[Surgical treatment of decubitus ulcer in paraplegics]

In spite of prophylactic treatment pressure sores in para- and tetraplegics often occur. The pressure ulcers are mostly found in certain places. Surgical intervention will be eventually necessary in most cases. Surgery should include the radical excision of the ulcer, the removal of prominent bone areas and the closure of the defect. In order to avoid large scars the surgical procedure should not exceed a certain extent. We feel that the slide and swing method after Schrudde is the most efficacious because by means of this technique large scars and free transplants which are very sensitive postoperatively can be avoided. We report on a total of 128 patients with 169 pressure sores.