Introduction: Efficient gait control using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is an open research problem. In this research, a new intermittent controller has been designed to control the human shank movement dynamics during gait. Methods: In this approach, first, the three-dimensional phase space was constructed using the human shank movement data recorded from the healthy subjects. Then...

Excessive scars, including keloids and hypertrophic scars, result from aberrations in the process of physiologic wound healing. An exaggerated inflammatory process is one of the main pathophysiological contributors. Scars may cause pain, and pruritis, limit joint mobility, and cause a range of cosmetic deformities that affect the patient's quality of life. Extensive research has been done on hy...

K eloids and Hypertrophic scars (HSc) are dermal fibroproliferative disorders unique to humans that occur following trauma, inflammation, surgery, burns and sometimes spontaneously. These are characterized by excesses deposition of collagen in the dermis and the subcutaneous tissues. Contrary to the fine­ line scar characteristics of normal wound repair, the exuberant scarring of keloid and HSc...

During the present survey, 20 buffalo calves were examined for lice infestation at a private buffalo farm, situated in Lathuwadi, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. One hundred percent of the buffalo calves were infested with Haematopinus spp. Clinical signs included of alopecia, pruritis, small crusts and scabs. Lesions were confi ned to the neck, shoulders and rump. Skin scrapings were examined and...

This article is the second in a series of three focusing on the causes, clinical presentation, complications and care of adult patients affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB) – a group of rare genetic skin fragility disorders. The emphasis of this article will be on the nursing care of adults with recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB). RDEB patients are never ‘wound free’ and the challenge to provide ...