[Treatment of acute and chronic osteomyelitis with negative pressure wound therapy].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the treatment of acute and chronic osteomyelitis with negative pressure wound therapy. METHOD: Thirty cases of acute and chronic osteomyelitis were treated with negative pressure wound therapy, assisted with debridement, autodermoplasty and myo-cutaneous flap surgery. RESULTS: No evidence of relapse was found in all cases treated with negative pressure wound therapy. All the patients were followed up, range from 6 to 23 months, the average was 13.6 months. CONCLUSION: The negative pressure wound therapy maybe a simple, effective and inexpensive method, and could be one of the favorable therapy in the treatment of acute and chronic osteomyelitis.