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ArticleJoint diseases and related surgery2023

Comparison of dermatotraction and negative pressure wound therapy for closure of cruris fasciotomy after 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake.

Kasım Kılıçarslan, Yasin Erdoğan, Yavuz Karaman, Hilmi Alkan, Vedat Biçici

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Article in Joint diseases and related surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Interpretation of 2025 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) on Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  2. Comparison of negative pressure wound therapy and wet-to-dry dressing after fasciotomy in earthquake victims: A retrospective cohort study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026
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  4. The effects of timing on fasciotomy outcomes in compartment syndrome - experience from crush-induced trauma following 2023 Turkey earthquakes.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kasım KılıçarslanAnkara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, 06800 Çankaya, Ankara, Türkiye kilicarslan44@hotmail.com.
Yasin Erdoğan
Yavuz Karaman
Hilmi Alkan
Vedat Biçici
Ankara Bilkent City HospitalAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University · TRÇevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to evaluate the results of patients who underwent cruris fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome (ACS) after the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake and used subcuticular polydioxanone (PDS) method or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) for fasciotomy follow-up and closure of the defect. PATIENTS AND

methodsBetween March 2023 and April 2023, a total of 52 patients (31 males, 21 females; mean age: 29±14.8 years; range, 5 to 74 years) were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups as the dermatotraction (PDS) group (Group 1, n=30), and the VAC group (Group 2, n=22). Data including demographic, clinical, and operative data such as fasciotomy closure time, graft need, and infection rate were recorded.

resultsMore grafts were needed to close the fasciotomy in patients followed with VAC. The mean closure time of the fasciotomy was 25.9±3.8 days in the PDS group and 27.3±3.5 days in the VAC group, indicating no significant difference between the groups (p=0.738). There was no significant difference in the rate of wound infection between the two groups (p=0.482).

conclusionOur study results suggest that more grafts are needed to close the fasciotomy in patients followed with VAC; however, it seems to increase the cost of the treatment.

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Compartment SyndromesEarthquakesNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyAdolescentAdultFasciotomyFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesYoung Adult

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