Abigail E. Chaffin, MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA

Videos

05/25/2023

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

M. Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS, and Abigail E. Chaffin, MD, FACS, CWSP, FAPWCA, discuss several respective cases in which hypochlorous acid was used as a wound cleanser in both the operative and postoperative settings to successfully...

M. Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI,...

05/25/2023

Wounds

Videos

Wound Reconstruction After Wide Excision of Plantar Fibromatosis

10/14/2022

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Abigail Chaffin, MD shares her insights in this video from her poster on what she calls a "game-changing" case, reconstructing a significant defect after plantar fibromatosis excision.

Abigail Chaffin, MD shares her...

10/14/2022

Podiatry Today

A retrospective review of soft tissue reconstruction in volumetric soft tissue defects

Introduction: There are a variety of diagnoses that require the surgical debridement of nonviable tissue and result in a volumetric soft tissue defect. These wounds will typically reveal ...

Daniel L. Kapp , MD;

Laura Pfendler , PT, DPT, CWS;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

05/26/2022

Seamless Transitions: An Illustration Of A Successful Team-Based Approach To Limb Salvage Care

Venous lower extremity pathology is a common but complex problem taking a toll on patients and the healthcare system. Standard treatment protocols for venous lower extremity pathology are...

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Shaun Carpenter , MD, FAPWCA, CWSP;

Rebecca Fabian , BS;

08/19/2021

Flap Reconstruction of Pilonidal Sinus Using Extracellular Matrix Graft: A pilot Case Series

Pilonidal sinus disease (PS) presents as a cyst of the upper gluteal cleft causing pain, swelling and tenderness that typically affects otherwise healthy young adults. Recurrent PS leads ...

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

08/19/2021

Pilonidal Cystectomy Using Extracellular Matrix Graft

Pilonidal sinus disease (PS) presents as a cyst of the upper gluteal cleft causing pain, swelling and tenderness that typically affects otherwise healthy young men. Recurrent PS leads to ...

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

01/28/2021

Pilonidal Cystectomy Using Extracellular Matrix Graft

Pilonidal sinus disease (PS) presents as a cyst of the upper gluteal cleft causing pain, swelling and tenderness that typically affects otherwise healthy young men. Recurrent PS leads to ...

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

11/23/2020

Clinical Evaluation of an Extracellular Matrix Surgical Mesh Reconstructive Surgery over Exposed Bone or Tendon

Introduction: Full-thickness skin defects with exposed bone and tendon tissue usually require extensive soft tissue reconstruction to replace the damaged ECM, provide an adequate blood su...

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

11/04/2019