Treatment of gun-shot defect of the foot with bovine collagen matrix application

Received 19 January 2009; received in revised form 6 March 2009; accepted 6 March 2009.

Abstract

Nonoperative therapy might be chosen for patients with small wounds or defects around the foot and ankle region. Lyophilized bovine collagen matrix is one of ideal biological dressings used in wound treatment. We present an example of type 1 bovine collagen (Gelfix, Euroresearch, Inc., Milano, Italy) usage in a complex gun-shot wound of the foot and relevant literature is discussed.

Keywords: Gun-shot defect, Bovine collagen application

a Plastic Surgery Department, Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

b Department of Orthopedics, Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

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PII: S0958-2592(09)00031-5

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2009.03.001

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