Influence of wheelchair user interface and personal characteristics on static and dynamic pretibial skin pressures in elite wheelchair racers, a pilot study

Context/objective: To examine personal (athletic classification, age, sex, body mass index, duration of disability, tactile sensation of lower extremities) and wheelchair (kneeling plate angle) factors associated with increased pretibial skin pressures in elite wheelchair racers.Design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: University-based laboratory in Champaign, USA.Participants: A convenience sample of elite wheelchair races with traumatic spinal...