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. 2021 Aug 1;35(Suppl 2):S32-S33.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002183.

Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Lauren M Tatman  1 , Vamshi Gajari  2 , William T Obremskey  2
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Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Lauren M Tatman et al. J Orthop Trauma. .

Abstract

The video depicts the materials and steps for applying negative pressure wound therapy. The clinical case involves a patient who had sustained a thigh Morel-Lavallee lesion that developed overlying skin necrosis and drainage that was treated with surgical debridement and the application of negative pressure wound therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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