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Percutaneous needle fasciotomy in Dupuytren contracture: a register-based, observational cohort study on complications in 3,331 treated fingers in 2,257 patients

Acta Orthopaedica, 2020
Background and purpose — Percutaneous needle fasciotomy (PNF) is a minimally invasive treatment option for Dupuytren contracture, which has gained momentum worldwide in recent years.
Laura Houstrup Therkelsen, Simon Toftgaard Skov, Malene Laursen, Jeppe Lange   +3 more
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A Novel Percutaneous Surgical Approach Using Silicone Sheets for Lower Eyelid Lengthening: A Descriptive Case Series

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Lower eyelid lengthening is essential to correct eyelid retraction and preserve ocular surface integrity. We evaluated the efficacy of a novel percutaneous surgical technique that utilizes a silicone sheet to elongate the lower eyelids to ...
Shinsuke Kinoshita, MD, Natsuko Kakudo, MD, PhD, Hisaki Ukyo, MD, Naonori Masuda, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Osawa, MD   +4 more
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Inhibition of Glial Activation and Subsequent Reduction in White Matter Damage through Supplementation with a Combined Extract of Wheat Bran, Citrus Peel, and Jujube in a Rat Model of Vascular Dementia

Current Issues in Molecular Biology
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. In our previous studies, we showed that wheat bran extract (WBE) reduced white matter damage in a rat VaD model and improved memory in a human clinical trial ...
Ki Hong Kim, Sun-Ha Lim, Jeong Hyun Hwang, Jongwon Lee   +3 more
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A Puzzle of Vestibular Physiology in a Meniere’s Disease Acute Attack

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2015
The aim of this paper is to present for the first time the functional evaluation of each of the vestibular receptors in the six semicircular canals in a patient diagnosed with Meniere’s disease during an acute attack.
Marta Martinez-Lopez, Raquel Manrique-Huarte, Nicolas Perez-Fernandez   +2 more
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Journal of Health Sciences, 2015
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), once known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Sudeck's dystrophy and causalgia, is a pain syndrome with indistinctive pathophysiology and unpredictable clinical course.
Dijana Avdic, Amila Jaganjac, Bakir Katana, Samir Bojicic, Amra Macak Hadziomerovic, Emira Svraka   +5 more
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Functional state of peripheral nerves of lower limbs in patients with deforming knee joint arthrosis

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2018
With osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine and L3, L4 lesions, local overloads of the spinal-motor segment lead to disruption of the functioning of the biokinematic chain "spine-lower limbs".
T. K. Verkhozina, E. G. Ippolitova, N. I. Arsentieva, E. S. Tsyslyak   +3 more
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Effect of intervertebral disc disease on scoliosis in the lumbar spine

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2014
Lumbar intervertebral discopathy is a common clinical problem and a significant cause of low back pain. Usually it is associated with overload and damage to the intervertebral disc, which directly relates to the instability of the motion segment.
Wojcik Gustaw, Piskorz Jolanta, Ilzecka Joanna, Bulikowski Wlodzimierz   +3 more
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Operant conditioning of spinal reflexes to improve function recovery after CNS damage

The FASEB Journal, 2013
The elicitation of spinal reflexes, which has traditionally been used to monitor basic motor and sensory functions, is now finding uses for modifying CNS pathways and thereby restoring more effective function after spinal cord injuries and in other disorders.
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Effects of clothianidin exposure during pregnancy and lactation on the thyroid function of maternal rats and the early neurodevelopment of offspring

Guangxi Yike Daxue xuebao
Objective To investigate the effects of clothianidin (CLO) exposure on the thyroid function of mater‐nal rats and the early neurodevelopment of their offspring by establishing a CLO exposure model in SpragueDawley (SD) rats during pregnancy and lactation.
Xiaorong HUANG, Wanhui LI, Junshang WEN, Liujuan OU, Junwang GU, Huishen HUANG, Ying YANG, Qihua ZHU, Kaiqi YANG, Xin QIN, Dongping HUANG   +10 more
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K-point stimulation: triggering the jaw opening reflex for brain-damaged patients

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association, 2018
Patients with a wide range of cerebrovascular disease may have difficulty in opening their mouths, resulting in failing to swallow foods and maintain their oral hygiene. K-point was introduced as an effective trigger point to stimulate the jaw opening reflex for those patients. K-point stimulation may be useful as one of methods of helping open the jaw
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