Pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury: An unusual site and etiology

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 587-590

  Rathore, Farooq A ^a   New, P W ^b,c   Waheed, Akhtar ^a  

^a Spinal Rehabilitation Unit   (Pakistan)

^b Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compression stockings; Pressure ulcers; Spinal cord injury; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECUBITUS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 67649801938     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318198b6d7     Document Type: Article

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