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Complications After the Use of Trans‐Tibial Prostheses in Patients With Diabetes: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Many factors are affected after amputation and prosthetic use in patients with diabetes mellitus. Our study aimed to evaluate complications, satisfaction, and walking ability of patients with diabetes following 1 year of using trans ...
Nasrin Moulodi, Sawza Saeed, Zekra Aziz, Mohammed Awla, Nabi Babakir, Rizgar Ahmad   +5 more
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Correlation Analysis between Clinical Rating Scales and Inertial Signal Features in Parkinson’s Disease Patients [PDF]

한국정밀공학회지, 2023
In this study, the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) signals and clinical evaluation scales for Parkinson's disease were correlated. The study included 16 patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Tae Hee Kim, Ha Eun Jo, Hui Woo Choi, Pyoung-Hwa Choi, Won Jae Lee, Hee Seung Yang, Woo Sub Sim   +6 more
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Activity, socket fit, comfort and community participation in lower limb prosthesis users: a Cambodian cohort study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2022
Background After amputation, many people become less active, feel lonely and lose independence. Understanding the factors associated with low physical activity levels and participation could contribute to defining key interventions which can support ...
Laura Diment, RaksmeyMutta Nguon, Sovansereyrathna Seng, Vannsnavy Sit, Ply Lors, Phearsa Thor, Samedy Srors, Sisary Kheng, Malcolm Granat, Maggie Donovan-Hall, Peter Worsley, Alex Dickinson   +11 more
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DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL APPLICATION AS THE NEW SYSTEM TO ORGANIZE PRACTICUM MATERIALS AT SCHOOL OF PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS IN POLYTECHNIC HEALTH SCIENCES JAKARTA I

Quality, 2023
Introduction: The Prosthetic Orthotics (PO) School at Health Polytechnic Jakarta I relies on practical skills and various materials in its labs/workshops for device fabrication.
Suci Anatasia Nazier, Triyani Triyani, Rizki Annisa, Padma Vidya Gayatri, Raden Achmad Candra Putra   +4 more
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Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services

Systems, 2023
The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the limited capacity of prosthetics ...
Jefferson K. Rajah, William Chernicoff, Christopher J. Hutchison, Paulo Gonçalves, Birgit Kopainsky   +4 more
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Use of mobile phones for rehabilitative services among prosthetics users in rural Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda: findings from a qualitative study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2022
Background Digital technologies such as mobile phones have shown potential as vital tools for use in healthcare and related services. However, little has been done to explore its use for prosthetics rehabilitative services, especially in the Acholi sub ...
Walter Onen Yagos, Geoffrey Tabo Olok, Emmanuel Ben Moro, Jonathan Huck, Mahesh Nirmalan   +4 more
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Production of dental prosthetics in the SUS in Brazilian older population and impact of the covid-19 pandemic

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2023
OBJECTIVE Describe the trends in the production of dental prosthetics by the Unified Health System (SUS) in older people aged 60 years or older in Brazil and country regions from 2010 to 2019 and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the expected ...
Manuella Fluck Vieira, Patrícia Schunck Alferes Marques, Daniela de Rossi Figueiredo, Daniela Lemos Carcereri, Andreia Morales Cascaes   +4 more
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The effect of paint types toward iris color changes of ocular prosthetics

Majalah Kedokteran Gigi Indonesia, 2020
Ocular prosthetics are mainly created to meet the aspect of esthetic consideration. The paint application in ocular prosthetics construction is remaining an option for Prosthodontist.
Gunawan Sri Sarjono, Titik Ismiyati, Endang Wahyuningtyas   +2 more
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Evaluation of biofilm colonization on multi-part dental implants in a rat model

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis are highly prevalent biofilm-associated diseases affecting the tissues surrounding dental implants.
Eva Blank, Jasmin Grischke, Andreas Winkel, Joerg Eberhard, Nadine Kommerein, Katharina Doll, Ines Yang, Meike Stiesch   +7 more
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Paediatric flat foot and foot dimension in Central Anatolia

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Information on the foot structures of Central Anatolian children is limited. Foot structures of children aged 6–10 years were shown to be different according to sex and increasing age.
Serap Alsancak, Senem Guner, Enver Güven, Ali Koray Özgün, Yunis Akkaş, Neslihan Alkıs   +5 more
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