Tag: flowable matrix

Efficacy of a New Flowable Wound Matrix in Tunneled

and Cavity Ulcers: A Preliminary Report

 

Abstract: Introduction. In chronic wounds the healing is stagnant, and regenerative surgery is often needed. Many engineered tissues with a conventional bidimensional sheet are ineffective for tunneling wounds, because adherence to the wound bed is not complete. An advanced wound matrix for treating wounds with irregular geometries has been developed (Integra Flowable Wound Matrix, Integra LifeScience Corp, Plainsboro, NJ).

 

Methods and Materials. Between March 2013 and December 2013 the authors treated 18 patients (11 female) with tunneled or cavity ulcers with the advanced wound matrix at the Unit of General and Geriatric Surgery of the Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Two patients (11.1%) had postsurgical wounds, two (11.1%) had post-traumatic wounds, and 14 (77.8%) had neuropathic ulcers. After debridement and antibiotic therapy, the lesions were filled with the wound matrix product. Surgical wound edges were either approximated with stitches or left to heal by secondary intention and covered with wet gauze. During the first week, follow-up visits were carried out every 3 days, then once a week until complete healing was achieved. All patients underwent preoperative and postoperative ultrasonography scans and plain radiograph controls. Results. Twenty-one applications were performed. Engraftment was complete in all but 1 patient who had diabetes and graft failure. Three patients needed repeated applications to complete the filling of the lesions. Median (range) pain Visual Analog Scores—on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 = no pain, and 10 = intolerable pain—were 6.3 (range 3-8) preoperatively and 0.5 (range 0-2) at first follow-up (P ≤ 0.001). All but 2 patients showed a progressive remodeling of the tissue gap at scheduled radiographic controls. Conclusions. To the author’s knowledge, the advanced wound matrix used in this study is the only available biomaterial for the treatment of tunneled lesions. It stimulates tissue regeneration by filling surfaces which cannot be repaired spontaneously or by using conventional biomaterials in the form of sheets. Its application is atraumatic, painless, and safe … read more

Acellular Flowable Matrix in the Treatment of Tunneled or

     Cavity Ulcers in Diabetic Feet: A Preliminary Report

 

Campitiello, Ferdinando, MD; Mancone, Manfredi, PhD, MD; Della Corte, Angela, PhD, MD; Guerniero, Raffaella, MD; Canonico, Silvestro, MD

doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000531350.08738.34

 

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to explore the feasibility and safety of an advanced, acellular, flowable wound matrix (FWM) in patients with diabetes-related cavity or tunnel lesions involving deep structures.

 

METHODS: Patients with diabetic foot ulcers were hospitalized at the General and Geriatric Surgery Unit of the University of Campania in Naples, Italy, between March 2015 and December 2015. Twenty-three patients with tunneled or cavity ulcers were treated. The lesions were filled with the FWM. Surgical wound edges were either approximated with stitches or left to heal by secondary intention.

 

MAIN RESULTS: After 6 weeks, 78.26% of patients completely healed after a single application of the FWM. The healing time for all healed wounds was 30.85 ± 12.62 days, or 26.11 ± 5.43 days in patients for whom wound edges were approximated by stitches, and 57.66 ± 3.05 days in the patients who healed by secondary intention (P= .01). Permanent tissue regeneration was observed in a high percentage of patients, and shorter healing time was achieved. Study authors observed a low rate of complications such as major amputation and increased hospitalization.

 

CONCLUSIONS: The FWM seems ideal for tunneled and cavity ulcers with irregular geometry. This new porous matrix allows closure of the lesion while reducing healing time and demolition surgery … read more (purchase required)