Pilot Clinical Evaluation of PoreSkin: a Human Acellular Dermal Matrix in Burn Scars
Angspatt, A.; Termwattanaphakdee, T.; Muangma, P.; Bunaprasert, T.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 100(4): 441-446
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 29911847 Document Number: 17456
An extensive full-thickness wound need a graft, sometime very large. However, donor sites are often limited. Assess the safety and ability in achieving durable and definitively cosmetic coverage using PoreSkin. Eleven hypertrophic burn scars were enrolled in the present study. After scar excision, PoreSkin was The engraftment rate of PoreSkin was 97.7% at day 21. The engraftment rate of autologous sheet skin graft placed over PoreSkin was 91.8%. Regarding the quality of the scar, using the Vancouver scar scale, it shows a statistically significant improvement (p<0.05). No major complications or rejection were observed. The performance of PoreSkin as a human acellular dermal matrix (hADM) is comparable to other commercial
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