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Fig. 1 | BMC Surgery

Fig. 1

From: Treatment of deep cavities using a perforator-based island flap with partial de-epithelization

Fig. 1

A patient (age range 50–59 years) with a stage IV sacral sore. (Upper left) After complete debridement, a 9 × 5 cm wound with a horizontally oriented cavity in cephalad, was seen. The marked area on the distal portion of the flap was de-epithelized. (Upper right) After transposing the flap and filling the cavity with the de-epithelized portion, both the recipient and the donor wounds were closed with sutures. (Below) The wound healed without any problems

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