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Associations among quality of life, activities, and participation in elderly residents with joint contractures in long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Joint contractures and degenerative osteoarthritis are the most common joint diseases in the elderly population, can lead to limited mobility in elderly individuals, can exacerbate symptoms such as pain, stiffness, and disability, and can ...
Yi-chang Chen, Keh-chung Lin, Shu-Hui Yeh, Chih-Hung Wang, Ay-Woan Pan, Hao-Ling Chen, Chen-Jung Chen   +6 more
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Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the PaArticular Scales among elderly residents in long-term care facilities with joint contractures [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Joint contractures, which affect activity, participation, and quality of life, are common complications of neurological conditions among elderly residents in long-term care facilities.
Yi-chang Chen, Keh-chung Lin, Chen-Jung Chen, Shu-Hui Yeh, Ay-Woan Pan, Hao-Ling Chen, Chih-Hung Wang   +6 more
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Joint contractures in severe burn patients with early rehabilitation intervention in one of the largest burn intensive care unit in China: a descriptive analysis [PDF]

Burns & Trauma, 2019
Background Joint contracture is the major clinical complication in burn patients, especially, the severe burn patients. This study aimed to investigate the number and severity of joint contractures in patients with burns affecting greater than or equal ...
Jianglin Tan, Jian Chen, Junyi Zhou, Huapei Song, Huan Deng, Ming Ao, Gaoxing Luo, Jun Wu   +7 more
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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: Multiple Congenital Joint Contractures [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2015
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a syndrome characterized by nonprogressive multiple congenital joint contractures. The etiology of disease is multifactorial; it is most commonly suspected from absent fetal movements and genetic defects.
Hamza Sucuoglu, Nurettin Irem Ornek, Cagkan Caglar   +2 more
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Extending the global landscape of Bruck syndrome: Case series of Indonesian and Ukrainian patients with PLOD2 pathogenic variants and literature review [PDF]

Bone Reports
Bruck syndrome type 2 (BRKS2) is a rare disorder marked by congenital joint contractures and bone fragility, caused by variants in PLOD2, which encodes lysyl hydroxylase 2 essential for collagen stability.
Devina Afraditya Paveta, Agustini Utari, Ferdy Kurniawan Cayami, Alessandra Maugeri, Aare Märtson, Sulev Kõks, Andrii Pashenko, Sergii Khmyzov, Elisabeth Marelise W. Eekhoff, Katre Maasalu, Dimitra Micha, Lidiia Zhytnik   +11 more
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Double Opposing Stiletto Flaps for Pediatric Finger Flexion Contractures [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: Pediatric finger flexion contractures can have wide transverse contracted volar tissue resulting in a pterygium or web of tissue extending across the affected joints.
Hannah E. Korah, PhD, Lauren Perry, MSN, CPNP, Michael G. Galvez, MD   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a complex intervention to improve participation and activities in nursing home residents with joint contractures (JointConEval): study protocol of a multicentre cluster-randomised controlled trial [DRKS-ID:DRKS00015185] [PDF]

Trials, 2019
Background Nursing home residents are frequently affected by joint contractures, which impacts their participation and daily activities. A complex intervention, the Participation Enabling Care in Nursing (PECAN), was previously developed and pilot tested 
Natalie Nguyen, Regina Thalhammer, Katrin Beutner, Susanne Saal, Ricarda Servaty, Hanna Klingshirn, Andrea Icks, Kristina Freyberg, Markus Vomhof, Ulrich Mansmann, Lien Le, Martin Müller, Gabriele Meyer   +12 more
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Likelihood of Dupuytren Contracture Recurrence After Limited Fasciectomy, Needle Aponeurotomy or Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum: Systematic Review of Prospective Data With 2- to 7-Year Follow-up [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: Compare contracture recurrence after limited fasciectomy (LF), collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH), and needle aponeurotomy (NA) for Dupuytren contracture (DC) using prospectively collected studies with ≥2-year follow-up and assess ...
Michael Nocek, BA, Dorothy Wakefield, MS, PStat, Mark A. Vitale, MD, MPH   +2 more
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Usage of External Fixation in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Knee Joint Stiffness: Review

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2021
Relevance. Knee contractures have an impact on quality of life and are also a common cause of disability. The use of external fixation devices has a certain place in the treatment of this pathology. Purpose.
S. A. Rokhoev, L. N. Solomin
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Release of Severe Postburn Contracture of Index Finger with Two-stage Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Summary:. Postburn contractures are the result of deep burns that are not treated properly and promptly. Severe contractures require more than one surgery to be completely relieved.
Zejnë Buja, MD, PhD
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