Management of recurrent ischial pressure sore with gracilis muscle flap and V-Y profunda femoris artery perforator-based flap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1339-1346

  Lee, Su Shin ^a,b,c   Huang, Shu Hung ^a,c   Chen, Meng Chum ^a,d   Chang, Kao Ping ^a,b,c   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a,b,c   Lin, Sin Daw ^a,b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c Plastic Surgical Association   (Taiwan)

^d Taiwan Nurses Association

Author keywords

Gracilis flap; Ischial pressure sore; Negative pressure dressing; Perforator flap; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRACILIS FLAP; GRAFT SALVAGE; HUMAN; ISCHIAL PRESSURE SORE; ISCHIAL ULCER; ISCHIUM; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SACRAL PRESSURE SORE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; V Y PROFUNDA FEMORIS ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE ULCER; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149101650     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.092     Document Type: Article

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