Severe sensory neuropathy increases risk of heel pressure ulcer in older adults.
Geriatrics Department, Bretonneau Hospital, Paris, France; Laboratory of Tissue Biology and Therapeutic Engineering, UMR CNRS 5305, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Marie-Line
ML
Gaubert-Dahan
Karine
K
Castro-Lionard
Marie-Ange
MA
Blanchon
Bérengère
B
Fromy
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index