Negative pressure wound therapy in orthopedic trauma - is it an efficacious tool or just convenient?

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FRCS University of Calgary, 0490 McCaig Tower, Foothills Hospital, 3134 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1, Canada.

Published: April 2023

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