... symptoms of instability at all and none of them claimed this was a major problem for them Furthermore, even though only 25% complained of swelling, effusion was observed in 75% ofthe ankles Page of ... increase of stress distribution on the medial side oftheankle joint occurred when the lateral ligaments were released Harrington [17], on the other hand, suggested unbalanced loading ofthe medial ... are due to the fact that the majority of sequences can not define the cartilage from the subchondral bone The cartilage is either the same intensity as the bone or fluid Secondly, the slices...
... Haugh L: Strain in the lateral ligaments oftheankle Foot Ankle 1988, 9(2):59-63 Rasmussen O: Stability oftheankle joint Analysis ofthe function and traumatology oftheankle ligaments Acta ... measured the length of lateral ankle ligaments in their sample of 39 cadaveric ankles.[5] They reported the average length ofthe ATFL and CFL as 24.8 mm and 35.8 mm respectively The invivo length of ... study the average length ofthe ATFL was 15.8 ± 2.9 mm and the average length ofthe CFL was 27.7 ± 2.7 mm in the neutral position The study of Burks and Morgan measured the length ofthe longest...
... fixation when the condition of soft tissues was improved [6] Regarding torsional injuries oftheankle joint the classification by Lauge-Hansen correlates the type of fracture to the mechanism of injury ... was performed The fixator which was used was the one described previously for patients of group I The selection ofthe Ilizarov devise for the treatment of torsional injuries oftheankle joint ... removal ofthe device and was re-operated because of unawareness ofthe mechanism of injury and underestimating the ligamentous instability oftheankle joint (Figure 6) In patients of group...
... most cases, the proximal part ofthe plate was placed under the main body ofthe pronator quadratus muscle The brachioradialis tendon was partially released from the radial aspect ofthe styloid; ... proximally to the fracture remained intact, but most ofthe fibers that insert onto the styloid fragment were sectioned, without Z-lengthening We assumed that the remaining insertion ofthe brachioradialis ... cases The plate was fixed as a buttress plate with one or two screws in the radial aspect ofthe radial shaft, just proximal to the fracture line With this, repositioning ofthe fracture in the...
... trauma Although these injuries are one ofthe most common causes of admission, mainly of older people, to orthopaedic departments, simultaneous occurrence of these fractures on the same side is ... radiographs ofthe left hip taken immediately after surgery Figure A) Anteroposterior and B) lateral radiographs ofthe hip taken two years after the operation Page of Loupasis et al Journal of Medical ... years after the accident, the patient was asymptomatic and had returned to his previous activities, and thefractures were solidly united without evidence of avascular necrosis in the radiographs...
... anteroposterior roentgenogram ofthe left upper extremity and (B) lateral roentgenogram ofthe left elbow We removed the Kirschner wires from both the elbow and the shoulder and the splint as an outpatient ... height of approximately meters onto his outstretched left hand was referred to our hospital one hour after the injury He complained of pain in the left elbow and shoulder The proximal part ofthe ... describe this rare combination ofthefractures at the elbow and shoulder regions We have found only two cases in the English language literature in which the combination of ipsilateral proximal humerus...
... after trauma ofthe ankle, tenderness to pressure was found at the ventral aspect ofthe right ankle next to the medial malleolus A dorsal extension oftheankle was very painful The collateral ... performed because of advanced arthrosis in the patient's upper ankleThe therapy of choice consists of a resection ofthe tumor that follows the basic principles of oncology since the tumor has to ... widening and a talar shift of more than 10 mm The patient underwent an arthroscopy ofthe left ankleThe tumor was resected via open surgery The articular surface ofthe talus and the distal tibia showed...
... bilateral fracturesofthe radius and scaphoid, and initiation of an early rehabilitation program requires rigid fixation of both these fractures Volar locking plating of distal radius fractures ... the reduction ofthe distal radius; therefore, temporary K-wire fixation ofthe scaphoid is recommended as the first step, following which screwing is done after the fixation ofthe distal radius, ... fixation of scaphoid fractures allow this rigid fixation but primary definitive fixation ofthe scaphoid, as in our case, does not allow for correction of a malalignment ofthe carpus following the...
... over the dorsum ofthe ankles The pain intensity varied from 2/10 to 7/10 The pain was aggravated by physical activity such as running and relieved by rest and ice There was a previous history of ... ultrasound, soft tissue therapy, ankle joint manipulation and exercises After eight visits over the course of one month, no improvement was noted and plain film radiographs ofthe right ankle were ... heterogeneous the flexor hallucis longus tendon nal intensities located ankle (proton density) revealing a (arrow) ofthe right in nodule of low and intermediate sigAxial MRI Axial MRI ofthe right ankle...
... Mod (0–9% ofthe time) (10–39% ofthe time) (40–69% ofthe time) Max (>70% ofthe time) Eye squeeze None Min Mod (0–9% ofthe time) (10–39% ofthe time) (40–69% ofthe time) Max (>70% ofthe time) ... system ofthe brainstem, just above the midbrain The assessment of consciousness is closely tied to the assessment of eye findings because ofthe anatomic proximity ofthe midbrain to the nuclei of ... impact the assessment will be the age ofthe child, the family dynamics, the nature ofthe child’s illness, the setting in which the assessment takes place, and input from other member ofthe multidisciplinary...
... years It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in 92.52% ofthe sample, and it was the father in 7.48% ofthe sample No parent in the patient group refused to participate in the study, ... Score, the mean is computed as the sum ofthe items divided by the number of items answered in the Emotional, Social, and School Functioning Subscales The sequential validation procedure ofthe ... questionnaire in 89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% ofthe sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample Distribution of all participants in terms of gender and age group...
... the ED and at the time of follow-up (FU) Another consideration is validity: the strength ofthe association between the candidate instrument and other relevant outcomes (construct validity) The ... correlated with the PedsQL™ total scores at FU, with the exception of caregiver missed work or school (Table 1) The negative direction ofthe correlation reflects that the longer the duration of fever ... heterogeneous pediatric ED illness, in the ED setting Our results illustrate the PedsQL™ can overcome many ofthe barriers to ED assessment of HRQOL The results of our study demonstrate that the PedsQL™...
... means of convenience samples from thePediatric Hematology/Oncology Centers at two public hospitals ofthe city A total of 190 families of Brazilian children between the ages of and 18 years, of ... individuals off treatment Therefore, the occurrence of illness implied limitations and difficulties The analysis ofthe Corrected Item-Total Correlation proved the satisfactory homogeneity ofthe instrument ... investigation Finally, there was no report by the patients or guardians of any lack of comprehension regarding the questions The lack of validation studies on assessment scales ofthe quality of life among...
... cross-cultural adaptation, the group of specialists stated that the concept ofthe impact of childhood cancer on the quality of life ofthe families used for development ofthe original instrument was ... be obtained The Parent HRQOL Summary Score assesses the impact of cancer on In order to assess the impact of childhood cancer on the HRQOL of families, the decision was made to use the PedsQL™ ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:35 the health-related quality of life of parents/guardians The score is computed as the sum ofthe 20...
... Comparisons to the mean scores ofthe other subscales within the present study to those ofthe previous PedsQL™ school study [3], the mean scores on the social functioning scale of both healthy ... obtained from the scale [16], and a rating scale may not be used by respondents in the way it was intended by the developer ofthe scale [15] Thus, the assumptions about both the quality ofthe measures ... as the sum ofthe items divided by the number of items answered (this accounts for missing data) The physical health summary score is the same as the physical functioning subscale To create the...
... neural control of walking Theankle plantar flexors provide ~70% ofthe joint work during walking, far more than the muscles crossing the hip or knee [22,23] The muscles acting at theankle joint ... between the perturbation study and our study is the rate oftheankle unloading In the perturbation study, theankle joint was rapidly unloaded at approximately 440 N-m/s In our study, theankle ... the magnitude and repeatability ofthe control signal generated by the user (therapist/patient) we calculated the maximum control signal achieved over the stride cycle To quantify the level of...
... range of motion [21] Earlier studies point out the importance of anatomic reduction ofthe proximal ulna to restore the contour and dimensions ofthe trochlear notch ofthe ulna and to align the ... order to restore the trochlear notch, temporary fixation ofthe intermediate fragment in anatomical position on the contour ofthe notch with respect to the distal aspect ofthe humerus was performed ... Reduction ofthe intermediate fragment was performed using a clamp between the distal and proximal fragment ofthe fracture into the interface between trochlear notch ofthe olecranon and the humerus...
... range of motion [21] Earlier studies point out the importance of anatomic reduction ofthe proximal ulna to restore the contour and dimensions ofthe trochlear notch ofthe ulna and to align the ... order to restore the trochlear notch, temporary fixation ofthe intermediate fragment in anatomical position on the contour ofthe notch with respect to the distal aspect ofthe humerus was performed ... Reduction ofthe intermediate fragment was performed using a clamp between the distal and proximal fragment ofthe fracture into the interface between trochlear notch ofthe olecranon and the humerus...
... child QOL For the total sample, there were statistically significant correlations between parents' ratings of their own QOL on the SF-36 measure and their ratings ofthe child's QOL on the PedsQL™ ... standard of 0.70 for Cronbach's alpha coefficients for adequate internal reliability [35] Range of measurement for the PedsQL™ was determined based on the percentage of scores at the extreme ofthe ... psychosocial health domains Finally following on from the findings of Eiser, Eiser and Stride [22] on the effect of mother's own wellbeing on their ratings of their children's QOL, we expected that parents'...
... reach the value of 0.85 Discussion The current study presents the feasibility, reliability and validity ofthe Chinese version ofthe FIM This is also the first report of psychometric properties of ... evaluated, and the Chinese versions ofthe Asthma Module and the Cardiac Module are being developed [15] The objective ofthe current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties ofthe Chinese ... or the acceptance ofthe translation They were also encouraged to suggest solutions to the identified problems After the revision ofthe second version, the Chinese version ofthe FIM was finalized...