Elbow arthroscopy is growing in importance as a minimally invasive procedure directed at detecting and treating various pathologies affecting the elbow. We report our indications and results with this technique. With a mean follow-up of 6 years, a group of 24 patients out of 35 who consecutively underwent elbow arthroscopy over a 12-year period were retrospectively evaluated. We analysed the in...

INTRODUCTION Minimal important difference (MID) score is an important measure for surgical clinical research and impacts on treatment decisions. Our approach considered patient satisfaction as the relevant anchor criteria. The aims of this study were: determine after surgery MID for three relevant questionnaires: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MH...

  Background: To validate the Persian version of the simple shoulder test in patients with shoulder joint problems.   Methods: Following Beaton`s guideline, translation and back translation was conducted. We reached to a consensus on the Persian version of SST. To test the face validity in a pilot study, the Persian SST was administered to 20 individuals with shoulder joint conditions. We enrol...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to explore the acupuncture effect on the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and, additionally, to identify whether clinical, electrophysiological, and ultrasonographic changes show any association. METHODS Forty-five limbs of 27 female patients were randomly divided into two groups (a...

OBJECTIVE Examine the acceptability of sodium-reduced research diets. DESIGN Randomized crossover trial of three sodium levels for 30 days each among participants randomly assigned to one of two dietary patterns. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING Three hundred fifty-four adults with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension who were participants in the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH-Sodium)...

  Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children. Children with ADHD usually have low blood pressure and weight disorders. Therefore, the present randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) on weight and blood pressure of children with ADHD. Methods: In ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term functional donor site morbidity following ulnar forearm flap harvest taking both subjective and objective criteria into consideration. METHODS In this retrospective analysis, 61 patients were evaluated for subjective and objective donor site morbidity 3 to 164 months after flap harvest, and the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and H...