An Alternative Treatment Strategy for Complicated Chronic Wounds: Negative Pressure Therapy over Mesh Skin Graft

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(a) 73-year-old patient after road accident with tram. She presented bilateral skin degloving of the lower limb. The patients underwent reconstruction with mesh skin grafts in traditional way for three times. This technique failed due to infection so the patient underwent reconstruction with our innovative protocol (mesh skin grafts + NPWT): (a) recovery time; (b) 1-year follow-up.

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