The Vacuum Assisted Closure Device
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 137 (8) , 930-934
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.137.8.930
Abstract
SOFT TISSUE coverage for complicated wounds remains a difficult management problem for patients sustaining traumatic injuries and burns. Several methods achieve wound coverage, and placement of split-thickness skin grafts (STSGs)is often required. The literature is replete with recommendations for securing STSGs to wounds,1-6 but it has little about the use of the vacuum assisted closure device (VAC; Kinetic Concepts, Inc, San Antonio, Tex) and its impact on graft outcome.7,8Keywords
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