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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Functional outcome"”.
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Development and validation of a functional outcome measure package for total knee arthroplasty
Functional improvement is an important outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). According to recent research, three-dimensional motion analysis is the most scientific method of measuring dynamic knee function. Nevertheless, current protocols are too time consuming and complicated for …
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Clinical investigation of the functional outcome of fixed bearing versus mobile bearing knees
… trial is the first of its kind where the functional performance of a low congruent fixed (CR DD), ultra-congruent fixed (UC), and ultra-congruent mobile (UCR) bearing Columbus Total Knee Systems were assessed. The pre- and postoperative function of twenty-four osteoarthritic patients was …
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Apathy after stroke: clinical characteristics, association with functional outcome and effect on carer burden
… everyday activity including social life, and functional recovery. Despite the prevalence of apathy among the sequelae of stroke, an understanding of this symptom trajectory and its effect on patient and carer’s quality of life needs to be clarified. The research presented in this thesis mainly …
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Recovery after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. An integrative approach on understanding complaints, performance and functional outcome.
Contains fulltext : 81750.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Patterns of acute kidney injury and functional outcome scores in pediatric patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure
… has been an increased focus on patient-centered outcomes and quality of life among survivors of AKI. One study of pediatric sepsis patients with AKI found that AKI was independently associated with worsened functional status (FS) among survivors. The present investigation focused on functional …
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Predicting the Functional Effects of Human Short Variations Using Hidden Markov Models
… and deletions. Of great research interest is the functional effects of these variants. Although many programs have been developed to predict the effect of SNPs, few can be used to predict the effect of indels or multiple variants, such as multiple SNPs, multiple indels, or a combination of both. …
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Visual feedback in orthopaedic rehabilitation
Currently, functional outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery is often not restored, with the majority of TKA patients exhibiting lower functional outcome scores than healthy counterparts. There is some controversy regarding the nature of rehabilitation delivery following TKA …
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The Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA): promulgation of a clinial trial resource
… Patient age ranges from 18 to 103 years and outcome measures include Barthel Index, Scandinavian Stroke Scale, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Orgogozo Scale, and modified Rankin Scale. Medical history and onset to treatment times are readily available and computed tomography (CT) …
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Energy failure following traumatic brain injury: Potential mechanisms and impact of normobaric hyperoxia
… injury may improve tissue fate and improve the functional outcome for patients. Energy failure was spatially defined, characterised, and mapped using 15O and 18Fluoromisinidazole ([18F] FMISO) positron emission tomography. This enabled differentiation of classical ischaemia, diffusion hypoxia, …
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The Influence Of Religion And Spirituality On Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
… spiritual belief systems affect rehabilitation outcomes. The present study sought to assess the use of specifically defined elements of religion and spirituality as coping resources in a sample of traumatically brain injured adults. Furthermore, various mechanisms by which religion and …
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The Changing Face of Craniopharyngioma Treatment in Young Children and its Challenges at a Single Centre in a Developing World Context
… evolution in management and influence on patient outcomes. Patients and Methods: A retrospective review from January 1995 to December 2015 of children age <14 treated at a single institution. Data collected included admission clinical features, endocrine function, surgery performed, surgical …
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From big data to personal narratives: a supervised learning framework for decoding the course of traumatic brain injury in intensive care
… considered by individualised, dynamic models of functional outcome and therapeutic intensity after TBI. This opportunity is jointly afforded by the large-scale data collection of the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) study and recent advances in machine …
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A comparison of the functional efficacy of osteoarthritic knee joints following viscosupplementation treatment
… using a 20 gauge needle. Product efficacy and functional outcome were assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and was administered to every participant prior to their first injection and again at two and four months post final injection. The …
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Acetabular reconstruction using a ?Cone Cup? prosthesis in a series of 13 patients
… present short-term clinical, radiological, and functional outcomes of the implantcast MUTARSâ LUMICâ prosthesisfor acetabular reconstruction after major pelvic bone resection orloss. Methods Retrospective folder review from December 2019 to June 2022. Minimum follow up was 12 months. The …
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Predicting independent functioning in an elderly population: the evaluation of working memory capacity as a biomarker of ageing.
… in carrying out daily tasks. Maintenance of functional independence is critical to quality of life in elderly populations (Black & Rush, 2002; Sulander et al., 2005). Therefore, identifying measures that can predict functional ability is of particular interest to societies with an ageing …
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An investigation of the functional role of GRAB in the context of Rab3, Rab8 and Rab11
… these proteins has been investigated. The functional outcome of GRAB knockdown has also been examined and data in this thesis highlights the phenotypic outcome.
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Impact of secondary insults on the outcome of paediatric traumatic brain injury : a retrospective cross sectional study at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town
… severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may worsen outcome; however, these are poorly characterized in children. For example, despite the known association between intracranial pressure (ICP) and poor outcome, there are few large paediatric series on the subject, definitions vary, functional outcome …
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Characterising the role of substance P in acute ischaemic stroke.
… of stroke that is associated with worsened outcome. However, the exact mechanisms of oedema formation remain unclear, with current therapies largely ineffective in addressing the mechanisms of cerebral swelling, and also being associated with their own negative side-effect profile. This …
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The effect of induced normothermia on the outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury patients at Boston Medical Center
… protocol by comparing patient mortality and outcomes in patients treated at Boston Medical Center (BMC) before and after the implementation of the protocol. The controls (regular fever management) and the cases (induced normothermia) were demographically similar, except there were more whites …
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