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

Hou, Zhiyong; Irgit, KAAN; Strohecker, Kent; Matzko, Michelle; Wingert, Nathaniel; DeSantis, Joseph; Smith, Wade

doi:10.1097/ta.0b013e31822e2823

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

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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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 71 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31822e2823
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
Page Numbers: pp.1705-1708

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.