J Reconstr Microsurg 2006; 22(4): 277-280
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939935
Copyright © 2006 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Treatment of Infected Wounds with Maggot Therapy after Replantation

Jiangning Wang1 , Shouyu Wang1 , Guiqing Zhao1 , Zhijun Wang1 , William C. Lineaweaver2 , Feng Zhang2
  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Dalian University Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
  • 2Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Publication History

Accepted: January 31, 2006

Publication Date:
14 June 2006 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Postoperative wound infection is a rare, but major, complication of replantation. Failure to control infection can lead directly to vascular thrombosis and, in turn, to loss of the replanted extremity. The use of maggots for wound debridement has a long history and has been lately re-introduced for treatment of intractable wounds. In this report, the authors present the experience of successful debridement of a severely infected wound after forearm replantation, using maggot therapy. The results and mechanism of maggot therapy are discussed.

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Feng ZhangM.D. Ph.D. 

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