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Although muscle weakness is a risk factor for falls, its direct influence on the ability to prevent a fall is largely unknown. This study therefore investigated the effect of aging-related losses in strength on the ability to restore static balance following a recovery step from a backward balance loss. A six-link, sagittal-plane musculoskeletal model with 10 Hill-type musculotendon actuators was...
Many rat/mouse pressure ulcer (PU) models have been developed to test different hypotheses to gain deeper understanding of various causative risk factors, the progress of PUs, and assessing effectiveness of potential treatment modalities. The recently emphasized deep tissue injury (DTI) mechanism for PU formation has received increased attention and several studies reported findings on newly developed...
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