A mixed methods implementation evaluation of a brief movement-based health promotion workshop for health professionals in the Ecuadorian highlands [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundAlthough Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health promotes regular physical activity, program design and implementation remains limited, especially in rural Indigenous communities.
Dawn M. Magnusson +3 more
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Reinforcements and augmentations with the long head of the biceps tendon in shoulder surgery: a narrative review [PDF]
EFORT Open ReviewsThe long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) has recently emerged as a therapeutic option for various shoulder pathologies. Synthetic materials and allografts have not shown sufficient resistance or favorable outcomes to restore rotator cuff native tissue ...
Alberto Guevara-Alvarez +6 more
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The provision of the baby box was associated with safe sleep practices in a low-resource community: a randomized control trial in Ecuador [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) can occur between 1 month and 1 year of age and are inequitably distributed with a greater burden in populations with numerous health disparities.
Hartley Feld +5 more
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Use of the PHQ-4 Tool to Assess Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Adults During a Medical Brigade in Medically Underserved Santo Domingo, Ecuador [PDF]
Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthAnxiety and depression are common yet often underdiagnosed, particularly in underserved populations. In Ecuador, limited access to mental health care heightens this concern. This study assessed the utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), a
Misa Ito +6 more
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Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, 2022 Resumen: Antecedentes y objetivo: Analizar la cicatrización mediante ecografía y el seguimiento funcional a mediano plazo de pacientes con roturas parciales bursales del manguito rotador (RPBMR) con reparación in situ sin acromioplastia.
M.G. Bruchmann +7 more
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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2021 Purpose To evaluate the intra and interobserver reproducibility of a new goniometric method for evaluating the isolated passive range of motion of the glenohumeral joint in an outpatient setting.
Miguel Angel Ruiz Ibán +5 more
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Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, 2022 Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze midterm functional outcomes and tendon integrity in patients treated with in situ arthroscopic repair of Partial Bursal Rotator Cuff Tears (PBRCTs) without acromioplasty.
M.G. Bruchmann +7 more
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Reparación sistemática del manguito rotador: Clasificación de la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Revista de la Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 2023 La cirugía de manguito rotador se ha popularizado en los últimos años y pasó de realizarse mediante una técnica abierta, en la mayoría de los casos, a la reparación artroscópica.
Guido Fierro +4 more
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Reducción de la luxación de hombro en tiempos de pandemia. Una nueva luz sobre una vieja ventana
Revista de la Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 2021 Se presenta el caso de una paciente con luxación de hombro izquierdo, que consulta en el servicio de emergencia de nuestro hospital, durante la pandemia del COVID-19.
Omar Lencina +2 more
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Inestabilidad posterior de hombro. Revisión de conceptos actuales
Revista Colombiana de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 2021 La inestabilidad glenohumeral posterior crónica, tiene como presentación la subluxación posterior recurrente que se caracteriza por dolor mas que sensación de inestabilidad; sin embargo si esta acompañada de otras inestabilidades como la anterior o ...
Andrés Julián Arango-Mejía +3 more
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