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Does the postoperative dressing regime affect wound healing after hip or knee arthroplasty?
1Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK. alison.collins@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Objective:
The aim of this literature review is to enable practitioners to make informed decisions about how to manage patients with hip or knee arthroplasty wounds.
Method:
A systematic critique of the evidence in relation to how the postoperative dressing regime may affect wound healing after hip or knee arthroplasty, was undertaken.
Results:
No single treatment emerged as the ideal postoperative dressing regime for hip and knee arthroplasty wounds.
Conclusion:
A selection of dressings is recommended for hip and knee arthroplasty wounds, on the basis of reducing the incidence of postoperative blistering and wound infection.
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