Pressure injury management by location

Below is an illustration highlighting the common sites of skin breakdown in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Use the illustration below to identify the affected body part. Then, use the body parts listed in the menu on the left to access general advice on:

  1. Specific risks that place this area at risk of breakdown.
  2. Management plans, if a breakdown occurs over this site.

This advice is generic and does not cover all aspects of the body. For more detailed guidance and support, clinicians can contact QSCIS as needed.

  1. Occiput
  2. Scapula
  3. Elbow
  4. Lateral Aspect of the Greater Trochanter
  5. Posterior Aspect of the Greater Trochanter
  6. Ischial tuberosity
  7. Sacrum and coccyx
  1. Natal cleft
  2. Medial knee
  3. Calcaneal
  4. Posterior heel
  5. Lateral medial malleoli
  6. Toes