A proposed protocol for the surgical treatment of pressure sores based on a study of 337 cases

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Margara, A ^a,b   Merlino, G ^a,b   Borsetti, M ^a   Bergamin, F ^a   Borsetti, G ^a  

^a Maria Vittoria Hospital ^*  (Italy)

^b MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Musculocutaneous flaps; Outcome; Plastic surgery; Pressure sores; Surgical protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PARAPLEGIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULCER; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038649888     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0474-0     Document Type: Article

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