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Risk Factors for the Development of Pressure Sores Among People with Spinal Cord Injury: Results of a Case Study

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This case study was conducted to understand the risk factors for the pressure sore development post rehabilitation among Indian veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Development of pressure sore is common among people with SCI. Rehabilitation centers help people with SCI to understand the SCI better and teaches them to deal with its secondary problem like Pressure Sore. The veterans of Post Rehabilitation Center are quadriplegic and paraplegic and have reported the development of pressure sore post rehabilitation. Most common areas of development of pressure are Sacrum, Ischia, R/L Trochanters. Veterans with complete SCI are more at risk of development of Pressure sore. The paper provides the potential risk factors due to which veterans with SCI develop pressure sore post rehabilitation.

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We thank the respondents who participated in the study and Post Rehabilitation Center for their permission to conduct this study.

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    Priyanka Rawal & Gaur G. Ray

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Rawal, P., Ray, G.G. (2017). Risk Factors for the Development of Pressure Sores Among People with Spinal Cord Injury: Results of a Case Study. In: Chakrabarti, A., Chakrabarti, D. (eds) Research into Design for Communities, Volume 1. ICoRD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 65. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_23

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