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Survey of the needs of patients with spinal cord injury: impact and priority for improvement in hand function in tetraplegics\ud [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To investigate the impact of upper extremity deficit in subjects with tetraplegia.\ud \ud Setting: The United Kingdom and The Netherlands.\ud \ud Study design: Survey among the members of the Dutch and UK Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Associations.\
BR Johnstone, C Long, C Murphy, CL Mc Dowell, E Moberg, EG Widerstrom-Noga, EM Andresen, G Bedbrook, GJ Snoek, GW Torrance, JF Ditunno, JH van Tuijl, L Harvey, LA Harvey, LA May, M Curtin, M Dijkers, M Johannesson, M Ryan, MJ De Vivo, MW Keith, MW Keith, P Kersten, PH Gorman, PH Peckham, R Triolo, R Waters, RF Pangalila, RJ Cox, RM Andersen, RW Hanson   +30 more
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Walker-Assisted Gait in Rehabilitation: A Study of Biomechanics and Instrumentation [PDF]

, 2001
While walkers are commonly prescribed to improve patient stability and ambulatory ability, quantitative study of the biomechanical and functional requirements for effective walker use is limited.
Bachschmidt, Rebecca Ann, Harris, Gerald F., Simoneau, Guy G.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Uncommon Case of Upper-Extremity Mucormycosis in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Upper-extremity mucormycosis is a rare, life-threatening fungal infection mainly affecting immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with acute myelogenous leukemia who developed this infection during her hospital stay.
Teren Yedikian, MS, BS, Ryu Yoshida, MD, Meghan McCullough, MD, Peter Deptula, MD, David Kulber, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Hand Surgery Patient. [PDF]

, 2016
Despite posing a significant public health threat, sleep disorders remain poorly understood and often underdiagnosed and mismanaged. Although sleep disorders are seemingly unrelated, hand surgeons should be mindful of these because numerous conditions of
Gaspar, Michael P., Gaspar, Patrick S., Jacoby, Sidney M., Kane, Patrick M., Osterman, A. Lee   +4 more
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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
wiley   +1 more source

Acellular Dermal Graft Augmentation Technique for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy Techniques
The arthroscopic reconstruction of the rotator cuff is currently regarded as the gold standard when a complete tendon rupture occurs. However, many studies have shown different failure rates after repair.
Maria Victoria Pomenta, M.D., Albert Arman, M.D., Lluis Peidro, M.D., Ph.D., Leticia Torres, M.D., Raquel Garcia, M.D., Sergi Sastre, M.D., Ph.D.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rehabilitation Engineering Course for Biomedical Engineers [PDF]

, 2002
This paper describes an upper division elective course in rehabilitation engineering that addresses prosthetics and orthotics, wheelchair design, seating and positioning, and automobile modifications for individuals with disabilities.
Silver-Thorn, M. Barbara
core   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of Medical Ultrasound for Rhizarthrosis (SUR): study protocol for a randomized controlled single-center pilot-trial

Trials, 2020
Background Rhizarthrosis (trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis) is the second most common site of osteoarthritis in the hand affecting 10–30% of adults over the age of 50. Up to four times as many women as men have rhizarthrosis.
Markus Bock, Andreas Eisenschenk, Heiko Lorenzen, Martin Lautenbach   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source