Pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury: a bioengineering perspective.
Wheelchair users are highly susceptible to deep tissue injury. Interface pressures are unlikely to predict this, and an alternative assessment approach is needed that can easily monitor internal mechanical stresses and deformations.
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D011482:Protective Devices; D012107:Research Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017592:Skin Care; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards