Comparison ofin vivoremodeling of urinary bladder matrix and acellular dermal matrix in an ovine model

Acellular dermal matrix in abdominal wall reconstruction.

Abdominal wall reconstruction is a complex and challenging surgical undertaking. While permanent prosthetic mesh is considered the gold standard for minimizing hernia recurrence, placement of synthetic mesh is sometimes imprudent due to contamination or risk of infection. Acellular dermal matrices (ADM) offer an exciting biologic alternative. This article provides a historical perspective on th...

Acellular dermal matrix in primary breast reconstruction.

The use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in many plastic surgery procedures, including breast reconstruction, has increased dramatically in recent years. While expander/implant reconstruction can be performed successfully with standard techniques, the introduction of ADM has added a new tool with which to achieve lasting, predictable results. This article is a summary of existing literature on ...

Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction with Acellular Dermal Matrix

Treatment of severe burn with DermACELL(®), an acellular dermal matrix.

For treatment of skin burn injuries, there exist several methods of treatment related to tissue regeneration, including the use of autograft skin and cryopreserved skin. However, each method has drawbacks. An alternative method for tissue regeneration is allograft acellular dermal matrix, with potential as a biocompatible scaffold for new tissue growth. One recently produced material of this ty...

Interposition arthroplasty using an acellular dermal matrix scaffold.

We have used arthroscopic debridement and interposition arthroplasty with an acellular dermal matrix allograft in treatment of first carpometacarpal joint arthritis successfully in a limited number of patients. The purpose of this investigation was to study the use of an acellular dermal matrix graft in a rabbit model of interposition arthroplasty. Eleven rabbits underwent excision of the lunat...