A System Utilizing Metal Hydride Actuators to Achieve Passive Motion of Toe Joints for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: A Pilot Study

This paper describes the influence of human toe movement on blood flow and the design of a toe joint passive motion system for preventing pressure ulcers. First, we measured lower extremity blood flow in the foot during active and passive motion of the toe to facilitate the design of new rehabilitat...

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Autores principales: Hosono, Minako, Ino, Shuichi, Sato, Mitsuru, Yamashita, Kazuhiko, Izumi, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/541383

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/541383

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