title: The late results of surgical treatment of pressure sores in paraplegics.
abstract: The findings are presented of a retrospective survey of paraplegic patients who underwent surgical repair of pressure sores between 1973 and 1977. Forty-one patients with 56 sores were studied. The recurrence rate of repaired sores was 47 per cent. In an analysis of the data the only factor associated with a good long term result was a return home rather than chronic hospitalization following surgery. This finding applied to bedridden but not to sitting patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing