Dermal Substitution in Acute Burns and Reconstructive Surgery A Subjective and Objective LongTerm FollowUp

Autor: Zuijlen, Paul P. M. van, Vloemans, Jos F. P. M., Trier, Antoine J. M. van, Suijker, Monique H., van Unen, Ella, Groenevelt, Frits, Kreis, Robert W., Middelkoop, Esther
Zdroj: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; December 2001, Vol. 108 Issue: 7 p1938-1946, 9p
Abstrakt: Tissue engineering and dermal substitution are currently prominent topics of woundhealing research. However, no extensive clinical trials with objective evaluation criteria have been published so far that support the clinical effectiveness of dermal equivalents in the long term. The dermal substitute that is discussed here is derived from bovine collagen and elastinhydrolysate and has been shown to improve skin elasticity during a shortterm clinical followup of scar reconstructions. In this study we will present the longterm outcome by means of objective and subjective scar assessment tools for dermal substitution in acute burn wounds and scar reconstructions.
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