Bio-Occlusive Gauze with Tegaderm: A Dressing for Surgical Wounds in Primary THA and TKA

Background: We introduce a simple, cost-effective bio-occlusive dressing to be used for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: The gauze-Tegaderm™ (GT) dressing consists of a 5cm wide 8-layered gauze covered by 3 to 5 medium-sized Tegaderm transpare...

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Main Authors: Madhav Chowdhry, Matthew Dipane, Edward J. McPherson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2018-01-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
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Online Access:https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/197