Sima B Shitrit1, Yitzchak Ramon2, Giampietro Bertasi3. 1. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa, Israel. 2. Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa, Israel. 3. University of Padua Padua, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report the novel use of acellular dermal matrix allograft to treat a complex open fracture of the arm. METHODS: Case report outlining the steps taken to treat the fracture and soft tissue trauma. RESULTS: The complexity of the wound required multiple types of treatments that ultimately resulted in a healed fracture and full wound closure. CONCLUSIONS: Acellular dermal matrix has shown promise in closing the wound of a complex open fracture within the limitations of a single patient case study.
OBJECTIVE: To report the novel use of acellular dermal matrix allograft to treat a complex open fracture of the arm. METHODS: Case report outlining the steps taken to treat the fracture and soft tissue trauma. RESULTS: The complexity of the wound required multiple types of treatments that ultimately resulted in a healed fracture and full wound closure. CONCLUSIONS: Acellular dermal matrix has shown promise in closing the wound of a complex open fracture within the limitations of a single patient case study.
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