Management of a complex hind foot war injury with negative pressure wound therapy: A case study

Foot

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-180

  Bonner, T J ^a   Mountain, A ^a   Allison, K ^a   Sargent, I ^b   Adedapo, S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcaneum; Fracture; Negative pressure wound therapy; Topical negative pressure therapy; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

MEROPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOOT INJURY; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; CALCANEUS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WAR; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 67949094517     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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