The impact of tilting on blood flow and localized tissue loading

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Sonenblum, Sharon E ^a,b   Sprigle, Stephen H ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Pressure ulcer; Spinal cord injuries; Tilt in space; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TILTING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 78751569924     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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