Negative Pressure Incisional Therapy and Infection After Direct Anterior Approach Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.

This study's findings suggest that the SSI rate in this group did not differ from that in the standard dressing group, such that the prophylactic use of a negative pressure wound therapy device is not indicated for either standard or high-risk patients undergoing primary anterior approach THA. [Orthopedics. 201x; xx(x):xx-xx.].
PMID: 31505014 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Orthopedics - September 9, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tyagi V, Kahan J, Huang P, Leslie MP, Rubin LE, Gibson DH Tags: Orthopedics Source Type: research