Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of Pressure Ulcers

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Pressure Ulcers: An Important Condition in Medicine and Surgery

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 1-4

3. Etiology and Pathology of Pressure Ulcers

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 5-17

4. Comprehensive Clinical Wound Evaluation

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 19-23

5. General and Special Investigation in Pressure Ulcer Patients

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 25-34

6. Pressure Ulcers from a Psychological Perspective

   • Burl R. Wagenheim

   Pages 35-51

7. Comprehensive Preoperative Management of Patients with Pressure Ulcer

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 53-65

8. General Operative Management and Postoperative Care

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 67-79

9. Reconstructive Surgery for Ischial Ulcer

   • Salah Rubayi

   Pages 81-115

10. Reconstructive Surgery for Sacral Ulcer

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 117-136

11. Reconstructive Surgery for Trochanteric Ulcer

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 137-147

12. Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip Joint Involved with Pressure Ulcer, Pathological Conditions, and Trauma

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 149-173

13. Multiple Ulcers Closed by Multiple Flaps as a Single Procedure

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 175-189

14. Reconstructive Surgery for Pressure Ulcers in Special Areas of the Body

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 191-220

15. Disarticulation and Total Thigh Flap

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 221-242

16. Complications of Flap Surgery

    • Salah Rubayi

    Pages 243-248

17. Physical Therapy Evaluation and Rehabilitation: Pre- and Post-reconstructive Plastic Surgery for Pressure Ulcer

    • Alicia Mcleland

    Pages 249-269

18. Prevention of Pressure Ulcer

    • Alicia Mcleland

    Pages 271-279

19. Back Matter

    Pages 281-283

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This abundantly illustrated guide, based on work at the renowned Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, describes and depicts operative techniques for the treatment of the devastating wounds caused by pressure ulcers. Comprehensive information is provided on the surgical anatomy and the variety of wounds that may be encountered. In addition, interventions in patients with complicated ulcers are discussed. Pressure ulcer is a topic of growing importance in the fields of plastic surgery, surgical education, and physical therapy – and also has important psychosocial, medicolegal, and cost management implications. Readers will find Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of Pressure Ulcer to be an ideal aid to appropriate selection of flap surgery in the individual patient. It will help in the achievement of satisfactory outcomes and will especially assist surgeons who lack the requisite specialized training and experience.

• bed sore
• ischial ulcer
• pressure sore
• sacral ulcer
• wound healing
• rehabilitation psychology

“The book is intended to showcase the author’s expertise in dealing with the repair and treatment of complex ulcerative wounds. Dr. Rubayi’s vast experience with pressure ulcer care is skillfully documented in this book. The audience includes plastic surgery trainees and practicing plastic surgeons. The author’s experience with over 25,000 procedures assures his credibility.” (Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2015)

• Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, USA

  Salah Rubayi

Dr. Salah Rubayi, MD, FICS, FACS, is Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California. As a world-renowned physician and surgeon, he has had a positive impact on the lives of many patients treated at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. He is Chair of Rancho's Department of Surgery and Chief of the Pressure Ulcer Management and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Programs. Originally trained at University of Baghdad Medical College and the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Dr. Rubayi joined the medical staff at Rancho in 1982. In 2006 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest award conferred by the Rancho Los Amigos Foundation. Dr. Rubayi has published a number of scientific articles and made numerous scientific presentations nationally and internationally. He has served as a co-investigator on several clinical trials related to pressure ulcer management in patients with spinal cord injury. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the International Medical Society of Paraplegia.

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