Pretibial injury: key factors and their use in developing laboratory test methods.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds
; 7(4): 220-34, 2008 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18981057
ABSTRACT
Aims were to 1 characterize pretibial injuries and evaluate protection offered by garments/fabrics; and 2 develop a laboratory test to determine the potential protection provided by such fabrics. Most (>85%) of 75 patients treated for pretibial injury at Hutt Hospital, New Zealand sustained injury to one site and required surgery. Injuries were typically grade 3 or 4, 10-250 mm wide 30-350 mm long, and at the mid- to lower third of the tibia. The severity grade was lower when at least one fabric layer covered the site, slightly lower again with more than one layer, and when a knitted fabric/garment was worn, and a trouser type garment. Laboratory test methods and their application reflected these known variables. The force transmitted through multiple fabric layers was less then through one layer thick pantyhouse and either denim or fabrics used in 'sweat pants' would minimize transmitted force and maximize impulse.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Roupa de Proteção
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Pele
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Têxteis
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Tíbia
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Teste de Materiais
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Traumatismos da Perna
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article