Open fractures can be a catastrophic injury. Often associated with high-energy injury mechanisms, with substantial morbidity and mortality, these...
Open Fracture
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
John Scanaliato, MD, Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI), Open FractureNegative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a method of soft-tissue injury treatment in which an impervious dressing is applied...
The KCI Prevena™ is the first-ever home NPWT system. Prevena™ utilizes a portable vacuum-generating device and canister that can...
The Invia Motion™ is another form of portable NPWT. It is more established product, and is much more likely...
The Kalypto NPD 100 is a cannister-less, all-in-one NPWT dressing which is also portable.
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Operative irrigation and debridement is the gold standard surgical procedure by which open fractures are initially managed. While timing...