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Case Reports
. 2025 Nov 20;13(11):e7279.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007279. eCollection 2025 Nov.

Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix Use Over an Exposed Lower Limb Joint

Satya Chintapalli  1 , Justin S Chatterjee  1
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Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix Use Over an Exposed Lower Limb Joint

Satya Chintapalli et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

Complex wounds unsuitable for skin grafting or flap reconstruction are increasingly managed with the use of dermal substitutes. NovoSorb biodegradable temporizing matrix has successfully been used in the management of complex wounds, but its use directly over exposed joints has not been documented in the literature. We discuss the successful use of biodegradable temporizing matrix in a complex dorsal foot wound with an exposed first metatarsal-cuneiform joint in a 57-year-old patient with diabetes with 1-vessel runoff.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article. The authors have no affiliation with PolyNovo Ltd. Postpublication, reimbursement of the journal publication fee may be covered by PolyNovo Ltd. Disclosure statements are at the end of this article, following the correspondence information.

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Initial foot wounds.
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Foot post-BTM application.
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Foot post layering of BTM.
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Results at 1 year.
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