Open Access
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1994; 27(02): 072-075
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776077
Review Article

Use of Limberg Flap for Closure of Sacral Pressure Sores

Avtar Singh
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
K S Mander
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
G P Singh
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
S K Gulati
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
Gopal Malhotra
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
K C Garg
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
,
J P S Walia
Government Medical College & Rajendra Hospital, Patiala
› Author Affiliations
Preview

Summary

Limberg flap has been used for the closure of moderate size sacral pressure sores in 5 cases. It provides a good padded skin cover with the suture line away from the midline which is the area of ulceration. No breakdown or ulceration in the flap or donor defect suture line were seen during 1-4 years of follow up. Operative technique is briefly described and important points on flap planning are discussed.



Publication History

Article published online:
05 October 2023

© 2023. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India