Between 1993 and 1995, eleven paraplegic patients with sacral pressure sores were operated in Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopaedics. Avarage age during the operation was 34 (min. 18-max. 46) years. Nine patients were male and 2 were female. İn ali patients cause of paraplegia was thoraco-Iumbar vertebra fractures. Postoperativeiy, there were no problem of flap viability and the donor sites were closed primarily without any tension and no recurrence of any pressure sore and infection were observed in follow-up examinations was average 15 (ranged from 7 to 22) months. As a result, this flap is usefull in lumbar and sacral pressure sores of paraplegic patients and gives excellent result.
Keywords: Pressure sore, Gluteal Flap, Paraplegia