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022			_a2169-7574
024			_a10.1097/GOX.0000000000003530 [doi]
024			_aPMC8032358 [pmc]
040			_aOvid MEDLINE(R)
099			_a33854866
245			_aRetention Sutures and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Delayed Primary Closure of Fasciotomy Wounds.
251			_aPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 9(4):e3530, 2021 Apr.
252			_aPlast. reconstr. surg., Glob. open. 9(4):e3530, 2021 Apr.
253			_aPlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
260			_c2021
260			_fFY2021
265			_sepublish
266			_d2021-06-07
520			_aAchieving primary closure of lower extremity fasciotomy wounds is difficult. Surgeons are faced with the option of waiting potentially long periods of time for edema to reside, in order to attempt delayed primary closure (DPC) versus closing at an earlier time with a split thickness skin graft. DPC offers superior aesthetic outcomes than split thickness skin grafts but traditionally cannot occur until later in the clinical course once excessive edema has subsided. We present a case of a young athlete with compartment syndrome, which was managed with an alternative technique for achieving DPC: serial partial closure under tension with retention sutures and negative pressure wound therapy. The successful outcome in this single case should prompt further studies investigating the objective benefits of this novel method to achieve DPC following fasciotomy. Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aIN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
651			_aMedStar Washington Hospital Center
656			_aPlastic Surgery Residency
657			_aCase Reports
700			_aChang, Brian L
700			_aFleury, Christopher M
790			_aChang BL, Dekker PK, Evans KK, Fleury CM
856			_uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003530 _zhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003530
942			_cART _dArticle
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