Use of weight-bearing MRI for evaluating wheelchair cushions based on internal soft-tissue deformations under ischial tuberosities

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-42

  Shabshin, Nogah ^a   Zoizner, Gil ^b   Herman, Amir ^a,c   Ougortsin, Vlad ^a   Gefen, Amit ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedsores; Decubitus; Deep tissue injury; Foam; Open MRI; Pressure sores; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation; Sitting pressures; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; OPEN MRI; PRESSURE SORES; PRESSURE ULCERS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); DEFORMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; TENSORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; WEIGHT-BEARING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77949707740     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.07.0105     Document Type: Article

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