title: Vacuum-assisted complex wound closure with elastic vessel loop augmentation: a novel technique.
abstract: Patients with serious abdominal or soft-tissue injuries may require multistaged surgical management. The Vacuum-Assisted Closure device, used in combination with a shoelace technique, can promote fascial and soft-tissue approximation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. stephan.moran@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Windham
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Melton
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Rue
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*