A novel use for the biodegradable temporizing matrix.

ABSTRACT: Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM), a skin substitute, has been recently developed as a novel adjunct to the plastic surgeon's reconstructive repertoire. Its use has been described in literature in a variety of settings and complex wounds, including those that previously would have been described as "non-graftable", with favourable outcomes. We present the case of a patient with a wound to the right foot and ankle following extravasation injury. Following surgical debridement, this injury was managed with BTM, which allowed granulation and production of a "neo-dermis". A split-thickness skin graft was subsequently applied. The characteristics of the BTM allowed the resulting skin graft and scar to be pliable, avoiding tendon tethering and joint contracture. To the authors' knowledge, t

SUBMITTER: Frost SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134145 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature