Use of negative-pressure wound therapy in orthopaedic trauma

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 564-574

  Streubel, Philipp N ^a   Stinner, Daniel J ^b   Obremskey, William T ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84867881360     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-09-564     Document Type: Review

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