This study used 'think aloud' to explore issues around using a standardised questionnaire to assess persistent pain after joint replacement. Twenty participants with moderate-extreme persistent pain in their replaced hip or knee completed the Chronic Pain Grade (CPG) while 'thinking aloud'. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Completion of the C...

Dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare injury and typically requires high-energy forces applied through the joint. Initial treatment is dependent on the direction of dislocation, with acute reduction indicated for posterior dislocations presenting with signs of tracheal, esophageal, or neurovascular compression. Although most patients do well with conservative treatment after the i...

Abstract Studies on stress wave propagation across persistent joints have been conducted extensively. Nevertheless, there exists a consensus that non-persistent are widely and densely distributed, which profound impact in jointed rock masses. A boundary integral equation method is suggested this paper to investigate the characteristics of transmitted field for case single joint. The displacemen...

This paper reports an investigation of the incidence of persistent generalised joint laxity in patients with congenital dislocation of the hip and in normal school children. Capsular laxity has attracted much attention in studies of the etiology of congenital dislocation of the hip joint. At first it was thought to be an isolated result of mechanical stretching. but it is now usually considered...