Assessment of mechanical conditions in sub-dermal tissues during sitting: A combined experimental-MRI and finite element approach

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1443-1454

  Linder Ganz, Eran ^a   Shabshin, Noga ^b   Itzchak, Yacov ^b   Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcer; Deep tissue injury; Mechanical properties; Pressure sore modeling; Rehabilitation of wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WHEELCHAIRS;

DECUBITUS ULCERS; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; PRESSURE SORE MODELING; REHABILITATION OF WHEELCHAIR USERS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCK; COMPREHENSION; DECUBITUS; DERMIS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFACE PRESSURE; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; MODEL; MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SKELETON; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE INJURY; VALIDATION STUDY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCKS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34247099408     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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