Ye Joon Kim, Helene Retrouvey, Alexander Lauder, Benjamin D Pesante, Joshua Alan Parry
PURPOSE: To compare dermal regenerative template (DRT), with and without split-thickness skin-grafting (STSG), and urinary bladder matrix (UBM) for coverage of lower extremity wounds. METHODS: A retrospective review of 56 lower extremity wounds treated with either DRT and STSG (DRT-S) (n = 18), DRT only (n = 17), or UBM only (n = 21). Patient characteristics, comorbidities, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification, injury characteristics, wound characteristics, use of negative pressure wound therapy, surgical details, postoperative care, and failure of primary wound coverage procedure were documented...
March 15, 2024: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology: Orthopédie Traumatologie