Occlusive wound closure prevents prolonged wound discharge—A randomised controlled trial in patients undergoing tumour resection and endoprosthetic reconstruction of the proximal femur because of metastatic bone disease

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Prolonged wound discharge is a common postoperative complication of orthopaedic procedures and a risk factor for implant-related infection. Occlusive wound closure methods have previously been suggested to reduce or even prevent this complication. We performed a randomised controlled trial on 70 patients who underwent surgical treatment for metastatic bone disease involving the proximal femur at our centre between January 2017 and August 2018. At conclusion of the tumour resection and endoprosthetic reconstruction procedure, patients were randomised to either occlusive wound closure (n = 35), using the Dermabond Prineo-22 skin closure system, or routine wound closure with conventional skin staples (n = 35). Skin closure with occlusive wound closure resulted in a lesser degree (P

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Hettwer, W. H., Wu, C., Horstmann, P. F., Jensen, C. L., Krarup-Hansen, A., & Petersen, M. M. (2023). Occlusive wound closure prevents prolonged wound discharge—A randomised controlled trial in patients undergoing tumour resection and endoprosthetic reconstruction of the proximal femur because of metastatic bone disease. International Wound Journal, 20(7), 2802–2810. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14159

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