About the Authors

Martin Aman

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Maximilian Mayrhofer-Schmid

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Daniel Schwarz

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Martin Bendszus

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Simeon C. Daeschler

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Tess Klemm

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Ulrich Kneser

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Leila Harhaus

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Arne H. Boecker

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

arnehendrik.boecker@bgu-ludwigshafen.de

Affiliation Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Hand- and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack funded this research. MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack manufactures the collagen matrix (CM) MatriDerm® that was used in this trial. Implants were provided by MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack free of charge. The study was conceived and designed prior to seeking financial support. With respect to this study, MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack was excluded from any aspect of design, conduct, analysis, write up, or publication of the trial. None of the authors has any personal financial ties to MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack. None of the authors received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack. None of the authors hold any stocks or shares. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors have declared that no further competing interests exist.