Treatment of ischial pressure sores with both profunda femoris artery perforator flaps and muscle flaps. Arch Plast Surg 2014; 41(4): 387–393. 38. Quintavalle PR, Lyder CH, Mertz PJ, et al. Use of ...

This case represents a pioneering achievement, as it is the first in India to treat Bilateral Ischial Pressure Ulcers using a Bilateral Hatchet Flap in a single setting—an accomplishment not ...

Barbenel et al (1977) found that patients confined to chairs developed pressure ulcers more frequently than those confined to bed with the same degree of disability. Some of the most difficult-to-heal ...

Decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin that occur when prolonged pressure obstructs blood flow. Decubitus ulcer staging helps doctors determine the best treatment plan for these types of wounds.

Although the ischial tuberosities are the prime sites for pressure ulcer development in seated people, other potential sites with sustained contact with the chair are: the sacrum; greater trochanter; ...

Comorbidities raise recurrent ischial ulcer risk in wheelchair users. Experts advocate for tilt-in-space wheelchairs to enhance pressure relief during rehab. Tilt-in-space wheelchairs are often ...

Pressure ulcers most frequently develop over the sacrum, ischial tuberosities, trochanters, malleoli, and heels, but they can develop elsewhere, including behind the ears when nasal cannulae are ...

The patient’s diagnoses include paraplegia, recent UTI, deep pressure ulcer over the right buttock with underlying osteomyelitis of the right ischial tuberosity and possible sepsis. The correct ...

The first guidance change that will affect your policies is timing of pressure ulcer/pressure injury (PU ... those with a current sacrum/coccyx or ischial wound. CMS recommends determining ...

“The choice of sling should be considered carefully for those at high risk of pressure ulcer development ... fabric reduced peak pressure at the ischial tuberosities and the coccyx region ...