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It is generally accepted that negative pressure dressing promotes wound healing and granulation. But in conventional way of sealing, exercises should be limited in order to keep the seal. For that reason, we developed the bag-type negative pressure dressing using a gas sterilized plastic, enabling the patient to perform therapeutic exercise and prevent any joint contractures.
A 24-year-old woman was refered to our institute 1 month after suffering from degloving injury on her left lower limb. After the debridement of necrotic tissues, bag type negative-pressure dressing was applied. After 7 weeks of using this therapy, flat granulation had formed and the wound size was reduced. The wound was closed with sutures and split-thickness skin grafts. The patient complained of itching of covered leg during the therapy, but no other complications including contractures were observed.
