Center-of-pressure displacement during postural changes in relation to pressure ulcers in spinal cord-injured patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-182

  Karataş, Gülçin Kaymak ^a,c   Tosun, Aliye Kapukiran ^b   Kanatli, Ulunay ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal Equilibrium; Posture; Pressure Ulcer; Spinal Cord Injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRUNK;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCKS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 39749105950     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318164a99a     Document Type: Article

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