Negative pressure wound therapy after severe open fractures: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 552-557

  Stannard, James P ^a   Volgas, David A ^a   Stewart, Rena ^a   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a   Alonso, Jorge E ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; Orthopaedic trauma; Osteomyelitis; Severe open fractures; VAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349090258     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a2e2b6     Document Type: Article

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