Orthopaedic Surgery

Welcome to this page dedicated to improving outcomes in orthopaedic surgery patients. The page includes some key papers, as well as a meeting report sponsored by Smith & Nephew that focused on improving outcomes in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery.

Paper: Incisional negative pressure wound therapy dressings (iNPWTd) in routine primary hip and knee arthroplasties

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Author(s): S. L. Karlakki, A. K. Hamad, C. Whittall, N. M. Graham, R. D. Banerjee, J. H. Kuiper

Publication Date: August 5, 2016

Journal: Bone & Joint Research

Video: Karlakki Documentary

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Watch the video to see the results of a new RCT on the use of PICO™ Single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in patients undergoing primary hip and knee replacement. Please find the original...

KOM: Orthopaedic surgery

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More than 300 delegates and 36 speakers, representing Europe, America, the Middle East, Canada, Africa, Asia and Australia, convened in Berlin, Germany, in March 2015 for Smith & Nephew’s 6th...

Paper: Meta-analysis of negative-pressure wound therapy for closed surgical incisions

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Author(s): N. Hyldig, H. Birke-Sorensen, M. Kruse, C. Vinter, J. S. Joergensen, J. A. Sorensen, O. Mogensen, R. F. Lamont, C. Bille

Publication Date: March 16, 2016

Journal: British Journal of Surgery

Video: Hyldig documentary

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Watch the video to see the investigators discuss the results of a meta-analysis of negative pressure wound therapy for closed surgical incisions. Please click here to read the original paper. ...

Video: Sorenson documentary

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Watch the video to see experts discuss the mechanism of action of negative pressure wound therapy....

Paper: Negative pressure wound therapy for seroma prevention and surgical incision treatment in spinal fracture care

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Author(s): Matthias Nordmeyer, Johannes Pauser, Roland Biber, Jonathan Jantsch, Siegfried Lehrl, Carsten Kopschina, Christian Rapke, Hermann J Bail, Raimund Forst, Matthias H Brem

Publication Date: April 30, 2015

Journal: International Wound Journal