Soft Tissue Repair
In many cases where surgeons repair soft tissue injuries, a supporting mesh or matrix is introduced to render stability and strength to the repair site. These meshes or matrices are commonly used for extremity, rotator cuff, hernia and abdominal wall repair, as well as for plastic surgery and facial reconstruction.
In places of complex and difficult to heal injuries, a biologic mesh is often preferred. Correctly designed and applied, such a biological mesh will support the body’s natural regeneration process and subsequently be resorbed. Key to this beneficial process is to avoid excessive inflammation reactions (lead to encapsulation rather than regeneration) and to promote rapid growth of vasculature into the matrix.
Corline® has shown that CHS™ coated collagen matrices leads to a reduced blood mediated inflammation reaction as compared to non-coated matrices, and that CHS™ also promotes endothelial cell growth and the formation of vasculature in the collagen structure.
