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Measurement of pressure ulcer volume using dental impression materials: suggestion from the field
J S Covington1, J W Griffin, R K Mendius
1Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Related Health Professions, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
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|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
Understanding of the healing rates of deep pressure ulcers may be enhanced in future studies by relating changes in wound volume to changes in WSA. In this report, a type of dental impression material, vinyl polysiloxane, was used to produce a model of the internal topography of a pressure ulcer. This model was used to obtain volumetric measurements of the wound cavity. A permanent replica (cast) of the wound was also fabricated. Further clinical trials investigating the reliability of this method for measuring the volume of deep pressure ulcers are indicated.