title: Abdominoplasty in paraplegic patients.
abstract: Obese paraplegics can suffer discomfort when they lie in a prone position and site in wheelchairs. Two paraplegic cases who underwent abdominoplasty to eliminate such complaints are presented, with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nohira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shintomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igawa
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic