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Comparing Different Surgical Techniques for Coverage of Pressure Ulcer

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University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer

Treatments

Procedure: Flap covering for pressure ulcer

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04446936
RECHMPL20_0366

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery department of Montpellier was born out of the Wound and Healing department, the first unit of this type to be created in Europe. The investigators quickly became the national leader in the management of pressure ulcers, especially in people with spinal cord injuries.

Our expertise has evolved over time as well as our surgical techniques for covering ulcers, gradually over time the investigators have gone from " random " flaps to " propeller " flaps, more reliable in terms of vascularization and more logical in terms of force distribution and skin tension.

The investigators found subjectively that the rate of complications was lower for the helical flaps. The investigators therefore seek to confirm this trend through a retrospective study on patients operated on in the department between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019.

Enrollment

200 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 90 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Major Patient
  • Patient with trochanteric, ischiatic or sacral pressure ulcer
  • Patient who undergone flap surgery for pressure ulcer between January 1st, 2015 and December 31st, 2019

Exclusion criteria

  • Other loss of substance than pressure ulcer
  • Combined covering with a random flap and a propeller flap
  • Surgical revision of a flap without a new flap

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Propeller flaps
Description:
Patients who undergone propeller flap surgery
Treatment:
Procedure: Flap covering for pressure ulcer
Random flaps
Description:
Patients who undergone random flap surgery
Treatment:
Procedure: Flap covering for pressure ulcer

Trial contacts and locations

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