Strains and stresses in sub-dermal tissues of the buttocks are greater in paraplegics than in healthy during sitting

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-580

  Linder Ganz, Eran ^a   Shabshin, Noga ^b   Itzchak, Yacov ^b   Yizhar, Ziva ^a   Siev Ner, Itzhak ^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; Rehabilitation of wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

DECUBITUS ULCER; DEEP TISSUE INJURY (DTI); REHABILITATION OF WHEELCHAIR USERS;

TISSUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; STRESS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38749101918     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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