Traumatic Lower Limb Injury and Microsurgical Free Flap Reconstruction with the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Is Timing Crucial?

Abstract

Our study shows that traumatic lower limb reconstruction in the delayed period is no longer associated with high rates of flap failure. Improvements in microsurgery and the advent of NPWT have made timing no longer crucial in free flap coverage of traumatic lower limb injuries.