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From: Extended negative pressure wound therapy-assisted dermatotraction for the closure of large open fasciotomy wounds in necrotizing fasciitis patients

Figure 3

Open fasciotomy wound closure with extended NPWT-assisted dermatotraction in necrotizing fasciitis; A 43-year-old male patient with necrotizing fasciitis that had developed an abscess in the left axilla underwent open fasciotomy one month before presentation. (A). After 40 days of wound preparation since initial fasciotomy, the patient underwent NPWT-assisted dermatotraction, which decreased the size of wound prominently after 6 days of treatment (B). The wound was closed directly after 40 days of NPWT assisted dermatotraction (C). The patient was followed up for 27 months and the wound was completely healed without complications (D).

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