Negative pressure wound therapy reduces deep infection rate in open tibial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 499-505

  Blum, Martin L ^a,b,c   Esser, Max ^c   Richardson, Martin ^d   Paul, Eldho ^a   Rosenfeldt, Franklin L ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep infection; Negative pressure wound therapy; open fractures; open tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BANDAGES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84865715290     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31824133e3     Document Type: Article

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