The Use of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma as an adjunct for chronically infected wounds in the Orthopedic Patient –A case report of first clinical experience

  • Shiva Chackan
  • Shariful Islam*
  • Trevor Seepaul
  • Vijay Naraynsingh
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S. . Chackan, S. . Islam*, T. . Seepaul, and V. . Naraynsingh, “The Use of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma as an adjunct for chronically infected wounds in the Orthopedic Patient –A case report of first clinical experience ”, ijmhs, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 1361–1366, Nov. 2020.
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Abstract

Chronic Orthopaedic infections and the wounds that accompany them make up a large percentage of Orthopaedic complications that are seen in low resource settings such as ours at the San Fernando General Hospital. Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma has shown relatively good results in the treatment of chronic wounds. However, its role in the treatment of chronically infected wounds after the removal of orthopaedic implants is yet to be explored.  This case report analyses and examines the rate of healing of a relatively large ulcer post removal of an infected Orthopaedic implant. Following surgical debridement the wound was treated with PRP and this paper represents the first post surgical wound treated with PRP at our tertiary hospital.

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