(A) Brachial assessment tool (Front). (B) Brachial assessment tool (Back). ABSTRACT Background Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition of neurovascular compression in the cervicoaxillary canal and is commonly divided into neurogenic, venous, and arterial subtypes. Neurogenic TOS, caused by brachial plexus compression, is the most frequent subtype.
Scott Ferris, Bridget Hill, Yi Xie
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Objective To describe the pain profile of patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. Methods We enrolled 65 patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. The Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire was used to classify pain and the SF-36 was used
Marcus V. B. Santana+8 more
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Motion Browser: Visualizing and Understanding Complex Upper Limb Movement Under Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injuries [PDF]
The brachial plexus is a complex network of peripheral nerves that enables sensing from and control of the movements of the arms and hand. Nowadays, the coordination between the muscles to generate simple movements is still not well understood, hindering the knowledge of how to best treat patients with this type of peripheral nerve injury.
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Predictive modelling of training loads and injury in Australian football [PDF]
To investigate whether training load monitoring data could be used to predict injuries in elite Australian football players, data were collected from elite athletes over 3 seasons at an Australian football club. Loads were quantified using GPS devices, accelerometers and player perceived exertion ratings.
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Prevalence and predisposing factors of brachial plexus birth palsy in a Regional hospital in Ghana: A five year retrospective study [PDF]
Introduction: brachial plexus birth injury is one of the challenges associated with maternal delivery, with varying prevalence between countries. Brachial plexus birth injury poses negative health implications to children and also has socio-economic ...
Adjoa Nkrumah Banson+4 more
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Development of a core outcome set for traumatic brachial plexus injuries (COMBINE): a study protocol [PDF]
Introduction: Traumatic brachial plexus injury (TBPI) involves major trauma to the large nerves of the arm which control the movement and sensation. Fifty percent of injuries result in complete paralysis of the arm with many other individuals having ...
Cross, Jane+4 more
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Reduced functional connectivity within the primary motor cortex of patients with brachial plexus injury [PDF]
This study aims at the effects of traumatic brachial plexus lesion with root avulsions (BPA) upon the organization of the primary motor cortex (M1). Nine right-handed patients with a right BPA in whom an intercostal to musculocutaneous (ICN-MC) nerve transfer was performed had post-operative resting state fRMI scanning.
arxiv
Patient positioning on the operating table and patient safety: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract Aim To identify occurrence of harmful incidents related to patient positioning on operating table. Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Data Sources Eight databases including Ovid, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were systematically searched from the inception of ...
Signe Berit Bentsen+5 more
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Aim of the work: To evaluate the role of fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) together with conventional MRI and MR myelography (MRM) sequences in evaluation of brachial plexus traumatic roots injury in adults in correlation with ...
Tamir A. Hassan+2 more
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Lithium enhances axonal regeneration in peripheral nerve by inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3β activation [PDF]
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Qin, D+6 more
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