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Activity-promoting gaming systems in exercise and rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2011
Commercial activity-promoting gaming systems provide a potentially attractive means to facilitate exercise and rehabilitation. The Nintendo Wii, Sony EyeToy, Dance Dance Revolution, and Xbox Kinect are examples of gaming systems that use the movement of ...
Griffin, Murray, Impson, Rebecca, McCormick, Darren, Shawis, Teshk, Taylor, Matthew JD   +4 more
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Navigating medicine and justice: A life history and phenomenological study of forensic doctors' experiences

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic doctors play a crucial role at the intersection of medicine and law, offering expertise in legal matters. However, their work exposes them to significant emotional and psychological stress, increasing the risk of burnout. Despite the critical nature of their profession, little research has explored how forensic doctors construct their
Mateus Eduardo Romão, Ilaria Setti, Gill Thomson, Giorgia Alfano, Serena Barello   +4 more
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Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2017
The treatment of complete post-traumatic brachial plexus palsy resulting in a flail shoulder and upper extremity remains a challenge to peripheral nerve surgeons.
M. Siqueira, R. Martins, C. Heise, L. Foroni   +3 more
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Canadian water‐related fatalities: Demographic, situational, and environmental risk factors

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Unintentional water‐related deaths are an ongoing global problem, despite being named by the United Nations as one of the leading preventable causes of death. To address the need for enhanced analysis of drowning risk factors, including demographic and situational conditions that may influence death outcomes, this research involved a three ...
Vienna Chichi Lam, James Bryan Kinney, Lisa Hanson Ouellette, Barbara Byers, Gail Scott Anderson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrastructural changes in peripheral arteries and nerves in diabetic ischemic lower limbs, by electron microscope

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2017
Background: The results of “light and electron microscopic study” of the peripheral arteries and nerves biopsies in diabetic neuropathy comparing with biopsies of normal arteries and nerves of traumatic amputation as a control group.
Mohamed E. Salem, Abdel-Azzem A. Ismael, Amr Salem, Tarek Salem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

War and Medicine at the Canadian War Museum [PDF]

, 2012
War and Medicine is the Canadian War Museum’s major summer exhibition. War and Medicine provides an unflinching look at the relationship between medical practice and military operations over the past 150 years.
Burtch, Andrew, Cook, Tim
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An enhanced treatment program with markedly reduced mortality after a transtibial or higher non-traumatic lower extremity amputation

Acta Orthopaedica, 2016
Background and purpose — Historically, high 30-day and 1-year mortality post-amputation rates (> 30% and 50%, respectively) have been reported in patients with a transtibial or higher non-traumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA).
M. T. Kristensen, G. Holm, M. Krasheninnikoff, P. S. Jensen, P. Gebuhr   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differences and Commonalities of Electrical Stimulation Paradigms After Central Paralysis and Amputation

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
Invasive and non‐invasive functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a well‐established method to partially restore function after paralysis and deliver sensory feedback after amputation. This work summarizes the current state‐of‐the‐art of FES for restoring function, supporting rehabilitation therapy, and assistive devices.
Thomas Stieglitz, Ines Bersch, Natalie Mrachacz‐Kersting, Cristian Pasluosta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dismounted complex blast injuries

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017
Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The United States Medical Corps has continued to evaluate and define the injury patterns of our service members in an effort to prevent injury and improve combat casualty care. The pattern of injury can be predicted
Paul Ryan MD, Claude Anderson MD, Steven Wilding MD   +2 more
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Phantom Limbs: Affect, Haptics and ‘Partes De Mucha Gente’ in Mariana Enriquez's Nuestra Parte De Noche

Bulletin of Latin American Research, EarlyView.
In Mariana Enriquez's Nuestra parte de noche (Our Share of Night), the insistence on narrating putrid wounds and hewn limbs seeks to reinvigorate stagnant tropes, to highlight the corporeal cruelty obfuscated by the ghostly. This article explores the association between textures and emotions, specifically questioning what it can lead to when remains ...
Ana María Villaveces Galofre
wiley   +1 more source