TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of acellular dermal matrices in chest wall reconstruction.
AU - Sodha, Neel R.
AU - Azoury, Saïd C.
AU - Sciortino, Christopher
AU - Sacks, Justin M.
AU - Yang, Stephen C.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Surgeons are faced with increasingly complex and larger chest wall defects as a result of a variety of pathologies, the majority of which are oncologic. Skeletal reconstruction of these resulting defects and subsequent soft-tissue coverage remain a challenge for thoracic and plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A variety of techniques and grafts have been utilized to support the thoracic cage. This review focuses on the use of acellular dermal matrices in thoracic skeletal reconstruction, with a focus on the indications, published data, and surgical techniques for utilizing acellular dermal matrices in chest wall reconstruction.
AB - Surgeons are faced with increasingly complex and larger chest wall defects as a result of a variety of pathologies, the majority of which are oncologic. Skeletal reconstruction of these resulting defects and subsequent soft-tissue coverage remain a challenge for thoracic and plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A variety of techniques and grafts have been utilized to support the thoracic cage. This review focuses on the use of acellular dermal matrices in thoracic skeletal reconstruction, with a focus on the indications, published data, and surgical techniques for utilizing acellular dermal matrices in chest wall reconstruction.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872774606&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/prs.0b013e31825f26b7
DO - 10.1097/prs.0b013e31825f26b7
M3 - Article
C2 - 23096968
AN - SCOPUS:84872774606
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 130
SP - 175S-82S
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 5 Suppl 2
ER -