction in high-voltage injuries
This article presents a retrospective analysis of a series of nine patients requiring reconstruction of exposed bone, tendons or joint capsules as a result of acute high-voltage injuries in a single burn centre. As an alternative to free tissue transfer, the dermal substitute Matriderm® was used in...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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15 September 2010
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International wound journal
Year: 2010, Volume: 7, Issue: 5, Pages: 385-392 |
| ISSN: | 1742-481X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00703.x |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00703.x Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00703.x 
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| Author Notes: | Henning Ryssel, Christian Andreas Radu, Günter Germann, Max Otte, Emre Gazyakan |
| Summary: | This article presents a retrospective analysis of a series of nine patients requiring reconstruction of exposed bone, tendons or joint capsules as a result of acute high-voltage injuries in a single burn centre. As an alternative to free tissue transfer, the dermal substitute Matriderm® was used in a one-stage procedure in combination with split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) for reconstruction. Nine patients, in the period between 2005 and 2009 with extensive high-voltage injuries to one or more extremities which required coverage of exposed functional structures as bone, tendons or joint capsule, were included. A total of 11 skin graftings and 2 local flaps were performed. Data including regrafting rate, complications, hospital stays, length of rehabilitation and time until return to work were collected. Eleven STSG in combination with Matriderm® were performed on nine patients (success rate 89%). One patient died. One patient needed a free-flap coverage as a secondary procedure. The median follow-up was 30 months (range 6-48 months). The clinical results of these nine treated patients concerning skin-quality and coverage of exposed tendons or joint capsule were very good. In high-voltage injuries free-flap failure occurs between 10% and 30% if performed within the first 4-6 weeks after trauma. The use of single-stage Matriderm® and skin grafting for immediate coverage described in this article is a reliable alternative to selected cases within this period. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 28.06.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1742-481X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00703.x |