A new concept: ‘Relative position between the external force and the bony prominence’ explains location-specific occurrence of superficial injury over an undermining lesion.
Aim A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. Although the external forces and bony prominences differ depending on ulcer location, the way in which these anatomical differ...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Tissue Viability Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 75 - 79 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Feb2017
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