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Rigid removable dressing in a case of poor wound healing
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Rigid removable dressing in a case of poor wound healing
Arch Phys Med Rehabil.
1988 Feb.
Abstract
The rigid removable dressing technique for below-knee amputees has many advantages over other conventional systems. There is some reluctance to use this system in the presence of an open lesion. We present a patient with severe wound dehiscence who had success with this system. The advantages of the rigid removable dressing are protection of the stump and better shrinkage, combined with the ability to remove the dressing and look at the wound. This makes the technique ideal for a stump with poor wound healing.
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