Abstract:
The management of complex wounds remains a challenge, and although there have been many promising advances, patients often undergo a morbid and lengthy process to obtain sufficient, satisfactory healing. Sarcoma patients are especially vulnerable to soft tissue wound-healing complications. These patients are often treated with neoadjuvant radiation and/or chemotherapy and have compromised local vascularity to healing tissue. The advent and refinement of wound vacuum-assisted closure technology have been shown to have a tremendous impact. This article reviews the benefits of some novel technologies currently undergoing investigation in orthopedic oncology that will likely have applications in wound management from other causes.
Siegel, , , , , , , , (2014). Management of open wounds: lessons from orthopedic oncology. The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 2014 Jan;45(1):99-107. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267211