Regulated negative pressure wound therapy combined TopClosure ® in treatment of skin defect for open fracture in lower extremity : a case report

Open fracture in lower extremity is the common trauma. However, some of the wound may easily developed into the skin defect. Regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy (RNPT) has been widely used to treat infected wounds and chronic wounds that may decrease bacterial load and promotion of wound healing. TopClosure® was used to as an innovative skin extension and wound closure-secure system that reducing tension across wound edges. In this case, RNPT combined with TopClosure® were employed to treat the skin defect in lower extremity, which may aid immediate wound closure and downgrade treatment time and the dress changing frequency for a wide range of applications on a global scle.

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