Soft tissue reconstruction

Shall, L.M. and Cawley, P.W. 1994. Soft tissue reconstruction in the shoulder. Comparison of suture anchors, absorbable staples, and absorbable tacks. Amer. J. Sports Med. 22 715. 

J. Hodde, Extracellular matrix as a bioactive material for soft tissue reconstruction, ANZ J. Surg. 76 (2006) 1096—1100. 

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering for Soft Tissue Reconstruction... 

I. Wu, Z. Nahas, K.A. Kimmerling, G.D. Rosson, J.H. Elisseeff, An injectable adipose matrix for soft-tissue reconstruction, Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 129 (2012) 1247-1257. 

The use of nanocellulose has been suggested in different areas of medicine as substitute of blood vessels and linfatics (Yamanaka et al. 1990 Klemm et al. 2003) substitute of hollow internal organs as ureter, trachea, and digestive tract (Yamanaka et al. 1990 Klemm et al. 2003 Ono et al. 1989) cuff for reconstruction of nerves (Klemm et al. 2003) substitute of duramater (Oster et al. 2003 Damien et al. 2005) substitute of the abdominal wall, skin, subcutaneous tissue, articulation, cartilage, and reinforcement of areas of decreased resistance in the abdominal wall, esophagus, and intestinal tube (Ono et al. 1989) threads (Roberts et al. 1986) and agent for increases in soft tissue, reconstruction of the pelvic... 

Soft-tissue reconstructions, such as repairing ligament or tendon damage, are common orthopedic procedures and typically seen in sports medicine. For example, ACL repair is the most common knee ligament injury with over 400,000 repairs in the US in 2007 [62]. This market is expected to be valued at 500 million in the US in 2012 [62]. 

Fig. 14.1. Reconstruction using a soft tissue reconstruction kernel...

Soft tissue reconstruction is a significant clinical aim. Previous studies have shown that polysaccharide capsules provide highly conducive microenvironments for adipocyte differentiation, proliferation and growth. Templates are urgently needed for adi-pogenic tissue transplantation, augmentation and replacement of host adipogenic tissues. 

Mandoli, C., Mecheri, B., Forte, G., Pagliari, F., Pagliari, S., Carotenuto, F., Fiaccavento, R., Rinaldi, A., Di Nardo, P., Licoccia, S., Traversa, E., 2010. Thick soft tissue reconstruction on highly perfusive biodegradable scaffolds. Macromolecular Bioscience 10, 127-138. http //dx.doi.Org/10.1002/mabi.200900323. 

Moller, S., Weisser, J., Bischoff, S., Schnabelrauch, M., 2007. Dextran and hyaluronan methacrylate based hydrogels as matrices for soft tissue reconstruction. Biomol. Eng. 24,496—504. 

Patrick, C.W., Jr., Adipose tissue engineering the future of breast and soft tissue reconstruction following tumor resection, Semin. Surg. Oncol. 19,302-11,2000. 

MoioU, E. K., Chen, M., Yang, R. et al. 2010. Hybrid adipogenic implants from adipose stem cells for soft tissue reconstruction in vivo. Tissue Eng Part A 16(11) 3299-3307. 

M. El Fray M., Nanostructured Elastomeric Biomaterials for Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Publishing House of the Warsaw University of Technology, Warszawa 2003, 1-144... 

Abstract Polymers have been used as biomaterials in Orthopaedic Surgery for decades. Despite reports of complications with some polymeric materials, most are biocompatible and have been used successfully in total joint replacements, for soft tissue reconstruction, for joint fusion, and as fracture fixation devices. In this chapter we wiU describe the types of polymers used in connnercially-available orthopaedic implants, and then give a breakdown by clinical application. 

FED copolymers tested at different temperatures reveal a significant effect at 37°C on the creep behavior. No significant influence, however, of the tested environment (air or liquid) was observed at 24°C. The nanostructured elastomeric biomaterials can be used for soft tissue reconstruction. 

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