Reliability of Bench Tests of Interface Pressure

Assistive Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-57

  Sprigle, Stephen ^a   Dunlop, William ^b   Press, Larry ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushions; Interface pressure; Pressure ulcer; Wheelchair seating

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH CARE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PATIENT REHABILITATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TISSUE; WHEELCHAIRS;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BENCH TESTS; INTERFACE PRESSURE; WHEELCHAIR CUSHION SELECTION PROCESS;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

POLYURETHAN FOAM; URETHAN;

AIR; ARTICLE; BENCH TEST; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BUTTOCK; CUSHION; DECUBITUS; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORCE; ISCHIUM; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RELIABILITY; SEAT; STANDARDIZATION; WHEELCHAIR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 1342311337     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2003.10131889     Document Type: Article

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