Ten years of myocutaneous flaps for pressure ulcers in patients with spinal lesions: analysis of complications in the framework of a specialised medical-surgical pathway

Introduction: The objective of the study is to analyse complications associated with surgery for pelvic pressure ulcers: their frequency, nature and rate of surgical revisions. The secondary aims are to analyse the rate of recurrence, length of stay and time to healing, and to determine factors associated with complications and recurrence.Methods: It is a single-centre, retrospective cohort study with a 10 year follow-up, setting in Nantes University Hospital, France, a specialist centre for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).