Mechanical compression-induced pressure sores in rat hindlimb: Muscle stiffness, histology, and computational models

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2034-2049

  Linder Ganz, E ^a   Gefen, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal model; Decubitus ulcers; Finite element analysis; Muscle mechanical properties; Soft tissue injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HEAD; HEEL; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOULDER; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 2442655410     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00888.2003     Document Type: Article

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