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. 2022 Aug 3;9:976463. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.976463

Table 3.

A summary of rigid and non-rigid materials used for chest wall reconstruction (22, 4, 2).

Rigid
 Non-rigid
Autologous reconstruction

  • Bone grafts

  • Vascularized bone

  • Fascial graft

  • Pedicled muscle

  • Myocutaneous/fasciocutaneous/perforator/omental flaps
Alloplastic reconstruction
Synthetic

  • Polymethylmethacrylate

  • Titanium

  • Silicone

  • Ceramic

  • Bone cement

  • Polyesther (e.g., Mersilene, Dacron, Parietex)

  • Polyglycolic acid (e.g., Dexon)

  • Polylactic acid-expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e.g., e-PTFE/Gore-Tex)

  • Polydioxanone (e.g., PDS)

  • Polyglactin (e.g., Vicryl)

  • Polypropilene (e.g., Parietene, Marlex, prolene)
Bioprosthetic materials
Allografts

  • Human sternal and ribs

  • Human acellular dermal matrix (e.g., AlloDerm, AlloMax, Flex HD)
Xenografts

  • Porcine products

  • Small intestine submucosa (e.g., Surgisis)

  • Dermal matrix (e.g., Permacol, CollaMend/XenMtrix, Strattice)

  • Bovine products

  • Pericardium (e.g., Tutopatch, Veritas/Periguard)

  • Dermal matrix (e.g., Surgimend)