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- Title
Reading Man Flap for Sacral Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction.
- Authors
Waleed Tawfeeq, Tawfeeq; Al-Zerkani, Afraa Qasim; Adil Abdulateef, Sinan
- Abstract
Background: The treatment of pressure sores represents a great challenge to health care professionals. Although, pressure ulcers management requires a multidisciplinary approach, the soft tissue defects requiring reconstruction are mainly considered for surgical repair. Local myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous faps can provide stable coverage of pressure sores. Aim of Study: To evaluate the versatility and outcomes of "reading man fap" in the reconstruction of sacral pressure sores. Patients and Method: Between April 2015 to January 2017, ten patients with sacral pressure sore were treated by using Reading man fap. The patient's ages were ranging between 35-65 years (mean 53), 6 of them were males, and 4 were females. All of them were subjected to local wound care and management without considerable benefit. We exclude those patients with poor medical status and patients with severe contracture and spasticity. The diameter of the sacral pressure sores ranging from 4cm to 7cm (mean 5.5cm). Results: The "reading man fap" technique was seen to be a useful, versatile and simple fap for coverage of pressure sores, with no postoperative complications in 8 of our patients during the follow up period. The other 2 patients, one of them developed partial fap necrosis (treated conservatively), and the other one developed recurrence after 2 months. Conclusion: The "reading man fap" was found to be a versatile and easily performed technique for closure of small to medium sized sacral pressure sores.
- Subjects
SURGICAL flaps; PRESSURE ulcers; PLASTIC surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE relapse; SACRUM; LONGITUDINAL method; NECROSIS; EVALUATION
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, p529
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i3.3041