The biomechanics of sitting-acquired pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury or lesions

International Wound Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-231

  Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedsores; Decubitus; Deep tissue injury; Wheelchair sitting

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPUTER MODEL; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERFACE PRESSURE; ISCHIUM; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 35048860814     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00330.x     Document Type: Review

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