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| Table
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Patients
characteristics |
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| Fig.
1 |
Methods
of vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
A: After surgical debridement.
B: Application of sponge and drainage tube.
C: Closure with transparent adhesive drape and application
of negative pressure. |
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| Fig.
2 |
Effects
of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on a 53-year-old
man.
A: Surgical debridement was performed before VAC.
B: VAC therapy of 2 weeks remarkably accelerated granulation
on the wound.
C: The wound became flat with additioinal VAC of 1 week
and ready for skin grafting.
D: The stump of digit amputation completely healed with
skin grafting. |
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| Fig.
3 |
An
unsatisfactory case with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)
therapy.
A: Granulation on the wound was accelerated in 2 weeks
with VAC therapy.
B: A small orifice and purulent discharge appeared on
the wound (black arrow) 1 week after the end of VAC.
C: X-ray showed osteoclastic findings due to osteomyelitis
on tarsal bones. |
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