Pressure sores--a constant problem for plegic patients and a permanent challenge for plastic surgery

Pressure sores can be defined as lesions caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage of the underlying tissue. They represent a common problem in the pathology of plegic patients and, plastic surgery has a significant role in their treatment. Pressure sores occur over bony prominences and so,...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life 2010-04, Vol.3 (2), p.149-153
Main Authors: Giuglea, Carmen, Marinescu, Sllviu, Florescu, Ioan Petre, Jecan, Crenguta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Femur
Humans
Ischium
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Paraplegia - complications
Plastic Surgery Procedures - methods
Postoperative Care
Pressure
Pressure Ulcer - etiology
Pressure Ulcer - pathology
Pressure Ulcer - surgery
Quadriplegia - complications
Sacrococcygeal Region
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Summary:Pressure sores can be defined as lesions caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage of the underlying tissue. They represent a common problem in the pathology of plegic patients and, plastic surgery has a significant role in their treatment. Pressure sores occur over bony prominences and so, they are most commonly seen at the sacrum and trochanters in paralyzed patients and at ischium for the patients who sit in a wheelchair for a long time. For these patients, surgical treatment is very important because on one hand, it stops the loss of nutrients and proteins at the site of the pressure sore, and on the other hand, it permits the initiation of neuromuscular recuperation treatment much faster.
ISSN:1844-122X
1844-3117