Connor Pardy, Steve Scott, Jenna Barnert, Carla Reimer

LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING: EVOLVING BUSINESS MODELS IN ORTHOTICS BY SCHNEIDER, N.

Medicine

The purpose of this letter is to continue the dialogue regarding the paper "Evolving business models in Orthotics" in the Canadian Prosthetics & O...

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Amit Ratna Bajracharya, Sirirat Seng-iad, Kazuhiko Sasaki, Gary Guerra

CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE NEPALI VERSION OF THE PROSTHETIC LIMB USERS SURVEY OF MOBILITY SHORT-FORM (PLUS-M™/NEPALI-12SF) IN LOWER LIMB PROSTHESIS USERS

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Objective mobility measurement of Nepali prosthesis users is lacking. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to cross-culturally adapt...

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This study presents a crucial cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility Short-Form (PLUS-M™/Nepali-12SF...

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Bernd Brüggenjürgen, Lena Eilers, Susanne Seidinger, Andreas Kannenberg, Christina Stukenborg-Colsman

PATIENTS’ BURDEN USING MICROPROCESSOR-STANCE-AND-SWING-CONTROL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSES AND OUTCOMES COMPARED TO THOSE WITH PRIOR TRADITIONAL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT-ORTHOSIS

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Patients with neuromuscular knee instability who are fitted with orthotic devices experience issues such as pain, falls, mobility limitati...

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Brittany Pousett, Charlene C Harasym, Malena Sofia Rapaport, Tessa Richardson, Jesse Spellen, David W Moe, William C Miller

DETECTING CHANGES IN COMFORT, PAIN, AND MOBILITY OVER CLINICAL MILESTONES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOWER LIMB LOSS

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Functional mobility, comfort and the absence of pain are key goals of prosthetic treatment. Outcome measures (OMs) evaluate the impact of...

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Brittany Pousett, Donna Cumming, Clara Phillips, Fae Azhari, Crystal MacKay

PROSTHETIC TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH LOWER LIMB ABSENCE DURING PREGNANCY & THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD: A CHART REVIEW

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Little information is available for women with lower limb absence (LLA) and their prosthetists regarding expectations for prosthetic treat...

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This retrospective chart review by Pousett et al. addresses a critical and significantly under-researched area concerning prosthetic treatment for wom...

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Abdullah Alhuzaymi, Goeran Fiedler

EXPLORING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GAIT SPEED AND BALANCE IN LIMB PROSTHESIS USERS: A PILOT STUDY

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Increasing balance and stability, along with efficient locomotion, is a high-priority goal of physical rehabilitation after limb loss in o...

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This pilot study admirably addresses a critical gap in the literature concerning the intricate relationship between gait speed and balance in individu...

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Pegah Amir-Yazdani, Rasha Alhaeik, Marisol Gimeno, Katy Fontaine, Andrei Bursuc, Alexander G Weil, Camille K Costa

FEASIBILITY OF A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON CRANIAL REMOLDING ORTHOSIS FOR SEVERE DEFORMATIONAL PLAGIOCEPHALY

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP) has increased since the “Back to sleep” campaign to counter sudden infant death syndrome. C...

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Faradiyan Kencana, Ani Retno Prijanti, Yuditiya Puwosunu, Wimba Widagdo Dinutanayo, Adinda Juwita Sari

Higher Risk of Preeclampsia Among Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women Compared to Normal BMI Women

Medicine

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by hypertension and proteinuria, affecting 2–8% of pregnancies worldwide, with a prevalence of...

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This analytical observational study addresses a highly relevant clinical issue, investigating the association between maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) a...

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Ruminah Ruminah, Eli Indahwati

EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDED IMAGERY THERAPY AND PHYSICAL RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON PATIENTS' ANXIETY LEVEL PRE OPERATION BENIGNAL PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA AT DR. HOSPITAL. ADJIDARMO YEAR 2023

Medicine

Background: Benign Prostate Hyperplasia is an enlarged prostate gland, which can block the prostatic urethra and cause obstruction of the flow of urin...

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Rosita Nur Istiqomah, Astri Sri Wariyanti, Trismianto Asmo Sutrisno

The The Relationship between Completeness of Medical Information and Accuracy of Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis Codes in Inpatient Medical Record Documents in RSUD Ajibarang

Medicine

Completeness of medical information is very important in supporting the accuracy of diabetes mellitus diagnosis codes. This study aims to determine th...

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