The late results of surgical treatment of pressure sores in paraplegics.

The findings are presented of a retrospective survey of paraplegic patients who underwent surgical repair of pressure sores between 1973 and 1977. Forty-one patients with 56 sores were studied. The recurrence rate of repaired sores was 47 per cent. In an analysis of the data the only factor associated with a good long term result was a return home rather than chronic hospitalization following surgery. This finding applied to bedridden but not to sitting patients.