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Taiwan Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
壓瘡;坐墊;脊髓損傷;坐骨粗隆;pressure sore;cushion;spinal cord injury;ischial tuberosities
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Evaluation Of The Interface Pressure Of Conventionally Used Cushions By Sci Patient At The Ischial Tuberosites, Yiu-Chung Lau, Chau-Peng Leong, Hsueh-Wen Chang
Evaluation Of The Interface Pressure Of Conventionally Used Cushions By Sci Patient At The Ischial Tuberosites, Yiu-Chung Lau, Chau-Peng Leong, Hsueh-Wen Chang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients confined to a wheelchair for long periods are prone to pressure sores occurring at ischial tuberosity. This study used Expert-Seat pressure evaluation pad to record the pressure of the ischial tuberosities. Twenty-nine spinal cord injury subjects and twenty normal subjects participated in this study. The pressure distributed over ischial tuberosities during sitting was measured five times, including one measured without cushion. Four wheelchair cushions with different types of materials were evaluated in two population groups: spinal cord injured and normal control. The subjects sat on various types of wheelchair seats: (1) gel cushion: skil care …