The use of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of infected wounds. Case studies

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results and benefits obtained from the topical use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in patients with infected wounds. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 20 patients (17 males and three females, mean age 42 years) with infected wounds treated u...

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Main Authors: Daniel de Alcântara Jones, Wilson Vasconcelos Neves Filho, Janice de Souza Guimarães, Daniel de Araújo Castro, Antonio Marcos Ferracini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000600646&lng=en&tlng=en