An Audit of Surgical Management of Pressure Sores in a Resource Constrained Hospital in Kenya

Table 1

The types of operations done for the various ulcers.

Diagnosis	Operation done	Frequency	Percentage
Sacral pressure sore	V-Y gluteal fasciocutaneous flap	8	13.5
	V-Y gluteal myocutaneous flap	4	7
	Transverse lumbar fasciocutaneous flap	8	13.5
Trochanteric pressure sores	V-Y tensor fascia lata flap	29	50
	Inferior gluteal rotational myocutaneous flap	4	7
	direct closure	2	3
Ischial pressure sore	V-Y hamstring flap	1	2
	Gracilis myocutaneous flap	2	4
Total		58	100