Surgical Treatment of 55 Patients with Pressure Ulcers at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Kosovo during the Period 2000–2010: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Localization of PUs and surgical methods used for treatment of defects caused by Pus.

	No (𝑛=72)	%
Localization by the regions
Sacral region	41	74.5
Trochanteric	12	21.8
Ischia	11	20
Femoral	3	5.4
Occipital	2	3.6
Malleolar	2	3.6
Calcaneal	1	1.8
Surgical methods
Musculocutaneous flaps	20	36.3
Cutaneous local flaps	18	32.7
Direct closure	12	21.8
Cutaneous grafts	12	21.8
Fasciocutaneous flaps TFL*	10	18.1

∗TFL-tensor fascia lata.