Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5653350 | Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Patients in the control group developed a total of 11 infections (22%) as opposed to only 2 (4.6%) in the NPWT group (p < 0.05). The relative risk was 5.5 (95% confidence interval) suggesting patients who received NPWT were 5.5 times less likely to develop infection. Twenty patients developed positive growth when samples were sent for culture with 3 (6.9%) in the NPWT group and 17 (34%) in the control group (p < 0.05). Only 5 patients (25%) went on the develop osteomyelitis, all being a part of the control group. Thus negative pressure wound therapy is indeed beneficial for preventing the incidence of both acute infections and osteomyelitis in open fractures. However a significant difference was not seen in the time required for the wound to be ready for delayed primary closure or coverage.
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Authors
Siddharth R. Virani, Aditya A. Dahapute, S.S. Bava, Saurabh R. Muni,