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1Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Medical Center Navicent Health, 840 Pine Street, Macon, GA 31201, USA; Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31217, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Abstract:
By hastening the resolution of edema and improving local microcirculation, topical negative pressure wound therapy (TNP) aids the establishment of early wound coverage. Its use in the setting of type III open fractures is reviewed. The author's initial use of TNP for closed surgical incisions and how it morphed its way into being applied to closed surgical wounds with heightened likelihood for infection is presented. Several case studies are presented to illustrate the role and the technique for management of acute or subacute infections involving bone and implant.
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