Background: The Reconstruction Of Tracheal Abnormalities Due To Various Clinical Conditions, Such As Trauma, Cancer, And Other Illnesses, Remains A Significant Problem For Surgeons. Dry Amniotic Membrane (Dam) Has Long Been Regarded As A Promising Source Of Scaffold Material, An Essential Element In Tissue Engineering That Serves As A Supportive Matrix For Cellular And Tissue Viability. The Aponeurosis Fascia Is Frequently Employed By Surgeons As A Surgical Patch To Enhance The Efficacy Of Wound Healing In Both Acute And Chronic Wounds.
Objectives: To Analize Collagen Density In Rabbits Undergoing Tracheal Reconstruction With The External Oblique Muscle Aponeurosis Patch Alone And Those With Dam Added.
Methods: This Study Is An Experimental Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted On Male New Zealand White Rabbits. The Rabbits Underwent Acclimatization For Seven Days, After Which Randomization Was Executed Via Permuted Block Randomization To Partition The Samples Into Two Groups. Following The Conclusion Of The Proliferation Period (14 Days), Collagen Density Was Assessed In The Surgical Wound Region Subsequent To Tracheal Restoration. The Data Analysis Was Conducted With Spss Software.
Results: There Were 16 Samples In Each Group, Group With Dam Procedure And Control Without Mak. Collagen Density Was Obtained In Group With Dam Procedure (1.00 (±0.73) Cm) Compared To The Control Group Without Dam (1.85 (±1.2) Cm). There Were Differences In Collagen Density In The Control And Treatment Groups (P = 0.05) Which Showed A Significant Relationship.
Conclusion: There Was An Increase In Collagen Density In Tracheal Defects Reconstructed With An External Oblique Muscle Aponeurosis Patch Combined With Dry Amniotic Membrane (Dam) Compared To Tracheal Defects Reconstructed With An External Oblique Muscle Aponeurosis Patch Alone.
Keywords: primary tracheal repair, Dry Amniotic Membrane (DAM), collagen density.
How to cite this article: Santoso AA, Wibowo MD, Susilo DH, Comparative Study of Collagen Density in Reconstruction of Trachea Defects with Aponeurosis Patch of External Oblicus Muscle and Dry Amnion Membrane (A Study with New Zealand Rabbits). Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(2s): 279-286; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.279-286