Biophysical skin properties of grade 1 pressure ulcers and unaffected skin in spinal cord injured and able-bodied persons in the unloaded sacral region

To examine biophysical skin properties in the sacral region in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients suffering from a grade 1 pressure ulcer (PU) defined as non-blanchable erythema (SCI/PU), SCI patients in the post-acute phase (SCI/PA) and able-bodied participants (CON). Also, for SCI/PU patients, both...

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Published in:	Journal of tissue viability Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 89 - 94
Main Authors:	Scheel-Sailer, Anke, Frotzler, Angela, Mueller, Gabi, Annaheim, Simon, Rossi, René Michel, Derler, Siegfried
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017
Subjects:	Adult Advanced Basic Science Aged Case-Control Studies Critical Care Female Humans Male Middle Aged Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Pressure Ulcer - classification Pressure Ulcer - etiology Pressure Ulcer - physiopathology Sacrococcygeal Region Sacrum Skin - blood supply Skin - pathology Skin elasticity Skin hydration Skin perfusion Skin Physiological Phenomena Skin physiology Skin redness Spinal Cord Injuries - complications Skin perfusion Skin elasticity Skin physiology Skin redness Skin hydration
ISSN:	0965-206X
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