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A decubitus ulcer at an unusual site was successfully treated by means of the ‘simple’ closure with retention wire button technique at the risk of creating another small ulcer, which healed spontaneously.
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Comarr, A. An interesting decubitus ulcer closure. Spinal Cord 1, 271–276 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1963.24
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