A Comparative Study between Indigenous Low Cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Added Local Oxygen versus Conventional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of compound fractures and severe soft tissue loss has increased manifolds due to high speed traffics. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a treatment modality for managing soft tissue aspect of such injuries. It reduces the need of flap coverage. However, many patie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2020-11-01
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Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.morthoj.org/2020/v14n3/negative-pressure-wound-therapy.pdf |