Management of severe limb trauma continues to challenge surgeons. Suitable treatment should be individualised for each patient, taking into consideration not only the wound extremity but also the associated injuries, age and socioeconomic status of the patient with the goal to recover function and to improve patient quality of life. The aim of this report is to present a severe degloving multiplane lower limb injury case in which a conservative treatment of the wound was performed with negative pressure therapy and dermal substitute, avoiding amputation and restoring limb function.
The use of negative pressure therapy and hyaluronic acid for the management of post-traumatic lower limb injury / Cigna, Emanuele; Maruccia, Michele; Sorvillo, Valentina; Parisi, Paola; Palumbo, Francesca; Onesti, Maria Giuseppina. - In: INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL. - ISSN 1742-4801. - 10:5(2013), pp. 534-538. [10.1111/j.1742-481x.2012.01011.x]
The use of negative pressure therapy and hyaluronic acid for the management of post-traumatic lower limb injury
CIGNA, EMANUELE;MARUCCIA, MICHELE;SORVILLO, VALENTINA;PARISI, PAOLA;PALUMBO, FRANCESCA;ONESTI, Maria Giuseppina
2013
Abstract
Management of severe limb trauma continues to challenge surgeons. Suitable treatment should be individualised for each patient, taking into consideration not only the wound extremity but also the associated injuries, age and socioeconomic status of the patient with the goal to recover function and to improve patient quality of life. The aim of this report is to present a severe degloving multiplane lower limb injury case in which a conservative treatment of the wound was performed with negative pressure therapy and dermal substitute, avoiding amputation and restoring limb function.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.