Model experiments to study the stress distributions in a seated buttock

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1982, Pages 493-504

  Reddy, Narender P ^a   Patel, Himanshu ^a   Cochran, George Van B ^a   Brunski, John B ^b  

^a HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SUPPORT INTERFACES; CLINICAL SUPPORT DEVICES; DECUBITUS ULCERS; SEATING RESEARCH; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TISSUE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; STRAIN - THEORY;

BIOMECHANICS;

BUTTOCK; CUSHION; DECUBITUS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL MODEL; SITTING; SOFT TISSUE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0019942034     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(82)90003-3     Document Type: Article

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