Journal article
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Maxillofacial Applications
Dentistry journal, Vol.4(3), p.30
09/06/2016
DOI: 10.3390/dj4030030
PMCID: PMC5806940
PMID: 29563472
Abstract
Negative pressure wound therapy has greatly advanced the field of wound healing for nearly two decades, by providing a robust surgical adjunct technique for accelerating wound closure in acute and chronic wounds. However, the application of negative pressure wound therapy in maxillofacial applications has been relatively under utilized as a result of the physical articulations and contours of the head and neck that make it challenging to obtain an airtight seal for different negative pressure wound therapy systems. Adapting negative pressure wound therapies for maxillofacial applications could yield significant enhancement of wound closure in maxillofacial applications. The current review summarizes the basic science underlying negative pressure wound therapy, as well as specific maxillofacial procedures that could benefit from negative pressure wound therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Maxillofacial Applications
- Creators
- Adam J Mellott - Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. amellott@kumc.eduDavid S Zamierowski - Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. davezam1@aol.comBrian T Andrews - Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. bandrews@kumc.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Dentistry journal, Vol.4(3), p.30
- DOI
- 10.3390/dj4030030
- PMID
- 29563472
- PMCID
- PMC5806940
- NLM abbreviation
- Dent J (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2304-6767
- eISSN
- 2304-6767
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/06/2016
- Academic Unit
- Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984107265402771
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