High- and low-energy fractures can result in nearby skin blistering. These so-called "fracture blisters" can be troublesome in the face of surgery and currently no uniform consensus regarding their management exists. Preoperatively, we used circumferential negative pressure wound therapy with sterile saline instillation (NPWT-id) to treat two patients with closed fractures who had developed significant skin blistering. This technique resulted in near complete re-epithelialization of the decompressed blister beds within one week. Furthermore, no excessive surgical delay or alteration in surgical approach was necessary, and both patients healed successfully without post-operative wound complications. Thus, circumferential NPWT-id may be a worthwhile treatment option for fracture blisters.
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