Technology for pressure ulcer prevention

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 30-

  Jan, Yih Kuen ^a   Brienza, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Microcirculation; Pressure ulcers; Prevention; Spinal cord injury; Support surfaces; Technology; Tissue mechanics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MICROCIRCULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33645031773     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/26R8-UNHJ-DXJ5-XG7W     Document Type: Review

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