The Role of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in Lower-Limb Reconstruction
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has gained increasing popularity among clinicians since its introduction in 1997 as a potential aid to wound healing. Multiple benefits of NPWT have since been proven in studies, including increase in granulation tissue formation, decrease in bacterial load, an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2019-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1687922 |