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Development of clinical assessment strategies for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgery that people suffering from hip pain and reduced mobility, generally caused by osteoartrhosis, undergo. In the surgery the head and neck of the femur bone are replaced with a prosthesis whose ball-like head fits into a cup that is inserted into the …
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"Tha' sounds like me arse!": a comparison of the translation of expletives in two German translations of Roddy Doyle's "The commitments"
… More precisely, the main primary impression was that Oliver Huzly had a more source-text oriented approach when translating swearwords and did not consider their functions in Irish-English colloquial speech. An initial quantitative analysis comprises a comparison of frequencies and distribution …
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Recovery in Year Two of Adults After Undergoing TKA and THA: Implications for Understanding Recovery, Care Delivery, and Referral to Community Exercise Programs
… arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) are orthopaedic surgeries to manage end-stage osteoarthritis. A year after undergoing TKA or THA, some patients report physical function limitations and unmet physical activity expectations. Limited knowledge of physical function recovery …
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Land | Lineage
… | Lineage is an in-depth text of my thoughts and tha artistic choices I make within my work. In my thesis I use tha concept of Black Ecology to understand art rooted in tha relationship between race and geography. Black culture and city spaces in proximity to natural landscapes, or edgelands, …
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1-Gs/s, 14-Bit Digital -to -Analog Converter and Track -and -Hold Amplifier
A 1-GS/s, 14-bit track-and-hold amplifier (THA) has been studied as the second half of this dissertation research. The THA is a key subcircuit in a data acquisition and conversion system. The input buffer of the THA employs an open-loop linearization technique to reduce distortion and increase …
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Numerical optimisation of biomedical implant characteristics for increased service life.
… in turn could increase Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) service life and reduce patient discomfort by employing a distributed stiffness along implant length. Research found that through distributing stiffness along THA stem length, significant reductions in stress shielding can be achieved without …
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Patient-reported outcome measure and health-economic aspects of total hip arthroplasty. A study of the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.
… nationwide data on all total hip arthroplasties (THAs) in Sweden. Implant survival has been the most commonly reported outcome variable. However, the main indications for THA are pain and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to hip disease. Therefore it is crucial to include …
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Functional Recovery After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty Due to Osteoarthritis: The Role of Postural Stability
… individuals 60 years and older after elective THA for OA, and to inform strategies to reduce fall risk and optimize functional outcomes. Study 1 systematically reviewed the literature to identify outcome measures and the components of postural stability evaluated in people post-THA for OA, …
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Gait and motion analysis of hip arthroplasty. Validity, reliability and longterm results
… in an ageing population. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis when non-surgical treatments have failed. Optical tracking systems (OTS) based on cameras and force plates mounted in the floor have been used since the 1960s. The technique …
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The Soft Tissues in Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty of the Hip
… tool measuring the anterior capsular distance in THA was so far not described nor validated. Comparing the measurements of the capsular distance set with a caliper/ruler with those performed with ultrasonography on a THA model demonstrated a high correlation between measurements. The effect of …
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Systems Theoretic Process Analysis as a Practical Tool for Comprehensive Flight Test Hazard Identification
… widely in place for the mitigation of hazards that have been identified, the practices generally used to reveal and identify hazards in the first place rely on brain- storming and other fragmentary methods that can leave critical gaps in safety preparedness. Mainstream flight test risk …
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Heather and hill and Highland cattle: ath-mheasadh air ìomhaighean den Ghàidhealtachd, c.1850 – 1910
Tron dàrna leth den naoidheamh linn deug, tharraing cruth-tìre na Gàidhealtachd ceudan de luchd-ealain. Gu tric, dhealbhaich iad an roinn mar àite sìtheil bòidheach anns an d’fhuaras co-luadair ‘fa leth’ stèidhichte traidiseanta. Dh’ùisnich peantairean grunn de dh’fhoirmlean ann a bhith a’ dèanamh …
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A Measurement of Readiness for Tennessee Hospitals to Implement “Meaningful Use” Criteria Resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009
… monetary rewards for those acute-care hospitals that meet "meaningful use" computerization and reporting criteria.</p><p>The study used a descriptive, nonexperimental design to answer three research questions (1) What is the level of readiness to meet "meaningful use" criteria in the Tennessee …
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The role of head size in total hip arthroplasty - Dislocation, wear and cup stability
… cup loosening. Paper I is an observational study that aimed to investigate whether the transition from 28-mm to 32-mm heads and thereafter to 36-mm heads in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) after osteoarthritis has been followed by a reduction in dislocation rates in the Nordic …
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Συγκριτική μελέτη με μαγνητική τομογραφία των μυικών ομάδων του ισχύου μετά από χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις αρθροπλαστικής ισχύου MIS και CTHA
… αρθροπλαστική ισχίου με τη συμβατική μέθοδο (CE THA) και η βελτίωση των χρησιμοποιούμενων υλικών και της τεχνικής της προς όφελος των ασθενών, αποτελεί αντικείμενο με έντονο επιστημονικό ενδιαφέρον εδώ και αρκετά χρόνια. Το τελευταίο καιρό η εφαρμογή της ολικής αρθροπλαστικής ισχίου με ελάχιστη …
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Telebhisean mar ghoireas poileasaidh cànain: a chleachdadh aig cloinn dà-chànanaich
… dhèanamh air dòigh a rinn pàrantan roghainnean a thaobh cànan na susbaint (eadar a’ Bheurla agus a’ Ghàidhlig) nuair a bha iad a’ taghadh susbaint dhan chuid cloinne. Rannsaicheadh mar a bha poileasaidh cànain nan teaghlaichean agus cleachdaidhean susbaint ag obrachadh còmhla. Chaidh …
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Displaced intracapsular neck of femur fractures: dislocation rate after total hip arthroplasty
… after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). The reported dislocation rate in elective THR is 5 - 8%. This number increases up to 22% for THA done for neck of femur fractures. Larger femoral head sizes increase the head-neck ratio and range of motion before impingement, therefore …
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Effect of Obesity on Outcomes following Total Hip/Total Knee Arthroplasty among Medicare Beneficiaries with Osteoarthritis
… who underwent elective primary total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during the years 2012 and 2013 and were directly admitted to IRF. The study design was a secondary data analysis of 100% Medicare Claims data. Outcomes deemed undesirable included longer LOS, lower functional …
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A Virtual Method for Establishing Femoral Stem Position in Total Hip Arthroplasty
<p>Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries performed, in which the hip joint is reconstructed to improve functionality and decrease pain in the joint. Despite the success of these procedures, femoral stem misalignment remains an area that influences THA …
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