AN AID FOR THE SEVERELY PARALYSED UPPER EXTREMITIES

Transporting Severely Paralysed Patients

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Enzymatic debridement for the treatment of severely burned upper extremities – early single center experiences

BACKGROUND Severe burns of hands and arms are complex and challenging injuries. The Standard of care (SOC) - necrosectomy with skin grafting - is often associated with poor functional or aesthetic outcome. Enzymatic debridement (ED) is considered one promising alternative but, until recently, results proved to be highly variable. METHODS Between 04/2014 and 04/2015, 16 patients with deep part...

Assessment of cognitive functions in severely paralysed and severely brain-damaged patients: neuropsychological and electrophysiological methods.

A systematic neuropsychological assessment technique is described for use with severely physically disabled individuals, possibly with combined motor and cognitive disorders. Target neurological conditions may be, e.g., an incomplete locked-in state, a minimally conscious state, or severe combinations of paralysis, agnosia, and apraxia. Neuropsychological assessment in these patients is difficu...

OrthoJacket: an active FES-hybrid orthosis for the paralysed upper extremity.

The loss of the grasp function in cervical spinal cord injured (SCI) patients leads to life-long dependency on caregivers and to a tremendous decrease of the quality of life. This article introduces the novel non-invasive modular hybrid neuro-orthosis OrthoJacket for the restoration of the restricted or completely lost hand and arm functions in high tetraplegic SCI individuals. The primary goal...

Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities