Abstract

YUSTE BENAVENTE, V. et al. Treatment of infected wound secondary to spinal arthrodesis with negative pressure therapy VAC^®. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2011, vol.37, suppl.1, pp.S73-S76. ISSN 1989-2055.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0376-78922011000500011.

Cutaneous complications secondary to spinal fusion are a common problem that requires the collaboration of the Department of Plastic Surgery and in which negative pressure therapy treatment may be useful. In this paper we present the case of a patient with spinal metastases secondary to gastric adenocarcinoma that required spinal fusion and developed a dorsal pressure ulcer secondary to the implanted material. VAC^® therapy system allowed cleaning the wound and decreasing the size of the injury, thus making it possible subsequently to cover it with a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. In this paper we discuss the usefulness of negative pressure therapy in this type of injury.

Keywords : Wounds; Pressure ulcers; Negative pressure therapy; Vacuum assisted therapy; Spinal athrodesis.

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