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KMID : 1161920180150010023
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Journal of Medicine and Life Science
2018 Volume.15 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.26
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Application of acellular dermal matrix without skin graft in fingertip injury
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Lee Dong-Hui
Kang Jae-Kyoung
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Abstract
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The most common surgical repair method for fingertip injuries are replantation, flap coverage, and skin graft. In fingertip injury cases, acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is generally used in a two-stage operation. In the present case, only ADM was used in a 67-year-old male patient with a right fifth fingertip injury. The patient was undergoing chemotherapy after surgery for colon cancer, preventing prolonged hospitalization. In addition, wound healing was likely to be problematic. As a typical surgical method might have been difficult to apply in such a patient, we performed a one-stage operation, using only ADM on the injured area. Postoperative follow-up for 3 months showed good wound healing. Accordingly, we report a successful treatment outcome using ADM alone for a fingertip injury.
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KEYWORD
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Acellular dermal matrix, Fingertip injury, One-stage operation
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