title: Coverage of an ischial pressure ulcer with an interpolated contralateral posterior thigh fasciocutaneous flap.
abstract: The ipsilateral posterior thigh flap has become one of the workhorses for the closure of ischial pressure ulcers. We treated a 40-year-old paraplegic patient with a right ischial pressure ulcer, in whom all ipsilateral flap options had been expended or were precluded by scars. A contralateral left posterior thigh fasciocutaneous flap interpolated subcutaneously across the midline provided successful coverage.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0340, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kuzon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001824:Body Constitution; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome