Role of vacuum assisted closure in orthopaedic practice a hospital based study

Author(s): Dr. Pradeep Elangovan, Dr. Venkataraman M and Dr. Prem Regis PA

Abstract: Wound infections in orthopaedic practice needs early attention and rapid management. Especially with implants in situ needs aggressive treatment, to avoid complications leading to implant failure. Hence thorough wound debridement should be done for patients which may lead to difficult closure or raw areas. Soft tissue injuries along with fractures are also more common in orthopaedic practice, which may further require grafting in future. Here we present 22 patients from our hospital from year may 2017 to may 2018 in whom we used vacuum assisted closure in patients who had wound infections with implants in situ and also in patients with extensive soft tissue infections with fractures. Thus we found Negative pressure wound therapy plays a significant role in orthopaedic practice as it decreased time of hospital stay promoting faster healing of wounds by shrinkage of wound size and decreasing infection rates.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2019.v5.i4k.1738