BACKGROUND Paralysis of the common peroneal nerve is one of the relatively common nerve injuries related to the lithotomy position with the use of a knee-crutch/leg-holder system. Several risk factors have been implicated in lithotomy position-related common peroneal nerve paralysis during operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, 21 young healthy volunteers participated in the i...

Purpose We further optimized and evaluated the safety of the magnetic levator prosthesis (MLP) for temporary management of severe blepharoptosis, and compared efficacy and comfort against the ptosis crutch. Methods The interpalpebral fissure (IPF) of participants (n = 12) with ptosis was measured during attempted eyelid opening, volitional closing, and spontaneous closing with no device, ptos...

CASEREPORT A 53-year-old female presented with sudden onset of pallor and decreased sensation of the right hand and forearm, without loss of power. She had rheumatoid arthritis for the last 30 years, and had been using axillary crutches for the last 10 years. She had undergone bilateral knee and left hip replacements. There were no other significant cardiovascular risk factors, nor any previous...

PURPOSE Patient recovery after a surgical procedure depends, among other factors, on the amount of the body weight with which patient loads lower limb. Research studies report different results of the degree of body weight with which lower limb is loaded during three-point crutch gait. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of the ground reaction forces (GRF) during crutch gait used by...

This article presents an initial assistive technology strategy for the rehabilitation and monitoring of elderly patients, focused on lower limb muscle recovery, from a condition low gait stability to recovery without use crutches. The project is in progress, its first module, one, measures flexion extension limbs degrees sends data database analysis by physiotherapist. second module consists de...

Kinematics of swing-through crutch ambulation for an individual with complete T11-T12 spinal cord injury was examined and quantitative aspects of the body-swing phase used to formulate and evaluate a 3-link pendular model. Model simulation parallels measured kinematics when shoulder motion is forced to follow the measured motion while hips and crutch tips are free pivots. Shoulder control contr...

published online: 11 November 2014. Citation: Shakespeare TJ, Yong KXX, Frost C, Kim LG, Warrington EK and Crutch SJ (2014) Corrigendum: Scene perception in posterior cortical atrophy: categorization, description and fixation patterns. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 8:908. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00908 This article was submitted to the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Copyright © 2014 Shakespear...