title: Incisional vacuum-assisted wound closure in morbidly obese patients undergoing acetabular fracture surgery.
abstract: We studied the effect of incisional vacuum-assisted closure (IVAC) on wound complications (dehiscences, infections) associated with surgical treatment of acetabular fractures in morbidly obese patients (body mass index, >40 kg/m(2)). No wound complications were found in 19 consecutive patients over 5 years of IVAC use. IVAC is an attractive treatment adjunct for minimizing postoperative wound complications in morbidly obese patients undergoing acetabular fracture surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. onyxno7@msn.com
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Reddix
authors.forename: Holly K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulp
authors.forename: Lawrence X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome