Perfusion decellularization of a human limb: A novel platform for composite tissue engineering and reconstructive surgery.

Muscle and fasciocutaneous flaps taken from autologous donor sites are currently the most utilized approach for trauma repair, accounting annually for 4.5 million procedures in the US alone. However, the donor tissue size is limited and the complications related to these surgical techniques lead to...

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Main Authors: Mattia Francesco Maria Gerli, Jacques Paul Guyette, Daniele Evangelista-Leite, Brian Burns Ghoshhajra, Harald Christian Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5774802?pdf=render