The Prosthetics/Orthotics and Physical Therapy Departments were faced with the challenge of creating a modified crutch for an upper extremity amputee with lower extremity involvement. A 46-year-old man, with congenital absence of both fibulae and his left arm from above the elbow, underwent a left total hip replacement in March 1979. He then had a left supracondylar osteotomy for valgus deformi...

Tibial fracture is the most common long bone fracture. Because of the superficial location of the tibia, surgery is usually required for the treatment of fractures to achieve union. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of decortication on the faster union of fractures treated with compression plates. In this clinical trial, conducted from 2009 to 2013, 42 patients were randomly ass...

results there was a significant difference in the self-esteem (p = 0.003), life satisfaction (p = 0.001), efficiency (p = 0.00), positive mood (p = 0.00), mental health (p = 0.001) and happiness (p = 0.001) among elderly women in the case group before and after a regular six-week walking program. conclusions according to the results, walking increases the happiness and mental health of elderly ...

Five hundred lower limb amputees were evaluated by personal interview at the Artificial Limb Centre, Pune, India. Information thus obtained on activities of daily living and functional capabilities with their prostheses was analysed. The analysis showed that 55% of the amputees were totally independent, 40% had to use a crutch or cane and only 5% were solely dependent on a wheelchair for ambula...

Background: Failure of fixation of trochanteric fractures of the femur results in great disability and pain. Hip arthroplasty is a helpful reconstructive procedure in patients with poor bone stock, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, associated with damaged acetabular articular cartilage. Objective: This prospective study is to evaluate clinically and radiologically, the early results of to...

BACKGROUND To evaluate internal fixation by intramedullary Kirschner wires as a surgical technique in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children by a prospective study. METHODS 17 femoral shaft fractures at various levels in 16 children aged 2-15 years were treated by closed intramedullary Kirschner wiring under image intensifier control between May 2000 and October 2003. No externa...

this study investigated the relationship between noncontrolled and self-motivated brisk walking with physical and mental health of women living in west tehran, iran. the persian version of short form health survey (sf-36) applied for data collection. researchers referred to three public parks to recruit volunteer women aged 35-55 years old. participants were randomly selected and divided into a...