The role of medial gastrocnemius free flap in coverage of ischial pressure sore in paraplegic patients

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  de la Fuente, Teresa Pérez ^a   González, Isabel ^b   Calderón Muñoz, Francisco ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

^c National Hospital of Paraplegics (SESCAM)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coverage; Free flap; Ischial pressure sore; Paraplegic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; PYRAZOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC HYPERREFLEXIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISCHIUM; MALE; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS FREE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE ULCER; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 56949108875     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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