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Search Strategy explained on the example of Ovid Excerpta Medica
| Search # | Search Term | Key Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Tissue Injury(*) | Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) |
| 2 | Deep Tissue Damage | |
| 3 | Decubitus/ | |
| 4 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 | |
| 5 | Transtibial | Amputation level |
| 6 | Trans-tibial | |
| 7 | Below knee | |
| 8 | #5 OR #6 OR #7 | |
| 9 | Prosthe* | Transtibial prosthetic users |
| 10 | #8 AND #9 | |
| 11 | #4 AND #10 | DTI in transtibial prosthetic users |
*represents the "wildcard" that is commonly used in literature search strategies
