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Caregiving, Participation, and Quality of Life of Closest Next of Kin of Persons Living with Spinal Cord Injury in Norway

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022
Objectives: To investigate how next of kin of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience various life areas in terms of caregiving, participation, and quality of life, and the impact of personal characteristics of next of kin and SCI ...
Annette Halvorsen, Kristine Pape, Marcel Post, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Monica Engelsjord, Aslak Steinsbekk   +5 more
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The Ali Krogius procedure for treatment of patellofemoral instability should be regarded as obsolete even in skeletally immature patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Several interventions are established for treating patellofemoral instability in adults. Fewer exist for pediatric patients without damaging the epiphysis. The Ali Krogius (AK) method is currently still being used. Most studies are not current
Yannic Bangert, Felix Mittelstrass, Johannes Weisshorn, Sébastien Hagmann, Alexander Barié, Ayham Jaber   +5 more
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Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells into spinal cord lesions restores breathing and climbing [PDF]

, 2003
One of the most devastating effects of damage to the upper spinal cord is the loss of the ability to breathe; patients suffering these injuries can be kept alive only with assisted ventilation. No known method for repairing these injuries exists.
Decherchi, P., Li, Y., Raisman, G.
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We’ve Got Your Back: New Studies in Spinal Cord Regeneration [PDF]

, 2021
Every day, the spinal cord transmits messages between the brain and body at speeds of 270 miles per hour. The spinal cord allows us to walk, run, or swim.
Pandian, Joshua
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Health promotion and cardiovascular risk reduction in people with spinal cord injury: physical activity, healthy diet and maintenance after discharge— protocol for a prospective national cohort study and a preintervention- postintervention study

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) predisposes those who suffer from it to physical inactivity and weight gain; consequently, death due to cardiovascular diseases is more frequent among people with SCI than in the general population.
Nicolaj Jersild Holm, Tom Møller, Lis Adamsen, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Fin Biering-Sorensen, Lone Helle Schou   +5 more
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Traumatic lumbar disc herniation: A systemic case review and meta-analysis

Brain and Spine, 2023
Introduction: Traumatic lumbar disc herniation (TLDH) without fracture in the in-situ motion segment is a rare occurrence compared with degenerative herniation.
J. Li, L. Gössel, B. Kunze, O. Kessler, Y. Alharbi, O. Gärtner, V.A. Mihalca, S. Krebs, M. Dreimann   +8 more
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SponDT (Spondylodiscitis Diagnosis and Treatment): spondylodiscitis scoring system

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background Spondylodiscitis is a chameleon among infectious diseases due to the lack of specific symptoms with which it is associated. It is nevertheless a serious infection, with 7% mortality of hospitalized patients, in large part because of delayed ...
Lars Homagk, Daniel Marmelstein, Nadine Homagk, Gunther O. Hofmann   +3 more
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Brachial plexus injury mimicking a spinal-cord injury. [PDF]

, 2010
Objective High-energy impact to the head, neck, and shoulder can result in cervical spine as well as brachial plexus injuries. Because cervical spine injuries are more common, this tends to be the initial focus for management.
Aversano, Michael, Gonzalez-Giraldo, Ernesto, Heuer, Gregory G, Macyszyn, Luke J, Schuster, James M, Zager, Eric L   +5 more
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Physical Fitness and Exercise Strategy According to General Characteristics of Spinal Cord Injured Person [PDF]

운동과학, 2019
PURPOSE Spinal cord injuries cause a decrease in overall body function after spinal cord injury. The physical fitness of the spinal cord injured person varies greatly depending on the level of injury, physical activity, and the use of a wheelchair ...
Kun-Ho Lee, Sang-Min Hong, Yun-A Shin
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Epidemiological Profile of traumatic spinal cord injuries in the National Referral Hospital, Bhutan

Bhutan Health Journal, 2023
Introduction: The number of traumatic spinal cord injuries associated with a fracture is on rise which is compounded by rise in number of motor vehicle accidents in the country.
Kuenzang Wangdi, Ugyen Tshering, Karma Phuentsho   +2 more
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