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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1981; 14(01): 13-22
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778410
Review Article

Role of Collagen Sheet as a Temporary Cover for Raw Area—An Experimental Study

Dr. R. Krishnan
1   Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, K.G's. Medieal College, Lucknow
,
Dr. T. C. Goel
2   Reader, Dopartment of Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow
,
Dr. S. K. Bhatnagar
3   Lecturer, Postgraduate Department of Plastic Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow
,
Dr. Mahender Kumar
4   Seientist, Central Leather Institute, Madras
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Summary

1. Collagen sheet is very useful in preventing exogenous infection.

2. It promotes rapid epithelization in thickness raw areas, by protecting it from infection and the sheet is ultimately cost off.

3. Solit thickness skin grafts do not take up in cases of partial thickness skin loss. The wound epitheli it casts off.

4. Ointment dressings are prone to infection (57%) and they need frequent charges unlike collagen sheet.

5. Small, clean, full thickness raw areas covered with collagen sheet take lesser time to heal completaly (28 days), compared to those treated with conventional dressings (35-45 days).



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19 February 2024

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