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Traumatic hand amputation while wakeboarding [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2011
Wakeboarding is a sport increasing in popularity in the UK and the rest of the world. It is known to be associated with a high incidence of relatively minor injuries to the participating sportsperson. The authors present the case of a traumatic hand amputation to an associated third party and highlight the potential for serious injuries to all those ...
Timothy Woodacre, Morwena Marshall
openaire   +5 more sources

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Care for an elderly person after lower limb amputation

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Introduction: Although currently less major amputation is performed, due to more effective revascularization and endovascular treatment, limbs amputations are still necessary and commonly used as a therapeutic method.
Monika Prylińska, Jakub Husejko, Klaudia Kwiatkowska, Alicja Wycech, Marcin Kujaciński, Olga Rymarska, Joanna Sarnowska, Dorota Rogala, Karol Jarosz, Adrianna Nieciecka, Natalia Skierkowska, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska   +11 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Deaths of Children in Out‐of‐Home‐Care: What do Inquest Reports Reveal About the Framing of Child Protection Practice?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Western Australia (WA), a coronial inquest into the death of a child who had been in care is mandatory. An inquest is a public hearing, a fact‐finding process to determine the cause of the death, prevent future deaths from occurring in similar circumstances and to comment on the public health implications.
Celine Harrison, Maria Harries, Mark Liddiard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence and causes of lower-limb amputations in the city of Ribeirão Preto from 1985 to 2008: evaluation of the medical records from 3,274 cases

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
: Objective: It was to identify trends of traumatic and non-traumatic causes of lower limb amputations, as well as the role played by population aging, traffic violence increase, public health policy of diabetes control program and drivers anti-alcohol ...
Bruna Maria Bueno Barbosa, Rosane Aparecida Monteiro, Lucas Françolin Sparano, Rodolfo Fabiano Niz Bareiro, Afonso Dinis Costa Passos, Edgard Eduard Engel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traumatized index finger pollicization for thumb reconstruction—A case report

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019
When the index finger is injured or severed with a traumatic thumb amputation, transfer of the injured index finger can restore the function of the thumb. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the result of the transfer of an injured index finger for
Lu Yi’an, Xiao Haijun, Xue Feng
doaj   +1 more source

A mouse coccygeal intervertebral disc degeneration model with tail‐looping constructed using a suturing method

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
A novel, simple coccygeal intervertebral disc degeneration model, using a suturing method for tail‐looping, without the need for external fixation and complex surgery. The model has high reproducibility and stability and overcomes the disadvantages of the existing animal models of disc degeneration.
Wei Xie, Zemao Huang, Ziyang Huang, Deqing Luo, Zhangxin Chen, Li Xie, Lingqi Zhu, Hui Liu, Kejian Lian, Paolo Alberton, Denitsa Docheva, Dasheng Lin   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Natural Limb Function: A New Era in Prosthetic Innovation

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
The past decade has witnessed groundbreaking clinical implementation of neuroprosthetic limbs driven by signals from peripheral targets (eg, nerves and muscle) and the brain to restore limb function for individuals with limb loss or impairment. In this review, we highlight recent key clinical trials in peripheral neuroprosthetic interfaces directly ...
Yucheng Tian, Dylan M. Wallace, Paul S. Cederna, Cynthia A. Chestek, Stephen W. P. Kemp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-dimensional-printed upper limb prosthesis for a child with traumatic amputation of right wrist

Medicine, 2017
Rationale: For traumatic upper limb amputees, the prohibitive cost of a custom-made prosthesis brings an insufferable financial burden for their families in developing countries. Three-dimensional (3D) printing allows for creating affordable, lightweight,
Guisheng Xu, Liang Gao, K. Tao, Shengxiang Wan, Yuning Lin, Ao Xiong, Bin Kang, H. Zeng   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Toxicology of the Subfamily Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae): A Comprehensive Review

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The subfamily Gomphrenoideae is composed of about 480 accepted species, many of which have been historically used as medicinal plants, reason why they have been studied in terms of chemical profile, biological activity, and safety. This review consolidates the advances in research on this subfamily over the past 47 years, emphasizing its ...
Dayanna Isabel Araque Gelves, Giulia Cristina de Andreoli Souza, Alvaro Jose Hernandez Tasco, Marcos José Salvador   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source