I. Leucocyte ascorbic acid concentration was measured in ninety-one paraplegic patients and in forty-one control subjects. Patients and controls were subdivided into males and females, and into smokers and non-smokers. 2. For each subgroup, mean results were lower in the patients than in the controls and lower in patients with pressure sores than in patients without pressure sores. The leucocyt...

Introduction:  Pressure  sores  refer  to  lesions  that  are  produced  while  a  constant  pressure  causes  necrotic  tissue to grow. The need for a better comprehension of the process has led researchers to artificial generation  of  pressure  sores.  Modeling  the  mechanical  behavior  of tissue  will  provide  a better understanding  of this  process as well as a more suitable selection ...

Patients who stay in bed for long periods are prone to pressure sores. Pressure sores cause multiple complications and prolong hospitalization. To prevent sores, the patient’s lying position must be changed continuously so that excessive on any body part does not last long. In this paper, we propose a novel robotic formation of This is composed segments driven independently by brushless direct ...

The Rancho Flotation Bed provides hydrostatic support with maximum pressures over bony prominences of 15 to 25 mm Hg (measured with a pneumatic pressure transducer). This is generally below the levels normally quoted as conducive to the development of ischaemia. Clinical experience has shown the bed to be a successful aid to nursing by eliminating the need to turn the patients for pressure reas...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of ischial pressure sore defects is challenging due to extensive bursas and high recurrence rates. In this study, we simultaneously applied a muscle flap that covered the exposed ischium and large bursa with sufficient muscular volume and a profunda femoris artery perforator fasciocutaneous flap for the management of ischial pressure sores. METHODS We retrospectively...