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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
We report a study on the surgical management of 145 pressure sores in 115 patients treated in a spinal cord injury center. There is a definite trend toward better education of these patients, who do not develop their first pressure sores until years following the injury. When the patient comes in for an ulcer, he is usually healthy and the ulcer is small and clean. In such instances the ulcer can be excised and closed, preferably with a myocutaneous flap, and the patient can usually begin sitting by the 21st post-operative day. In the ideal setting he may be discharged to his home on a custom-fitted (for pressure) cushion within 4 to 5 weeks, without increasing the risk of recurrence. Prophylaxis for the future is, probably, the most essential part of the treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
683-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of pressure sores in a specialty center. A reappraisal.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article