
Arthroplasty
No difference in wound appearance or infection rate between iNPWT and standard dressings in TJA
J Arthroplasty. 2019 Apr;34(4):723-728. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.008398 patients scheduled for primary or revision total hip or knee arthroplasty were randomized to post-surgical management with either incisional negative pressure wound therapy. Results demonstrated no overall differences in wound appearance score, infection rate, rates of patients with mild or moderate/severe drainage, rates of dressing-related complications, or rates of reoperation due to wound complications.
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