Comparison of thoracic and lumbar erector spinae muscle activation before and after a golf practice session [PDF]
Lower back pain is commonly associated with golfers. The study aimed: to determine whether thoracic- and lumbar-erector-spinae muscle display signs of muscular fatigue after completing a golf practice session, and to examine the effect of the completed ...
Baker, Julien S.+4 more
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Rib fractures in blunt chest trauma - associated thoracic injuries [PDF]
PURPOSE. The aim of our retrospective study was to analyze the patterns of associated thoracic injuries in patients underwent blunt chest trauma and rib fractures. METHODS. The study included 212 patients with rib fractures due to blunt thoracic trauma.
Iv. Dimitrov+3 more
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Role of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in identifying disuse osteoporosis in paraplegia [PDF]
Objective: Disuse osteoporosis is a major long-term health consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that still needs to be addressed. Its management in SCI should begin with accurate diagnosis, followed by targeted treatments in the most vulnerable ...
A Frotzler+22 more
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Urban thoracic trauma: diagnosis and initial treatment of non-cardiac injuries in adults
This comprehensive review aims to delineate the prevailing non-cardiac thoracic injuries occurring in urban environments following initial on-site treatment and subsequent admission to hospital emergency departments.
Vasileios Leivaditis+16 more
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Thoracic Trauma: Aortic Injuries
AbstractThoracic aortic injuries caused by high impact trauma are life-threatening and require emergent diagnosis and management. With improvement in the acute care services, an increasing number of such injuries are being managed such that patients survive to undergo definitive therapies.
Mathew Cherian+4 more
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Look right! A retrospective study of pedestrian accidents involving overseas visitors to London [PDF]
Introduction: Research within the European Union has shown international visitors to have a higher injury mortality than residents. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of injury-related death among overseas visitors and evidence suggests overseas ...
Baldwin, A, Davies, G, Harris, T
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Endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury
Traumatic thoracic aortic injuries are rare in the pediatric population. Most patients sustaining this injury do not survive and succumb at the scene. Associated injuries can complicate the management of the aortic injury.
Gustavo Stringel, Min Li Xu, Markus Erb
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Outcomes after pneumonectomy versus limited lung resection in adults with traumatic lung injury. [PDF]
Pneumonectomy after traumatic lung injury (TLI) is associated with shock, increased pulmonary vascular resistance, and eventual right ventricular failure. Historically, trauma pneumonectomy (TP) mortality rates ranged between 53 and 100%.
Doben, Andrew R+7 more
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The effect of a seven-week exercise program on golf swing performance and musculoskeletal measures [PDF]
As most golf exercise studies have shown improved golf performance as a result of two or three sessions per week, the present study investigated the effects of a supervised exercise session performed once a week for seven weeks on golf swing variables ...
Evans, Kerrie A.+3 more
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Results of a multicenter, prospective trial of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury (RESCUE trial) [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the early outcomes of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injuries.MethodsA prospective, nonrandomized, multicenter trial using the Medtronic Valiant Captivia stent graft was conducted at
Azizzadeh, Ali+5 more
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