A 63-year-old lady underwent right-sided nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in 1991. She required a further nephrectomy in 2003 for RCC in the contralateral side rendering her haemodialysis dependent. Following 2-year disease free survival she was considered for transplantation. An initial CT scan of the abdomen in 2005 raised the possibility of bone metastases, promoting further invest...

Background and aim: Soft tissue reconstruction around the knee joint is usually complex for reconstructive surgeons. Defects in this area are largely caused by trauma, chronic infection, tumor, and surgical infection. This article presents the experience of using the vastus medialis perforator flap for reconstruction. Materials and methods: A total of 28 patients who had undergone reconstructiv...

Little information exists about the intensity of contraction required from knee and hip musculature during common therapeutic exercises used for patient populations. This study, therefore, was designed to compare electromyographic data obtained from the vastus medialis, rectus femoris, gluteus medius, and biceps femoris muscles during maximally resisted straight-leg-raising (SLR) exercises with...

The purpose of this study was to see whether an electromyographic (EMG) index of gait instability is applicable to the developmental process of supported walking in normal neonates and infants. In six neonates ranging in age from 14 to 26 days after birth, EMGs of stepping were recorded at approximately from one to four week intervals until around four months. Additionally, longitudinalEMGs of ...

OBJECTIVE Muscle activities during the sit-to-stand motion (STS) are characterized by coordinated movements between hip extensors and knee extensors. However, previous reports regarding the STS and lower extremity muscle activities have focused on some quantitative assessment, but little qualitative research. This study aimed to examine the muscle activities of the lower extremity both quantita...

[Purpose] This study determined the difference between flatfeet and normal feet in humans on an ascending slope using electromyography (EMG). [Subjects] This study was conducted on 30 adults having normal feet (n=15) and flatfeet (n=15), all of whom were 21 to 30 years old. [Methods] A treadmill (AC5000M, SCIFIT,) was used to analyze kinematic features during gait. These features were analyzed ...

Running on a road for fitness, sport, or recreation poses unique challenges to the runner, one of which is the camber of the surface. Few studies have examined the effects of camber on running, namely, kinematic studies of the knee and ankle. There is currently no information available regarding muscle response to running on a cambered road surface. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...