Combined V-Y Fasciocutaneous Advancement and Gluteus Maximus Muscle Rotational Flaps for Treating Sacral Sores

Table 1

Patient data and results.

Patient	Sex/age, y	Reason for being bedridden	Paralytic state	Follow-up time, month	Defect size, cm^2	Operating time, min	Estimated blood loss, cc	Complications	Recurrence	Muscle thickness, mm; (2–4 weeks postop)	Muscle thickness, mm; (4–6 months postop)
1	M/62	Spinal cord injury	Quadriplegia	12	84	90	50	None	None	8.42	8.19
2	M/72	Cerebrovascular accident	Hemiplegia	13	289	83	100	Seroma	None	7.33	7.45
3	M/26	Spinal cord injury	Paraplegia	16	120	180	50	None	None	11.2	10.42
4	M/55	Spinal cord injury	Quadriplegia	12	80	102	50	None	None	9.82	9.75
5	F/55	Spinal cord injury	Quadriplegia	15	195	90	75	None	None	10.25	10.33
6	M/60	Spinal cord injury	Quadriplegia	12	210	150	100	None	None	8.82	8.76
7	M/76	Cerebrovascular accident	Quadriplegia	14	77	115	75	None	None	9.52	9.49
8	F/43	Spinal cord injury	Paraplegia	13	156	180	100	Seroma	Once	7.22	7.88
9	F/13	Brain tumour	Quadriplegia	18	208	90	75	None	None	10.95	10.43
10	M/81	Cerebrovascular accident	Hemiplegia	9	342	180	150	None	None	9.87	9.78
11	F/64	Cerebrovascular accident	Quadriplegia	12	120	120	75	None	None	8.38	8.12
12	F/34	Anorexia nervosa	None	15	77	95	50	None	None	11.24	11.06
13	F/39	Spinal cord injury	Paraplegia	16	169	88	100	Hematoma	None	9.52	8.32
Average				13.6	164	130.25	81		7.7% (1/13)	9.43	9.22

F: female; M: male; postop: postoperative.