The biomechanical protective effects of a treatment dressing on the soft tissues surrounding a non‐offloaded sacral pressure ulcer

Patients who are immobile endure prolonged bodyweight‐related compressive, tensional and shear loads at their body‐support contact areas that over time may lead to the onset of pressure ulcers (PUs). Approximately, one‐third of the common sacral PUs are severe and classified as category 3 or 4. If a...

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