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Where are pressure sores most likely to form?

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Where are pressure sores most likely to form?

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People most likely to get Pressure Sores are: 1. Persons who are so ill, weak, or disabled that they cannot roll over by themselves. This includes persons severely disabled from polio, brain damage, advanced muscular dystrophy, or a bad injury. 2. Persons who have no feeling in parts of their body and do not feel the warnings of pain or discomfort when their body is being damaged. This includes persons with spinal cord injury, Spina Bifida, and Leprosy. 3. Persons who have a plaster cast on an arm or leg (to correct a contracture or to heal a broken bone), when the plaster presses over a bony spot. At first the pressure will hurt but in time the spot will grow numb and there will be no awareness of the ongoing sore formation. The risk is greater when using casts on people who have no sensation in the plastered body part. How dangerous are Pressure Sores: Pressure Sores, if neglected, can become large and deep; because they contain dead skin and flesh, they become easily infected. If a

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Parts of the body where skin and subcutaneous tissues that overlie bony prominence are likely sites for pressure sore formation. The parts where they form most often are shown in the picture. The points coloured red are the points of highest risk.