Delayed Flap Reconstruction With Vacuum-Assisted Closure Management of the Open IIIB Tibial Fracture

Hou Z., Irgit K. S., Strohecker K. A., Matzko M. E., Wingert N. C., DeSantis J. G., ...More

JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, vol.71, no.6, pp.1705-1708, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31822e2823
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1705-1708
  • Keywords: VAC, Open fractures, Wounds, IIIB, Delayed closure, Complication, PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY, SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES, LOWER-EXTREMITY, COVERAGE, DEFECTS
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy has been shown to be effective at reducing bacterial counts in wounds until definitive bony coverage. However, there is continued debate over timing and type of definitive wound coverage even with VAC therapy application.