Immediate application of negative pressure wound therapy following lower extremity flap reconstruction in sixteen patients
Abstract Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is usually applied in wound management and soft-tissue salvage after the development of complications. However, immediate postoperative application of NPWT over the flap coverage is seldom reported. We evaluate the effectiveness of immediate postoperat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00369-5 |