Table 2.

Mean wound areas, expressed as a percentage of the original areas of the wound prior to BTM implantation, of the first and second cohorts of free flap donor sites^*

	First cohort (pilot)		Second cohort
Donor Site	At time of SSG	At ≥1 y postimplantation	At time of SSG	At ≥1 y postimplantation
FOC flap	109.08 (3)	69.15 (3)	116.82 (2)	102.96 (2)
RF/UF flap	73.54 (4)	36.64 (4)	99.01 (7)	70.66 (4)

*Numbers of patients are given in brackets.

BTM indicates biodegradable temporizing matrix; SSG, split-skin graft; FOC, fibular osseocutaneous; RF, radial forearm; and UF, ulnar forearm.