Abstract:Introduction
The most recent meta-analysis published, containing only studies from 2011 onwards, reports acellular dermal matrix (ADM) assisted breast reconstructions are associated with a significant increase in risk of infection, seroma and mastectomy flap necrosis but not implant loss when compared to submuscular reconstructions. We hypothesised that implant loss associated with ADM-assisted reconstruction did not exclusively occur within the first 30 days after surgery and studies with short… Show more
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