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Motivations and barriers to prosthesis users participation in physical activity, exercise and sport : a review of the literature [PDF]

, 2012
The UK will host the Paralympics in 2012 and the Commonwealth Games in 2014 showcasing the talents of elite athletes and aiming to inspire the population to become involved. However, low levels of physical activity (PA) are prevalent: only 40% of men and
Anthony McGarry, Bandura A, Berbrayer D, Biddle S, Couture M, Crocker P, David Burns, Dyer B, Hanrahan SJ, Hopper C, House of Commons, Kegel B, Kegel B, Kevin Murray, Mastro JV, McAuley E, McCartney G, Nanette Mutrie, NHS The Information Centre, Ogilvie D, Osborough CD, O’Donovan G, Pasek PB, Ruddell JL, Sarah Deans, Seligman MEP, Sousa AI, Sports Council, Health Education Authority, and Allied Dunbar, Tatar Y, Walker JL, Webster JB, Wetterhahn KA   +31 more
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Ultrastructural changes in peripheral arteries and nerves in diabetic ischemic lower limbs, by electron microscope

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2017
Background: The results of “light and electron microscopic study” of the peripheral arteries and nerves biopsies in diabetic neuropathy comparing with biopsies of normal arteries and nerves of traumatic amputation as a control group.
Mohamed E. Salem, Abdel-Azzem A. Ismael, Amr Salem, Tarek Salem   +3 more
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Activity-promoting gaming systems in exercise and rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2011
Commercial activity-promoting gaming systems provide a potentially attractive means to facilitate exercise and rehabilitation. The Nintendo Wii, Sony EyeToy, Dance Dance Revolution, and Xbox Kinect are examples of gaming systems that use the movement of ...
Griffin, Murray, Impson, Rebecca, McCormick, Darren, Shawis, Teshk, Taylor, Matthew JD   +4 more
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Dismounted complex blast injuries

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017
Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The United States Medical Corps has continued to evaluate and define the injury patterns of our service members in an effort to prevent injury and improve combat casualty care. The pattern of injury can be predicted
Paul Ryan MD, Claude Anderson MD, Steven Wilding MD   +2 more
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Post-traumatic fatal disseminated Apophysomyces elegans infection

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
Mucorales infections typically occur in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case of disseminated post-traumatic Apophysomyces elegans in an immunocompetent patient status-post soil inoculation.
Stephanie Egge, Eric Wei, Erin Clements, Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan   +3 more
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War and Medicine at the Canadian War Museum [PDF]

, 2012
War and Medicine is the Canadian War Museum’s major summer exhibition. War and Medicine provides an unflinching look at the relationship between medical practice and military operations over the past 150 years.
Burtch, Andrew, Cook, Tim
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Early utilization of hypertonic peritoneal dialysate and subsequent risks of non-traumatic amputation among peritoneal dialysis patients: a nationwide retrospective longitudinal study [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The hemodialysis (HD) population has a particularly high incidence of amputation, which is likely associated with decreased tissue oxygenation during HD. However, information about the risk factors leading to amputation in peritoneal dialysis
Che-Chen Lin, Chi-Jung Chung, Chiu-Chin Huang, Chung-Chih Lin, Fung-Chang Sung, Horng-Che Yeh, I-Kuan Wang, I-Wen Ting, Shih-Yi Lin   +8 more
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Higher C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is a potential marker for predicting amputation in patients with diabetic foot infection [PDF]

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Objective: Non-traumatic amputation resulting from diabetic foot infection (DFI) poses significant clinical and public health concerns. The C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio represents a combination of the infection level and nutritional status ...
Li Zhang, Xufeng Gao, Meifang He, Wenyan Wang, Yuebin Zhao   +4 more
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Body image and traumatic amputation

Health & Research Journal, 2020
No abstract ...
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S., Atiyeh B.S., Eaglstein W.H., Faria D., Gabriel A., Gabriel A., Gray D., Hebra F., Leung B.K., Park A.C., Rubio P.A., Scheuplein R., Verdier-Sévrain S., Xu W., Zelen C.M.   +14 more
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