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. 2009 Sep;38(9):446-9.

Incisional vacuum-assisted wound closure in morbidly obese patients undergoing acetabular fracture surgery

Robert N Reddix Jr  1 , Holly K Tyler, Brenda Kulp, Lawrence X Webb
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Incisional vacuum-assisted wound closure in morbidly obese patients undergoing acetabular fracture surgery

Robert N Reddix Jr et al. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Sep.

Abstract

We studied the effect of incisional vacuum-assisted closure (IVAC) on wound complications (dehiscences, infections) associated with surgical treatment of acetabular fractures in morbidly obese patients (body mass index, >40 kg/m(2)). No wound complications were found in 19 consecutive patients over 5 years of IVAC use. IVAC is an attractive treatment adjunct for minimizing postoperative wound complications in morbidly obese patients undergoing acetabular fracture surgery.

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