The Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Temporizing Traumatic Wounds before Lower Limb Soft Tissue Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Barone N, Ziolkowski N, Haykal S. The Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Temporizing Traumatic Wounds before Lower Limb Soft Tissue Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: e6003. PMID: 39071768, PMCID: PMC11281775, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000006003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue reconstructionSoft tissue coverageWound therapyTissue reconstructionTissue coverageFlap loss rateComprehensive search of MEDLINEDelayed union rateNegative pressure wound therapyDefinitive soft tissue coverageFollow-up lengthLeg woundsAdult surgical patientsSystematic reviewDefinitive soft tissue reconstructionSearch of MEDLINERisk of bias assessmentTemporal woundTraumatic woundsAdult patientsSurgical patientsNonunion rateBone unionUnion rateCochrane Library