Repair of ischial pressure ulcers with gracilis myocutaneous island flaps.
Ischial pressure sores can be repaired with gracilis myocutaneous island flaps, and this technique offers numerous advantages over the use of posterior thigh flaps. Several illustrative cases are described.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007512:Ischium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous