Clinical Study

A Multicentre Study: The Use of Micrografts in the Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Posttraumatic Skin Defects of the Limbs—A Whole Innovative Concept in Regenerative Surgery

Table 1

Patients and wound description.

(%)Mean valueMinimum-maximum

Patients
Total70 (100%)
Sex
 Male32 (23%)
 Female38 (27%)
Age53 years34-74 years
Underlying disease
 None49 (70%)
 Diabetes type II15 (22%)
 Arteriopathy6 (8%)
Wound description
Wound location
 Thigh6 (8%)
 Leg30 (43%)
 Ankle19 (28%)
 Foot15 (21%)
Type of injury
Wound dehiscence18 (26%)
 Posttraumatic ulcer32 (45%)
 Metabolic ulcer18 (26%)
 Burn2 (3%)
Surface area14 cm27-28 cm2
Exposed structures
 None34 (49%)
 Tendon12 (17%)
 Bone24 (34%)
Rigenera procedure
Infection
 Before procedure8 (11%)
 After procedure0 (0%)
Rigenera treatment delay after trauma7 weeks2-18 weeks
Antibiotics postoperative70 (100%)6 days6 days
Time of complete healing48 days35-84 days
None (S-J syndrome)1 (1%)
Complication/note
 None66 (95%)
 Stevens-Johnson syndrome1 (1%)
 Associate use (Rigenera+Integra®)3 (4%)