Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Post Arthroplasty

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Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been successful used in the wound management of various surgical arenas. NPWT is the application of below atmospheric pressure to the wound, aiming to reduce inflammatory exudate and encourage granulation tissue. It use is mainly used in complex wounds which are non-healing or at risk of non-healing[1]. Due to the devastating consequences of infection following joint arthroplasty it has found a valuable use here. [2].

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  1. ↑ Zaver V, Kankanalu P. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. 2022 Sep 9. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. 2023.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576388/ (accessed 23.12.2023)
  2. ↑ 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)
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