The mechanism of persistent undermining of a sacral pressure ulcer: Experimental analyses using a deformable model and examination of skin mobility over different anatomical locations.

Undermining is an important issue in the treatment and care of deep pressure ulcers. The frequency of the undermining over different bony prominences varies. In particular, deep pressure ulcers over the sacrum exhibit undermining more frequently than those occurring over the heel. Although shear for...

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Publicado en:Journal of Tissue Viability Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 130 - 135
Autores principales: Tanaka, Makiko, Takahashi, Yoshiko, Hasegawa, Keiko, Ito, Yasumi, Nemoto, Tetsuya, Isogai, Zenzo
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. May2020
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