A theoretical model to study the effects of cellular stiffening on the damage evolution in deep tissue injury

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-597

  Nagel, T ^a,b   Loerakker, S ^a   Oomens, C W J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep tissue injury; Mechanical properties; Multi scale; Necrotic cell death; Pressure ulcer aetiology; Stiffening

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; RATS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949898211     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840902788603     Document Type: Article

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