The efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy in the management of lower extremity trauma: Review of clinical evidence

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Kanakaris, N K ^a   Thanasas, C ^a   Keramaris, N ^a   Kontakis, G ^b   Granick, Mark S ^c   Giannoudis, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT); Review; Trauma; Vacuum assisted wound closure (VAC ); Wound healing

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER SULPHADIAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BURN; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; MUSCLE FLAP; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALD; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; BANDAGE; INJURY; LEG; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; VACUUM;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43749111190     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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