Previous work has demonstrated potentially adaptive cortical plasticity that increases with brain injury in patients with multiple sclerosis. However, animal studies showing use-dependent changes in motor cortex organization suggest that functional changes also may occur in response to disability. We therefore wished to test whether brain injury and disability lead to distinguishable patterns o...

Various authors have reported 24 hr. cycles of activity in Aedes aegypti (L.); these reports include the field observations of Boorman (1961) on biting and McClelland (i960) on biting and flight, and the laboratory studies of Haddow & Gillett (1957) on oviposition and Gillett, Haddow & Corbet (1962) on sugar-feeding. As a result of their laboratory studies, Gillett, Haddow & Corbet (1959, 1962)...

This study provides an empirical analysis of the injury severity outcomes maritime accidents by exploring influential factors for two underlying states: injury-free state and injury-prone state. The former may reflect generation mechanism with limited potential to result in outcomes, whereas, latter represent when accident falls into category. To account possible presence these regimes, a zero-...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cold sensitivity in patients with hand- and wrist-related diagnoses. METHODS We included English-speaking adults who were more than 1 month following hand injury or onset of symptoms. Patients were asked if exposure to cold air or water provoked cold-related symptoms and to rank symptom severity (scale 0-10). Statistical a...

OBJECTIVES This case-control study aimed to investigate the predictors of return to work (RTW) following work-related major forearm, wrist or hand injury at the preparation stage of return to work. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 80 clients were recruited and divided into 2 groups depending on their readiness of RTW. The groups were compared with each other with regard to their demographics, ...

background: surgical treatments for acromioclavicular (ac) joint dislocation present with some complications. the present study was designed to evaluate the double-button fixation system in the management of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation. methods: this cross sectional study, done between february 2011 to june 2014, consisted of 28 patients who underwent surgical management by the do...

OBJECTIVE Shoulder muscle imbalances and bone deformities that develop secondary to obstetric brachial plexus injury have been extensively studied. Less emphasis has focused on coracohumeral distance, a small value potentially being linked to impaired shoulder external rotation. The purpose of this study is to analyze coracohumeral distances and shoulder external rotation in obstetric brachial ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) actuate to complex cellular and molecular interactions within the central nervous system in a heave to repair the initial tissue damage. The pathophysiology of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) involves primary and secondary mechanisms. Neuroinflammation is an important secondary injury process in SCI. The local inflammatory microenvironment within the injured spinal cord ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to describe factors of possible importance for the occurrence of hand injury from powered wood splitters. PATIENTS Patients were identified by a computerized patient registry. Information was obtained from hospital records, a written questionnaire and a structured telephone interview. RESULTS Very few splitters were constructed according to Europea...

BACKGROUND To study costs and outcome for serious hand and arm injuries during the first year after the trauma. METHODS In patients with a Hand Injury Severity Score (HISS) > 50, DASH and EQ-5D scores as well as factors related to costs within the health care sector, costs due to lost production and total costs were evaluated. Cox-regression analysis stratifying for mechanism of injury was us...