Duragen: A dermal substitute for the management of suboptimal wounds

Trop Doct. 2024 Mar 18:494755241239090. doi: 10.1177/00494755241239090. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUsing a flap in a large wound with a very small area of exposed vital structures may be an excessive intrusion and cause unnecessary donor site morbidity. Dermal matrix (DuraGen) was applied onto critical areas where bone or tendons were exposed and a split skin graft was placed thereon. All patients had satisfactory wound closure without the need for a flap. DuraGen appears to be a safe, single-stage alternative, to a flap for the healing of complex wounds.PMID:38497140 | DOI:10.1177/00494755241239090
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