Surgical Applications: Advanced Placental Allografts

There are many risk factors to healing, such as patient co-morbidities and complex defects.1 MIMEDX offers an array of advanced placental allografts that may be used in a variety of surgical applications to provide valuable benefits in patient care. MIMEDX amniotic products provide a protective barrier on wounds and thereby support the healing process.

Clinical Use Examples by Surgical Specialty

Explore the variety of MIMEDX product applications across a wide range of surgical specialties that provide a protective barrier on wounds and thereby support the healing process.

Plastic Surgery

Clinical Use Examples

    • Complex soft tissue defects
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Complex incision management
    • Bridge to STSG
    • Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)
    • Flaps
    • Exposed bone, tendon, or hardware
    • Other cases are possible

Vascular Surgery

Clinical Use Examples

    • Complex soft tissue defects
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Complex incision management
    • Amputations
    • Bridge to STSG
    • STSG
    • Exposed bone and tendon
    • Other cases are possible

Orthopedic Surgery

Clinical Use Examples

    • Rotator cuff repair overlay
    • Total knee, shoulder, hip, or ankle replacement wounds
    • Tendon repair
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Exposed bone, tendon, or hardware
    • Complex incision management
    • Other cases are possible

Burn / Trauma

Clinical Use Examples

    • Partial to full thickness burns
    • Complex soft tissue defects
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Bridge to STSG
    • STSG
    • Exposed bone, tendon, or hardware
    • Other cases are possible

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Clinical Use Examples

    • DFUs and VLUs
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Complex incision management
    • Amputations
    • Exposed bone, tendon, or hardware
    • Other cases are possible

Gynecology

Clinical Use Examples

    • Hysterectomies
    • Myomectomies
    • Endometriosis
    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Complex incision management
    • Other cases are possible

General and Colorectal Surgery

Clinical Use Examples

    • Debridement/ dehiscence
    • Complex soft tissue defects
    • Complex incision management
    • STSG
    • Low anterior resection
    • Colostomy reversal
    • Overlay graft on open fistula wound repair
    • Amputations
    • Other cases are possible

Which Product is Right for Me?

MIMEDX offers a portfolio of advanced placental allografts in the surgical setting. Discover how they may be used in your surgical practice.

References

1. Atkin L, Bućko Z, Conde Montero E, et al. Implementing TIMERS: the race against hard-to-heal wounds. J Wound Care. 2019;23(Sup3a):S1-S50.