Surgical Wounds

Fish Skin Graft for Closure of Complex Stage 4 Pressure Wounds of Trunk in Non-Operative Patients in the Outpatient Setting

Introduction: Treatment of complex pressure wounds especially those with tunnelling and undermining can be challenging. In many cases, operative debridement and complex closure with a fla...

11/01/2024

Utilizing Fragmented Acellular Fish Skin Grafts in Management of Large Soft Tissue defects following Necrotizing Fasciitis Debridement

Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis can often result in extensive soft tissue loss following surgical debridement. Conventional wound management can be ineffective due to the large so...

11/01/2024

Use of Fish Skin Grafting in Diabetic Patients with Known Peripheral Arterial Disease

Introduction: Arterial insufficiency has been discussed as a relative contraindication by some physicians for applying skin substitutes in diabetic patients. The purpose of this abstract...

11/01/2024

Jumpstarting VLUs with Tandem Venous Ligation and Acellular Fish Skin Application

Introduction: Almost 80% of VLUs heal by one year using conservative management, however, 6-month recurrence is as high as 50-70% when the underlying etiology is not also addressed.[1][2]...

11/01/2024

A Novel Application of Fish Skin Graft for Reinforcement of Transtibial Amputations

Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of a novel tissue reinforcement using fish skin graft (FSG) to improve the healing of transtibial amputations, decrease the rate of amputation revi...

11/01/2024

Delayed Presentation of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Benign Breast Lumpectomy Case Report

Introduction: Pyoderma Gangrenosum is an uncommon inflammatory condition, and is especially rare as a delayed presentation in the breast region. It is often triggered by dermal injury s...

11/01/2024

Fish Skin Xenografts Facilitating the Healing of Complex Achilles Tendon Wounds

Introduction: The Achilles tendon region is noted to be a historically complex area to heal wounds due to its known poor vascular supply. Multiple different theories have been proposed of...

11/01/2024

New Treatment Option for Acute Traumatic Wounds Resulted in Reduced Pain, Length of Stay, and Frequency of Dressing Changes: A Case Study from a Ukrainian Combat Hospital

Introduction: Combat injuries inflict substantial pain and debilitation, often prolonging return to duty. Ukrainian health facilities are overwhelmed with a staggering influx of seriousl...

11/01/2024

Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Guide for Operative Debridement Enhancing Surgical Wound Reconstruction Outcomes

Introduction: Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is commonly performed to expedite healing and achieve wound closure. Several factors have been described t...

11/01/2024

Utilization of Piscine Xenografts for Incisional Reinforcement in Charcot Reconstruction: A Case Report.

Introduction: Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) foot reconstruction is a complex surgical procedure with complication rates as high as 36% overall, with high rates of infection. Appropriate t...

11/01/2024