Skin PSI tolerance
Bryan King
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Title:
Skin PSI tolerance
Creator:
Bryan King
Date:
1/28/2021
Text:
List Members:Does anyone recall, perhaps from school days, what the maximum PSI tolerance is for human skin. I think when I was at Northwestern (a fewyears ago), we were told skin will maintain full bloodflow up to 1/2 PSI.?? If pressure exceeds that, there is interruption in blood supply, and if that pressure is sustained for X time, the process of necrosis will begin. Thanks for any answers!Bryan King, CPO, LPOJAS
Citation
Bryan King, “Skin PSI tolerance,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/255271.