Real-time finite element monitoring of sub-dermal tissue stresses in individuals with spinal cord injury: Toward prevention of pressure ulcers

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 387-400

  Linder Ganz, Eran ^a   Yarnitzky, Gilad ^a   Yizhar, Ziva ^a   Siev Ner, Itzhak ^b   Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Decubitus; Deep tissue injury; Paraplegia; Pressure sore

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DOSIMETRY; HISTOLOGY; MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRESSES; TENSORS; TISSUE; WHEELCHAIRS;

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; DECUBITUS; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE SORE;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCK; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 58549096899     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9607-8     Document Type: Article

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