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Ischial pressure sores were treated by excision and repair with a gracilis musculocutaneous flap. The operative technique and results are discussed.
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McGregor, J. The gracilis musculocutaneous flap as a method of closure of ischial pressure sores: preliminary report. Spinal Cord 20, 217–226 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1982.40
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