Effect of durations of wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline on skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosity in people with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 667-672

  Jan, Yih Kuen ^a   Liao, Fuyuan ^a   Jones, Maria A ^b   Rice, Laura A ^a   Tisdell, Teresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c NeuroResources Rehabilitation Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler flowmetry; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation; Skin; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PERFUSION; SKIN; SKIN PERFUSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR TILT IN SPACE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84875461720     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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