| The patients were positioned in the lateral decubitus position, under general anesthesia. |
| The external autopsy examination revealed anasarca with ascites, jaundice, diffuse petechiae and purpura, and a presacral decubitus ulcer. |
| The determination of shear forces acting on a body is of crucial importance in decubitus ulcer prevention. |
| When supine, the muscle is flattened and bandlike. When decubitus or prone, the sternalis muscle is mobile and may have a bulging appearance. |
| The operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia and in the lateral decubitus position with a thigh tourniquet. |
| This report concerns an 89-year-old female patient referred to us with an infected decubitus ulcer. |
