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Vacuum-Assisted Closure: An Effective Technique to Manage Wound Complications After Metastatic Spine Tumour Surgery (MSTS)—A Case Report

RAVISH SHAMMI PATEL, SAMUEL SHERNG YOUNG WANG, MIGUEL RAFAEL DAVID RAMOS, HUSAM WALID NAJI NAJJAR, SAMUEL VARA PRASAD and NARESH KUMAR
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2019, 13 (6) 544-550; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6074
RAVISH SHAMMI PATEL
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
MS (ORTHO)
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SAMUEL SHERNG YOUNG WANG
2Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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MIGUEL RAFAEL DAVID RAMOS
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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HUSAM WALID NAJI NAJJAR
3Zaqra New Government Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jordan
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SAMUEL VARA PRASAD
4Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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NARESH KUMAR
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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vol. 13 no. 6 544-550
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https://doi.org/10.14444/6074
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31970050

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  • Published online January 16, 2020.

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  1. RAVISH SHAMMI PATEL, MS (ORTHO)1,
  2. SAMUEL SHERNG YOUNG WANG, BMED2,
  3. MIGUEL RAFAEL DAVID RAMOS, MD1,
  4. HUSAM WALID NAJI NAJJAR, MD3,
  5. SAMUEL VARA PRASAD, FRCS (ORTHO & TRAUMA)4 and
  6. NARESH KUMAR, DM (SPINE), FRCS (ORTHO & TRAUMA)1
  1. 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
  2. 2Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. 3Zaqra New Government Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jordan
  4. 4Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Associate Professor Naresh Kumar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Orthopaedics, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Cluster, 1E Kent Ridge Rd, NUHS Tower Block, Level 11, Singapore 119228. Phone: (65) 6-772-5611;Fax: (65) 6-778-0720;Email: dosksn{at}nus.edu.sg.
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