The effects of amniotic membranes (AMs), either fresh human and bovine AMs or acellular
bovine AMs, on wound healing were compared among the burn wounds of porcine skin. Six …

Objective: Fingertip injuries, which are the most common hand injury, represent
management challenges for hand surgeons. Full thickness skin grafts are routinely used to …

Human amniotic membrane is a readily available biological dressing material used to treat
burns. It not only prevents oozing of plasma from burn wounds but also relieves pain and …

INTRODUCTION: Approximately 1% of the general population have venous or arterial lower
limb ulcers. These lesions can be treated with biological skin substitutes such as cadaver …

The reconstructive ladder is a term coined by reconstructive plastic surgeons to describe
levels of increasingly complex management of wounds. The first rungs of the ladder is …

Background: Increased burn size leads to increased hypermetabolism and mortality of
burned patients. Whether mortality is due to inflammation, changes in body composition …

Objective Management of traumatic facial soft tissue injury poses a major challenge for
surgeons due to aesthetic concerns. Human amniotic membrane (AM) and collagen …

Background To minimize the inflammatory reaction and improve healing, a new modified
dermal substitute composed of an atelocollagen, chondroitin-6-sulfate, and amniotic …

The skin bank is a valuable resource in providing cadaveric allograft skin as a cover for
partial-thickness and full-thickness burn injuries. After recovery from a donor, skin is tested …