Comparison of silver-embedded occlusive dressings and negative pressure wound therapy following total joint arthroplasty in high BMI patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Katherine A LygrisseGreg TeoVivek SinghNishanth MuthusamyRan SchwarzkopfLong William

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)

Patients with BMI ≥ 35 m/kg2 undergoing TJA have no statistical difference in early wound complications, readmissions, or reoperations when treated with either silver-embedded dressings or NPWT.

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