Modified negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunct to antibiotics in the treatment of orthopaedic infected metalwork.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Infected orthopaedic metalwork is challenging to treat. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with irrigation is an emerging therapy for infected wounds as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy. The senior author had devised a modified technique to augment its efficacy, utilising high-flow rate irrigation and skin closure over the standard NPWT dressing. This novel technique was originally evaluated in a different centre and produced 100% success in metalwork retention. The present study is a reproducibility test of the same technique.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed on 24 patients with infected orthopaedic metalwork, including 3 upper limb and 21 lower limb cases, for outcomes relating to implant retention and infection resolution. Patients underwent a modi

SUBMITTER: Summers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature