How mechanical deformations contribute to the effectiveness of negative‐pressure wound therapy

Negative‐pressure wound therapy ( NPWT ) has significantly improved healing rates and patient comfort since its inception. However, a considerable number of questions have been raised regarding its mechanisms of action. Many health care workers and researchers have attempted to clarify the role of NPWT in wound healing. The purpose of this perspective article is to assemble some of the concepts that have been put forward in order to propose an...