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Good find. The whole article is here: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00068-024-02535-6.pdf

The majority of cases are published for burns, but BTM is becoming increasingly important in reconstructive surgery in adults. In children, the indications for BTM in reconstructive soft tissue surgery need to be reviewed, as only three cases have been published to date.

In the present study, BTM application proved to be a reliable and versatile reconstructive procedure for pediatric patients with extremity avulsion injuries. Overall, all patients were successfully treated with BTM and grafted with autologous STSG 40 to 77 days after the injury and 30 to 39 days after BTM application.

To our knowledge, this is the frst study of NovoSorb® Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix in complex extremity wounds in a pediatric population. Our results show that BTM application appears to be a promising alternative option in pediatric reconstructive surgery to avoid multiple complex surgery in the growing body, particularly for larger soft tissue defects: low infection and low shrinkage rate, usability even in case of open tendon and bone injuries, early mobilization by means of physiotherapy and absence of religious or cultural limitations due to its synthetic composition. We are aware of the small study population, but we consider that our results – more empirical than scientifc data – have a scope for the establishment of BTM in extremity decollement surgery in children. Therefore, further prospective comparative research in larger cohorts is needed.