An air-cell-based cushion for pressure ulcer protection remarkably reduces tissue stresses in the seated buttocks with respect to foams: Finite element studies

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-23

  Levy, Ayelet ^a   Kopplin, Kara ^b   Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ROHO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational model; Sitting; Support surfaces; Tissue injury thresholds; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AIR CELL BASED CUSHION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INTERFACE PRESSURE; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE SPASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGIDITY; SITTING; SKIN SURFACE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ULCER PREVENTION DEVICE; WEIGHT BEARING; WHEELCHAIR; WOUND CARE; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BUTTOCKS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893812198     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: 18764746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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