The effectiveness of origami on overall hand function after injury: A pilot controlled trial [PDF]
, 2008 This pilot study measured the effectiveness of using origami to improve the overall hand function of outpatients attending an NHS hand injury unit. The initiative came from one of the authors who had used origami informally in the clinical setting and ...
Marston, L +3 more
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2011 Introduction: Traumatic hand injury causes chronic disability. A large number of studies have reported impairments in clinical parameters, but few studies have described their disability experience.
Rebecca John, Chhaya V Verma
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SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FINGERS WITH THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL AND MICROSURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2016 The authors presents a new method of hand and finger reconstruction, which makes it possible to restore finger surface and bony frame by transfer of vascularized osteo-cutaneous grafts on microvessel anastomoses and transposition of the radial flap on ...
N. M. Alexandrov, S. V. Petrov
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Kinesiological study of the push-up motion in spinal cord injury patients: involving measurement of hand pressure applied to a force plate. [PDF]
, 2002 We studied the pressure exerted by hands during push-ups in 21 paraplegic and 2 tetraplegic patients employing 4 different hand positions. In the fingers-spread position, the initial force exerted was a vertical force (Fz), followed by a medio-lateral ...
Kotani, Yasuhiro, Tokuhiro, Akihiro
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Blast injury from locally manufactured “Hakka patas”
Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2023 Explosives are potentially harmful devices that can create an explosion by a rapid release of a pressurized gas consequent to a chemical reaction within the device. They can inflict a variety of injuries, due to the blast wave, fire, and shrapnel.
Chathula Ushari Wickramasinghe +1 more
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Survey of the needs of patients with spinal cord injury: impact and priority for improvement in hand function in tetraplegics\ud [PDF]
, 2004 Objective: To investigate the impact of upper extremity deficit in subjects with tetraplegia.\ud \ud Setting: The United Kingdom and The Netherlands.\ud \ud Study design: Survey among the members of the Dutch and UK Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Associations.\
BR Johnstone +30 more
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Long-term health outcomes after exposure to repeated concussion in elite level: rugby union players [PDF]
, 2016 Background: There is continuing concern about effects of concussion in athletes, including risk of the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Hay, J. +6 more
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iScienceSummary: Fibrotic scar is one of the main impediments to axon regeneration following spinal cord injury (SCI). In this study, we found that CD44 was upregulated during the formation of fibrotic scar, and blocking CD44 by IM7 caused downregulation of ...
Jin Guo +9 more
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Osseointegrated finger prostheses using a tripod titanium mini-plate [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Digital amputation is a common upper extremity injury and can cause significant impairment in hand function, as well as psychosocial stigma.
Ciudad, Pedro +5 more
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Experience of Robotic Exoskeleton Use at Four Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers [PDF]
, 2018 Background and Purpose: Refinement of robotic exoskeletons for overground walking is progressing rapidly. We describe clinicians\u27 experiences, evaluations, and training strategies using robotic exoskeletons in spinal cord injury rehabilitation and ...
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