Surgical treatment of pressure ulcers: 20-Year experience

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1556-1562

  Schryvers, Orpha I ^a,c   Stranc, Miroslaw F ^b,c   Nance, Patricia W ^a,c  

^a Section of Respiratory Medicine   (Canada)

^b Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pelvis; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECUBITUS; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PELVIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0033664139     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.17828     Document Type: Article

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