How elderly patients with femoral fracture develop pressure sores in hospital.
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DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old man with known history of paraplegia presents to clinic with a long-standing wound as shown earlier. The wound is located in the presacral region with intact periosteum, healthy overlying fascia, and no purulence.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.292.6531.1311