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Successful treatment of a guitarist with a finger joint injury using instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 Finger injuries are common and can greatly affect a musician's quality of life. A 55-year-old man, who had injured the proximal interphalangeal joint of the left index finger 6 months prior to any intervention, was treated with a manual therapy approach ...
Bayliss, Amy J. +3 more
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Key Trends and Insights in Smart Polymeric Skin Wearable Patches
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Intelligent polymers, which respond to various physical and biological stimuli, are explored for the development of skin wearable patches in biomedical applications. Smart polymers, also known as intelligent or stimuli‐responsive polymers, play a crucial role in the development of advanced wearable patches due to their versatility and softness.
Sergio J. Peñas‐Núñez +2 more
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Effectiveness of Adaptive Silverware on Range of Motion of the Hand [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Hand function is essential to a person’s self-efficacy and greatly affects quality of life. Adapted utensils with handles of increased diameters have historically been used to assist individuals with arthritis or other hand disabilities for ...
Arthritis Foundation +18 more
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Ultrahigh Piezoelectricity in Truss‐Based Ferroelectric Ceramics Metamaterials
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.By leveraging the unique combination of polarization direction and loading state, ultrahigh piezoelectricity is achieved through careful tuning of the relative density and scaling ratio in truss‐based ferroelectric metamaterials. This approach enables the simultaneous realization of extremely high piezoelectric constants and ultralow dielectric ...
Jiahao Shi +6 more
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Static and dynamic human flexor tendon-pulley interaction [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of a preceding flexion or extension movement on the static interaction of human finger flexor tendons and pulleys concerning flexion torque being generated. Six human fresh frozen cadaver long fingers
Moor, B K +3 more
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Wearable Haptic Feedback Interfaces for Augmenting Human Touch
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The wearable haptic feedback interfaces enhance user experience in gaming, social media, biomedical instrumentation, and robotics by generating tactile sensations. This review discusses and categorizes current haptic feedback interfaces into force, thermal, and electrotactile stimulation‐based haptic feedback interfaces, elucidating their current ...
Shubham Patel +3 more
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Biomechanical Study of Extensor Tendon Lacerations Over the Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joints
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019 Purpose: To assess the percentages of extensor tendon lacerations over the finger metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints that may lead to an MCP joint extensor lag. Methods: We obtained 8t fresh-frozen cadaveric hand specimens.
Justin H. Chan, MD +4 more
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An unexpected diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis.
Orthopedic Reviews, 2009 Hand infections can result in serious tissue damage and gross functional impairment. This is particularly true in the case of septic arthritis, the most destructive of all joint disease.
Tanujan Thangarajah +2 more
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Histogram Based Synovitis Scoring System Using Ultrasound Images of Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: The gray scale Ultrasound (US) imaging aids in assessing activity of Rheumatoid arthritis condition through classification of synovitis and is able to estimate the disease progression.
RJ Hemalatha, V Vijayabaskarin
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Active Thermal Field Integration for Marangoni‐Driven Salt Rejection and Water Collection
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A thermal gradient fabric (TGF) evaporator with an auxiliary active thermal field can simultaneously increase evaporation rates and achieve long‐term salt rejection. The auxiliary active thermal field is well integrated with solar energy to construct moderate, extensive, and circulating Marangoni flow for salt rejection.
Can Ge +12 more
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