Optimising Wound Closure Following a Fasciotomy: A narrative review
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Elevation as a treatment for fasciotomy wound closure.
There are currently numerous techniques described in the literature that attempt to optimize wound closure following a fasciotomy. However, primary closure of fasciotomy wounds continues to be difficult to accomplish successfully because of the underlying edema sustained from the compartment syndrome. The approach described in the present report is simple and physiologically sound, and addresse...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ]
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2075-0528,2075-051X
DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.03.004