Sacral Pressure Sores
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 78 (10) , 1147-1151
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198510000-00002
Abstract
We have used the island gluteus maximus musculocutaneous flap to cover sacral pressure scores. In this report, we describe the surgical anatomy, cadaveric dissections (n = 25), and postoperative follow-up (one to 40 months), in 13 clinical cases. Our results compare favorably with those of other previously reported series. Postoperative complications are few (n = 2) and late recurrence is acceptable (n = 1). Since the surgical anatomy is consistent and the operative technique simple, this procedure may be the treatment of choice for sacral pressure sores.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: