Indigenous Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Low-cost Equivalent Alternative to Conventional Vacuum-assisted Closure Therapy - A Prospective Randomized Open-blind Endpoint Study.

Background: Vacuum assisted closure therapy (VAC) is a noninvasive, cost-effective alternative to surgical wound management. Indigenous negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems offer comparable clinical outcomes without financial constraints.

Materials And Methods: This prospective comparative study was conducted over 1 year at the Orthopedics department of RIMS, Ranchi.