[The application of meshed acellular dermis xenograft (pigskin) with split thickness skin autograft in 23 patients].
OBJECTIVE
An effective and inexpensive coverage, which can prevent scar formation and fill up scar tissue depression for full thickness skin burns in 23 patients was presented.


METHODS
A deepithelized and acellular basement membranes of dermis from freshly harvested pigskin was obtained as meshed acellular dermis xenograft. The patients were treated in one or two stages. Two stages, 7 day postoperative the meshed acellular xenograft, a split thickness skin autograft was applied. One stage, the meshed acellular xenograft and split thickness skin autograft were applied at same time.


RESULTS
The take rate of two staged treatment was (87.0 +/- 25.4)% and one stage was (60.3 +/- 3.4)%. All grafts showed in pink or near normal skin color and felt soft and smooth.


CONCLUSIONS
The combination of meshed acellular dermis xenograft and split thickness skin autograft demonstrated an ideal way for the coverage of full thickness skin burn, which is effective and inexpensive.
Feng
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Department of burns, Fushan first Hospital, Fushan 528000, PR China.
Pan
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Y
Tan
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020405:Dermis / Q000637:transplantation*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013556:Swine, Miniature; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods