OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of acellular dermal matrix grafts for prevention of microarterial anastomotic @entity2268 . DESIGN: Bilateral femoral artery microvascular anastomoses were created in the field of established wounds infected with @entity794 in 12 @entity35 . In each animal, 1 femoral microarterial @entity254 was wrapped with an acellular dermal matrix graft, and the contralateral femoral @entity254 was left unprotected. The incidence of @entity715 was determined after 4 days by wound reexploration. SETTING: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The patency of femoral artery anastomoses was determined after 4 days by wound reexploration. RESULTS: The incidence of @entity715 in vessels wrapped with acellular dermal matrix grafts was 17%. The incidence of @entity715 in unprotected vessels was 100%. This difference was statistically significant (P<.05). CONCLUSION: Acellular dermal matrix grafts seem to have a protective effect in the prevention of acute @entity2268 when arterial microvascular anastomoses are performed in infected surgical fields.

Acellular dermal matrix grafts for prevention of microarterial XXXX .

@entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity2268 :: ('MESH:D013924', 'Disease') :: ['thrombophlebitis'] @entity794 :: ('1280', 'Species') :: ['Staphylococcus aureus'] @entity35 :: ('10116', 'Species') :: ['rats'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['femoral artery thrombosis']
@entity2268 :: (MESH:D013924,Disease) :: ['thrombophlebitis']
