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'No Dressing' Strategy for Post-operative Orthopaedic Cases.

Manish R Shah1, Richenkumar R Shah2, Ankur Dahiya1

  • 1Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara,, Gujarat, India.

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
|May 14, 2026
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Summary
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The "no dressing" strategy for post-operative orthopedic wounds significantly improves patient satisfaction and reduces hospitalization duration and financial burden. This approach offers similar surgical outcomes to routine dressing changes, making it a beneficial alternative.

Keywords:
Dressing materialsno-dressing strategystony brook scar evaluation scalevisual analogue scalewound dressings

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Wound Healing
  • Patient Outcomes

Background:

  • Wound dressings are vital for post-operative care but guidelines for change frequency before suture removal are lacking.
  • This study investigates the impact of dressing change frequency on wound healing in orthopedic cases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of a
  • no dressing
  • strategy compared to routine dressing changes in post-operative orthopedic patients.
  • To assess surgical outcomes, patient satisfaction, quality of life, and financial burden.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, observational study involving 150 orthopedic patients.
  • Patients were randomized into two groups:
  • no dressing
  • (Group A) and routine dressing (Group B).
  • Outcomes were measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), patient satisfaction, and the Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale.

Main Results:

  • The
  • no dressing
  • group showed a statistically significant improvement in functional VAS scores (P = 0.0145).
  • Hospitalization duration was significantly reduced in the
  • no dressing
  • group (P < 0.001).
  • Reduced financial burden was observed for both patients and hospitals with the
  • no dressing
  • strategy.

Conclusions:

  • The
  • no dressing
  • strategy is effective for post-operative orthopedic cases, leading to faster discharge and reduced costs.
  • It yields comparable surgical and functional outcomes and complication rates to routine dressing.
  • Further multi-centric studies with larger cohorts are recommended for broader conclusions.