2015
Proxy Study on Minimizing Risk of Sacral Pressure Ulcers While Complying with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Risk Reduction Guidelines
Crane BA, Wininger M, Kunsman M. Proxy Study on Minimizing Risk of Sacral Pressure Ulcers While Complying with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Risk Reduction Guidelines. Advances In Skin & Wound Care 2015, 28: 541-550. PMID: 26562200, DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000471877.19459.85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPressure ulcerationBed positioningSupine postureLower respiratory tract infectionsRisk reduction guidelinesRespiratory tract infectionsVentilator-acquired pneumoniaEvidence-based recommendationsMore evidence-based recommendationsSemirecumbent positioningTract infectionsSacral pressureHealthy subjectsPressure ulcersClinical careUlcerationRatio of peakSignificant increaseModerate inclineRiskPosturePneumoniaUlcersPatientsSupine
2010
Surface muscle pressure as a measure of active and passive behavior of muscles during gait
Yungher DA, Wininger MT, Barr JB, Craelius W, Threlkeld AJ. Surface muscle pressure as a measure of active and passive behavior of muscles during gait. Medical Engineering & Physics 2010, 33: 464-471. PMID: 21176884, DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface electromyographyMuscle pressureMuscle activity onsetIsometric knee extensionHigh intra-class correlationHealthy subjectsIntra-class correlationIsometric contractionKnee extensionMuscle stiffnessElectrical activityMuscleMechanical behaviorGaitGait cyclePressure sensorCessation timeMuscular forceActivity onsetMechanical modelSEMG waveformsRadial pressureOnsetSubjectsSingle subject