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Review
. 2007 Sep;16(8):336-42.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2007.16.8.27854.

Pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury: a bioengineering perspective

L Agam  1 , A Gefen
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Pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury: a bioengineering perspective

L Agam et al. J Wound Care. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

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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