title: [Role of skin substitutes in surgical repair of the sequelae of burn injuries].
abstract: The therapeutic management of the sequelae of deep burns always relies in principle on dermal-epidermal grafts. The latter, the price of which to pay is heavy scarring, cannot always be performed because the surface of skin available may not be sufficient. Research pathways have turned towards the creation of skin substitutes to minimise the scarring and improve the cosmetic quality of the grafts. We review the technical characteristics of collagen matrixes (Intégra(®) - Matriderm(®)) and their method of use.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgie plastique reconstructrice et esthétique, centre des brûlés HIA Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France. eric.dantzer@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dantzer
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004549:Elastin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: C114835:integra artificial skin; C532298:matriderm; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin