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Use of a Total Leg Fillet Flap to Cover Multiple Pelvic Pressure Ulcers

Use of a Total Leg Fillet Flap to Cover Multiple Pelvic Pressure Ulcers

Iakovos Georgiou, Philipp Kruppa, Mojtaba Ghods

Case report

The authors present the surgical strategy in the treatment of a morbidly obese paraplegic patient with a massive sacral pressure ulcer as well as bilateral trochanteric ulcers in a 1-step leg- sacrificing procedure utilizing the “spare-part” concept.

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