Case Example
GRAFTJACKET® Regenerative Tissue Matrix - Ulcer Repair
Use of a Human Collagen Matrix to Allow the Physiological Repair
of Challenging Chronic Wounds
INTRODUCTION
The GRAFTJACKET® Matrix provides immediate soft tissue coverage, allowing cellular revascularization and cellular repopulation to permit rapid granulation tissue formation and offer increased resistance to opportunistic infection that is not uncommon in these challenging ulcers.
The following case demonstrates the effective use of the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix in a difficult chronic wound. The sequential images demonstrate the repair over time, and importantly, provide a representative sample of what to expect at different time points.
PATIENT PROFILE
51 year-old male that is a non-insulin dependent diabetic with a
deep (down to bone) chronic wound on the right ankle for 8 weeks. The
wound was debrided of all dead and devitalized tissue prior to placing
the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix. Subsequent images show progressive healing
over the next 42 days.
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Presentation
Patient presenting with a deep chronic wound that had persisted for 8 weeks.
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Debridement
Removing dead and devitalized tissue from the wound. This is done so that the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix will be placed onto a healthy, bleeding wound bed.
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Grafting with GRAFTJACKET® Matrix
The GRAFTJACKET® Matrix is placed onto the wound ensuring complete contact.
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5 Days Post-op
Between 5-7 days after your surgery, the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix starts to incorporate into your body.
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10 Days Post-op
After only 10 days, this wound is responding to the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix, helping the body to repair itself quickly.
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15 Days Post-op
Wound repair after 15 days.
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Complete Healing
Complete healing at 42 days.
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