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Effects of Mechanical Stresses on Lymph and Interstitial Fluid Flows

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Pressure Sores - Clinical Practice and Scientific Approach

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Viability of soft tissue subject to external mechanical stresses is important from the standpoint of pressure sore formation. Pressure sores, also known as decubitus ulcers, develop as a result of prolonged excessive mechanical stresses on tissue.

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    Dan L. Bader

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Reddy, N.P. (1990). Effects of Mechanical Stresses on Lymph and Interstitial Fluid Flows. In: Bader, D.L. (eds) Pressure Sores - Clinical Practice and Scientific Approach. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10128-3_16

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