Randomised controlled trial comparing antibiotic cement bead pouch versus negative pressure wound therapy for the management of severe open tibia fracture wounds: Beads versus VAC (BvV) protocol.

Marchand LS, Slobogean G, O'Hara NN, Harris AD, Grainger DW, Thabane L, Bhandari M, Della Rocca GJ, Kellam PJ, Zura RD, Marvel D, Wells JL, Gitajn IL, Jeray KJ, O'Toole RV, Working ZM, Natoli RM, Bergin PF, Hagen JE, Levack AE, Guerra-Farfan E, Schrank GM, Hebden JN, Mossuto F, Tsoutsounakis C, Pogorzelski D, Pineda H, Bzovsky S, Sprague S, BvV Investigators

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521
Published: 2026 May 4
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521,
  title = {Randomised controlled trial comparing antibiotic cement bead pouch versus negative pressure wound therapy for the management of severe open tibia fracture wounds: Beads versus VAC (BvV) protocol.},
  author = {Marchand LS and Slobogean G and O'Hara NN and Harris AD and Grainger DW and Thabane L and Bhandari M and Della Rocca GJ and Kellam PJ and Zura RD and Marvel D and Wells JL and Gitajn IL and Jeray KJ and O'Toole RV and Working ZM and Natoli RM and Bergin PF and Hagen JE and Levack AE and Guerra-Farfan E and Schrank GM and Hebden JN and Mossuto F and Tsoutsounakis C and Pogorzelski D and Pineda H and Bzovsky S and Sprague S and BvV Investigators},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Randomised controlled trial comparing antibiotic cement bead pouch versus negative pressure wound therapy for the management of severe open tibia fracture wounds: Beads versus VAC (BvV) protocol.
AU  - Marchand LS
AU  - Slobogean G
AU  - O'Hara NN
AU  - Harris AD
AU  - Grainger DW
AU  - Thabane L
AU  - Bhandari M
AU  - Della Rocca GJ
AU  - Kellam PJ
AU  - Zura RD
AU  - Marvel D
AU  - Wells JL
AU  - Gitajn IL
AU  - Jeray KJ
AU  - O'Toole RV
AU  - Working ZM
AU  - Natoli RM
AU  - Bergin PF
AU  - Hagen JE
AU  - Levack AE
AU  - Guerra-Farfan E
AU  - Schrank GM
AU  - Hebden JN
AU  - Mossuto F
AU  - Tsoutsounakis C
AU  - Pogorzelski D
AU  - Pineda H
AU  - Bzovsky S
AU  - Sprague S
AU  - BvV Investigators
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521
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APA

LS, M., G, S., NN, O., AD, H., DW, G., L, T., M, B., GJ, D. R., PJ, K., RD, Z., D, M., JL, W., IL, G., KJ, J., RV, O., ZM, W., RM, N., PF, B., JE, H., AE, L., E, G., GM, S., JN, H., F, M., C, T., D, P., H, P., S, B., S, S., & Investigators, B. (2026). Randomised controlled trial comparing antibiotic cement bead pouch versus negative pressure wound therapy for the management of severe open tibia fracture wounds: Beads versus VAC (BvV) protocol.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088521

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