Study Design: Retrospective cohort study Objectives: to describe the incidence and the associated risk factors of post-surgical complications and recurrence in individuals with spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) presenting deep pressure injuries (PIs), treated with a specific surgical and rehabilitation treatment protocol.
Setting: Tertiary Rehabilitation Hospital for SCI/D in Italy.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the medical records of adult individuals with SCI/D, who developed a PI after the first discharge from a Spinal Unit, underwent flap surgery for PI between July 2011 and January 2018.
Trochanteric pressure sores can be quite difficult to treat, especially in cases of large bone involvement requiring a wide debridement. The residual wound is large and deep, and the reconstruction must ensure a complete fill of all dead spaces, then must be covered with adequate tissue to allow for healing, and reduce the risk of recurrence. We report a case series of spinal cord-injured patients affected by a trochanteric pressure sore.
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