title: Negative pressure wound therapy - a review of its uses in orthopaedic trauma.
abstract: The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) for complex and large wounds has increased in popularity over the past decade. Modern NPWT systems consisting of an open pore foam sponge, adhesive dressing and a vacuum pump producing negative pressure have been used as an adjunct to surgical debridement to treat tissue defects around open fractures and chronic, contaminated wounds. Other uses include supporting skin grafts and protecting wounds at risk of breaking down. This review outlines the current and emerging indications for negative pressure wound therapy in Orthopaedic trauma and the existing preclinical and clinical evidence base for its use.
authors: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Putnis
authors: University College London Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
authors: Wasim S
authors: WS
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Queens Hospital, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AG, UK.
authors: James M-L
authors: JM
authors: Wong
keywords: Negative pressure wound therapy; open fractures; trauma; wound management.