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Methodologies to produce and assess standardized trauma to the skin
Author(s) -
Marks R.,
Black D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700080431
Subject(s) - medicine , instrumentation (computer programming) , medical physics , surgery , intensive care medicine , computer science , operating system
In order to learn how mechanical trauma affects the skin, it is necessary to establish quantitative relationships between the degree of trauma and the extent of the biological response. This requires the development of novel techniques and instrumentation. In this paper, two new techniques for applying standardized increments of trauma to the skin are presented. Methods for measuring the effects on the skin surface and on skin function are described.