Abstract:A small percentage of spinal cord injured (SCI) patients with frequent recurrent pressure sores will eventually develop massive ulcers of the buttocks that are no longer amenable to local tissue coverage. The amputation of one leg and the creation of a total thigh musculocutaneous flap (TTF) may then be appropriate. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the indications for and the efficacy of this procedure in nine SCI patients who underwent 10 TTF between February 1989 and November 1994. These patients had… Show more
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