Health Condition 1: M799- Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Negative pressure wound therapy: Compare the outcome of two types of dressing negative pressure wound therapy and normal saline dressing for open fracture of tibia
Intervention2: wound
Sponsors
AIIMSBhubaneswar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Open fractures of the tibia where primary closure of the wound is not possible. (Wound size should be between minimum 5cm and maximum 10cm in any dimension) 2. Fractures exposed by the wounds are included in the study. 3. Only acute trauma cases were included in the study. 4. The patient must be giving consent for NPWT or conventional saline dressing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Comminuted fracture with more than three fragments are excluded from the study 2. A chronic wound or ulcer 3. Neurological disorders like Charcot arthropathy 4. Systemic disorders like Collagen vascular disease, Malignancy, Immunodeficiency, Haematological Disease, Diabetes Mellitus. 5. Radiotherapy patient. 6. Patient in sepsis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compare the rate and time of healing wounds in both groupsTimepoint: Every 3rd day till the wound heals | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Frequency of secondary infection in each group 2)Number of debridement required in each group Timepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Saroj Kumar Patra
AIIMSBhubaneswar
Outcome results
None listed