title: Tissue expansion of sensate skin for pressure sores.
abstract: The surgical treatment of pressure sores has improved with the development of many techniques to provide coverage of these defects. Few deliver sensate coverage. This report describes tissue expansion of back skin to provide definitive sensate coverage of a pressure sore, thereby preventing its recurrence. Follow-up of 5.5 years is presented with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Banducci
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Manders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum; D012677:Sensation; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices