Summary:
Multiple pressure sores represent recurrent problem in immobilized, mostly paretic patients. A lot of them undergo
repeated surgeries and thus the positions of scars, directions of rotation or transposition of flaps limit other operations
in the region.
Then usually the length of hospital stay grows proportionally with the number of necessary operations and often
exceeds 6 weeks. The authors present, in form of a case study, the simultaneous coverage of ipsilateral ischial and
trochanteric pressure sores with V-Y advancement fasciocutaneous dorsal thigh flap supplied by perforators from
the deep femoral artery, in a patient with multiple repeated decubiti.
Key words:
multiple pressure sores, ischial decubitus, trochanteric decubitus, perforator flap,
V-Y advancement
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