Relationship between Pressure Ulcers in Elderly People and Physiological Indices of the Skin.

This study examined the relationship between skin physiological indices and pressure ulcers in elderly people. The subjects were 55 bedridden elderly Japanese patients with a median age of 85 years. The following parame-ters were measured using non-invasive devices: skin surface temperature, moisture content in the stratum corneum, moisture content in the dermis, transepidermal water loss as an index of skin barrier function, skin erythema and skin elasticity.

An operative procedure for advanced Kienböck's disease. Excision of the lunate and subsequent replacement with a tendon-ball implant.

Excision of the lunate and subsequent replacement with a tendon implant was performed in 22 patients with Kienböck's disease between 1971 and 1985. This procedure was indicated mainly for those with advanced Kienböck's disease, i.e.