title: The prevention and treatment of pressure sores in the sitting paraplegic.
abstract: Pressure sores in the sitting paraplegic patient can delay rehabilitation by weeks or months, or can lead to the patient's permanent confinement to bed. This paper describes a method of redistributing the pressure loading on the sitting area so that pressure sores are unlikely to occur. In addition, a clinical approach which increases the patient's awareness of the problem is outlined and case histories and clinical results are described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007512:Ischium; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications; D014910:Wheelchairs