The management of wound complications following metastatic spine tumor surgery (MSTS)
remains a formidable task. Plastic coverage procedures after MSTS are challenging due to …

Covering the reconstructed area with a healthy soft‐tissue envelope is a major challenge
after limb‐sparing surgery in patients with malignant bone and soft‐tissue tumours. Negative …

Objective To evaluate the results of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the
treatment of surgical spinal site infections. Materials and methods The use of NPWT in …

Background The risk of wound-related complications, including surgical site infections
(SSIs), in patients undergoing surgery for metastatic spine disease (MSD) is high …

Conclusion: The study demonstrates the usefulness of VAC therapy as an alternative
management for wound conditioning of a back wound with the high complexity in nature …

Object Deep infections of the spine are a significant cause of morbidity and death. Such
infections complicate 0.7 to 11.9% of spinal procedures. Management includes intravenous …

Objective: Vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) exposes the wound bed to negative
pressure, resulting in removal of edema fluid, improvement of blood supply, and stimulation …

OBJECTIVE This proof-of-concept study was conducted to determine whether negative-
pressure wound therapy, through the use of incisional vacuum-assisted closure (VAC), is …

Background Wound infections after posterior spinal surgery are a troublesome complication;
patients are occasionally forced to remove the internal fixation device, which can lead to …

Objective To investigate the implications of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) versus standard
wound dressings on postoperative posterior spinal fusion (PSF) wounds with respect to …