2010
Retrospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in subjects with split‐thickness skin graft: comparing V.A.C.® therapy and conventional therapy in foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries
Blume PA, Key JJ, Thakor P, Thakor S, Sumpio B. Retrospective evaluation of clinical outcomes in subjects with split‐thickness skin graft: comparing V.A.C.® therapy and conventional therapy in foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries. International Wound Journal 2010, 7: 480-487. PMID: 20825510, PMCID: PMC7951281, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2010.00728.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkle reconstructive surgeryConventional therapyGraft survivalNPWT/ROCFClinical outcomesReconstructive surgerySplit-thickness skin graft survivalSplit-thickness skin graftNegative pressure wound therapyDuration of graftImproved graft survivalOverall graft takeVacuum-Assisted TherapySkin graft survivalPressure wound therapyGraft failureRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyOutpatient treatmentGraft takeSkin graftsCT groupWound therapyRetrospective evaluationLevel I
1999
Clinical and Biological Relevance of Vein Cuff Anastomosis
Steinthorsson G, Sumpio B. Clinical and Biological Relevance of Vein Cuff Anastomosis. Acta Chirurgica Belgica 1999, 99: 282-288. PMID: 10674129, DOI: 10.1080/00015458.1999.12098497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuitable autologous saphenous veinAutologous saphenous veinAlternative graft materialGraft failureDistal anastomosisCuff anastomosisPTFE graftsFemorodistal bypassSaphenous veinImproved patencyPoor patencyVenous cuffKnee positionPatencyGraft materialProsthetic materialAnastomosisGraftPossible mechanical explanationBiological basisSignificant numberSeries of studiesPatientsBypassCuff