[Seating, postural support, safety and satisfaction of users of wheelchairs in a CABA Rehabilitation Institute. Descriptive study].

Introduction: In the world, 75 million people require a wheelchair (W/C) but only between 5% and 15% of them have one. The WHO defines a W/C as adequate if it meets the needs of the user and their environment, offers appropriate seating and postural support and if it is safe and durable.

Objective: The primary objective is to describe the seating, postural support and safety of W/Cs users who attend the I.

[Risk factors for the development and recurrence of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury: A systematic review.].

Introduction: A spinal cord injury refers to the damage suffered in the spinal cord as a result of trauma, disease or degeneration. Every person with spinal cord injury is at risk of developing pressure ulcers, and almost everyone will develop at least one ulcer due to severe pressure during his or her life.

Objective: To identify the studies that detected risk factors for the development and recurrence of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury; and, if possible, synthesize the evidence to determine whether an association exists between them.