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Risk Factors Involved in Cheerleading Injuries [PDF]

, 2016
Injury prevention is an important aspect of health in which professionals in the field must focus. With a continual increase of risk in activities performed nationwide, health professionals must seek to educate the population on risk factors involved in ...
DeFreece, Kelsey
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Incidence, contributing factors, and predictors of diagnostic errors in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnostic error is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, yet most studies have focused on selected high‐risk subgroups, leaving the broader general internal medicine inpatient population understudied. Objectives To determine the incidence, contributing factors, resulting harm, and predictors of diagnostic error in medical ...
Caterina E. Marx, Elena Hofmann, Martin Perrig, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Wolf Hautz, Jörg P. Isenegger, Ernst Lipp, Drahomir Aujesky, Manuel R. Blum, Tobias Tritschler   +9 more
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The Modified Posterolateral Approach for Fixation of Posterior Malleolus Fractures Associated with Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Injury – Description of Surgical Technique.

Journal of the Foot & Ankle
Posterior malleolus fractures are a challenge in the treatment of ankle injuries and, if not treated properly, can lead to unfavorable results, especially when associated with syndesmosis injury.
Beatriz Marinho Guimarães, André Vitor Kerber Cavalcanti Lemos, Caio Augusto de Souza Nery, Gustavo Henrique Carillo Ambrosio, Eduardo Souza Maciel   +4 more
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Acupuncture alters cortical and corticomuscular functional connectivity in stroke patients with motor dysfunction

Journal of Intelligent Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Stroke is a leading cause of global mortality and disability, often resulting in severe motor dysfunction. Acupuncture has shown promise in stroke rehabilitation, but its neural mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated the immediate effects of acupuncture at GV26, PC6, and SP6 on cortical and corticomuscular functional connectivity ...
Rui Xu, Siheng Chen, Zhongxiang Zhang, Jin Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Radiographers' False Preliminary Image Evaluation Comments in One New Zealand District

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Preliminary image evaluation (PIE) comment errors were evaluated for common errors. These include missed avulsion fractures in the finger, hand, and wrist, while accessory bones in the feet and ankle were mistaken for abnormalities. Identifying these errors provides guidance for ongoing, regular, targeted training to help improve PIE accuracy rates ...
Kim Lewis, Sibusiso Mdletshe, Andrea Doubleday, Tracey Pieterse   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and treatment of acute ankle injuries: development of an evidence-based algorithm

Orthopedic Reviews, 2011
Acute ankle injuries are among the most common injuries in emergency departments. However, there are still no standardized examination procedures or evidence-based treatment.
Hans Polzer, Karl Georg Kanz, Wolf Christian Prall, Florian Haasters, Ben Ockert, Wolf Mutschler, Stefan Grote   +6 more
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Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Young Female Basketball Players: A Case Series. [PDF]

, 2019
Achilles tendon ruptures are a common entity in middle-aged male athletes. There have been limited reports of these injuries in female athletes in general and no reports that we are aware of teenage female athletes with complete tears that required ...
Hagen, Mia, Pandya, Nirav K
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Value of 2‐Dimensional Shear‐Wave Elastography in Assessing Tibial Nerve Stiffness in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives The morphological alterations of the tibial nerve in patients with diabetes mellitus, both with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), are challenging to differentiate using B‐mode ultrasound. In this study, we assessed the stiffness changes of the tibial nerve by 2‐dimensional shear‐wave elastography (2D‐SWE). Methods We gathered
Jiafan Li, Shaozhi Cai, Yuxia Zhai, Ruoting Zheng, Junbin Du   +4 more
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Preseason Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores Are Not Associated With Lower Quadrant Injury - A Validation Study With Normative Data on 395 Division III Athletes

, 2018
Background: Preseason performance on the lower extremity functional test (LEFT), a timed series of agility drills, has been previously reported to be associated with future risk of lower quadrant (LQ = low back and lower extremities) injury in Division ...
Brumitt, Jason, Ellis, Natalie, Petersen, Jordan, Reyes, Jordan, Wilson, Victor, Zita, Christopher John   +5 more
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A Refractory Leg Skin Ulcer Associated With Multiple Myeloma Successfully Treated With Plasma Exchange, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder that primarily presents with CRAB symptoms (calcium elevation, renal failure, anemia, and bone abnormalities). In rare cases, MM manifests with systemic complications like skin ulcers, which present management challenges. Here, we report a 78‐year‐old Japanese man with MM and refractory
Naoko Hattori, Yutaka Kuwatsuka, Tomoka Waseda, Daisuke Ehara, Koji Ando, Hiroyuki Murota   +5 more
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