The operative treatment of pressure sores in the pelvic region: A 10-year period overview.

Context: Pelvic region pressure sores often develop following spinal cord injury. Surgery is often necessary for long standing, large-sized pressure sores not responding to conservative treatment. Authors analyze their results of a 10-year period, and identify factors contributing to the reduction of the recurrence rate.

[Results of intrathecal baclofen therapy on spasticity in patients with brain injury].

Objectives: To evaluate the results of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy on the spasticity in patients with brain injury.

Method: Retrospective study in Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit between January 2001 and December 2010.

Results: During the last ten years, in our unit 13 patients were involved into ITB therapy on severe spasticity, after brain injury, while more than 100 Baclofen pumps were implantated in Hungary with coordination of the Multidisciplinary Team.

Improving functional electrical stimulation driven cycling by proper synchronization of the muscles.

Our aim is to define optimal stimulation patterns for controlling lower limb movements of spinal cord injured patients. Here we report on a study about cycling movements of healthy subjects under regular conditions and spinal cord injured patients whose cycling movement was generated by functional electrical stimulation. The stimulation pattern required for coordinated activities of lower limb muscles of spinal cord injured patients was improved by using the observations what we gained from measuring and analyzing cycling movements of 42 young healthy subjects.

[Statistics of urinary incontinence of women in Hungary].

Introduction: According to recent national and international experience the number of people suffering from urinary incontinence is increasing.

Objective: To gain solid data on the incidence and origin of the condition, age and medical history of the affected patients in an epidemiological study.

Methods: The authors directed a national statistical survey regarding female incontinence.

[Surgical treatment of decubitus ulcers of the pelvic area in patients with spinal cord injury].

Pressure sores in spinal cord-injured patients can be treated by either conservative or surgical methods. Shortened healing period and long lasting results can be achieved by surgery. Between 1993 and 2001 the authors performed 64 operations with musculocutaneous or musculo-fasciocutaneous flaps in all cases.