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Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been successful used in the wound management of various surgical arenas. The main mechanisms of action thought to play a role in enhancing wound healing and preventing surgical site infection are macrodeformation and microdeformation of the wound bed, fluid removal, and stabilization of the wound environment. Due to the devastating consequences of infection in the setting of joint arthroplasty<ref>Siqueira MB, Ramanathan D, Klika AK, Higuera CA, Barsoum WK. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26807353/ Role of negative pressure wound therapy in total hip and knee arthroplasty.] World journal of orthopedics. 2016 Jan 1;7(1):30.Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26807353/<nowiki/>(accessed 23.12.2023)</ref>. | |||
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Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been successful used in the wound management of various surgical arenas. The main mechanisms of action thought to play a role in enhancing wound healing and preventing surgical site infection are macrodeformation and microdeformation of the wound bed, fluid removal, and stabilization of the wound environment. Due to the devastating consequences of infection in the setting of joint arthroplasty[1].
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- ↑ Siqueira MB, Ramanathan D, Klika AK, Higuera CA, Barsoum WK. Role of negative pressure wound therapy in total hip and knee arthroplasty. World journal of orthopedics. 2016 Jan 1;7(1):30.Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26807353/(accessed 23.12.2023)
