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“I am trapped in my body”: a qualitative exploration of bodily experiences during brace treatment among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingPurpose Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity that often requires long-term bracing to prevent the progression of spinal curvature. However, bracing impacts several aspects of adolescents’ lives.
Marit Fure +3 more
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A New Clinical Tool for Scoliosis Risk Analysis: Scoliosis Tele-Screening Test [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2023 Study Design Methodological, observational clinical study. Purpose: This study aimed to develop a virtual screening test to detect scoliosis risk initially by parents without the need for medical visit during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic ...
Hurriyet Gursel Yılmaz +6 more
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Arthroplasty, 2023 Background Wearable sensors have become a complementary means for evaluation of body function and gait in lower limb osteoarthritis. This study aimed to review the applications of wearable sensors for gait analysis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA ...
Yuguo Feng +6 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of bone impairment, which is a process controlled by the RANKL/RANK/OPG system, mostly due to chronic inflammation and corticosteroid treatment.
Ivana Smoljan +4 more
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Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of Legionella infection
Journal of Water and Health, 2021 Bacterial pneumonia caused by the inhalation of aerosols contaminated with Legionella spp. is also known as Legionnaires' disease. In this study, we report a case of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila sg.1 in a 58-year-old man who visited a sea ...
Dijana Tomic Linsak +6 more
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Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2023 Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the brace compliance and clinical background of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who demonstrate different degrees of psychological brace-related stress.
Tomoyuki Asada +11 more
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Epidemiologic and Epizootic Data of Tularemia in the Past and in the Recent History in Croatia
Microorganisms, 2020 Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. A large number of recent studies have provided an update on the disease characteristics and the distribution across Europe.
Mirna Mihelčić +5 more
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Children, 2022 The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare two standardized protocols for radiological follow-up (in-brace versus out-of-brace radiographs) to study the rate of curve progression over time in surgically treated idiopathic scoliosis (IS ...
Charles M. M. Peeters +5 more
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Impact of body mass index on the initial in-brace correction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2021 Background/Aim: Many factors affect initial in-brace correction and treatment outcome in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Previous studies have observed contradictory results on the role of BMI in orthotic treatment.
Pjanić Samra +2 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Digit loss might be due to traumatic injuries, congenital malformations and various diseases. Rehabilitation of finger amputations requires aesthetics and functional aspects. Due to limited resources in low income countries, some local professionals find
Akouetevi Aduayom-Ahego +1 more
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