[Use of autologous dermal implants in surgery]. / Ispol'zovanie autodermal'nykh implantatov v khirurgii.

Autogenous dermal implants were used for plastic purposes in 359 patients who underwent operations for inguinal, postoperative, and diaphragmatic hernias, closure of laparotomy wounds and fixation of sutures on the esophagus. Suppuration of wounds occurred in 2% of cases. Recurrences were noted in 1.8% in treatment of inguinal hernias and in 2.9% of patients treated for postoperative hernias. There were no eventrations. Morphological examination showed autogenous dermal tissues to possess good properties as plastic material.