Difference between revisions of "Pressure ulcer"

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 ==General==
-*Common.
+*Common, esp. in [[spina bifida]],<ref name=pmid21129225>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Nthumba | first1 = PM. | title = Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients. | journal = World J Surg Oncol | volume = 8 | issue =  | pages = 108 | month =  | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1186/1477-7819-8-108 | PMID = 21129225 }}</ref> individuals with spinal cord injuries.
+Etiology:
+*Mechanical injury.<ref name=pmid20299616>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Olesen | first1 = CG. | last2 = de Zee | first2 = M. | last3 = Rasmussen | first3 = J. | title = Missing links in pressure ulcer research--an interdisciplinary overview. | journal = J Appl Physiol | volume = 108 | issue = 6 | pages = 1458-64 | month = Jun | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1152/japplphysiol.01006.2009 | PMID = 20299616 }}</ref><ref name=pmid15157010>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hamanami | first1 = K. | last2 = Tokuhiro | first2 = A. | last3 = Inoue | first3 = H. | title = Finding the optimal setting of inflated air pressure for a multi-cell air cushion for wheelchair patients with spinal cord injury. | journal = Acta Med Okayama | volume = 58 | issue = 1 | pages = 37-44 | month = Feb | year = 2004 | doi =  | PMID = 15157010 }}</ref>
 ==Microscopic==