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Design of a lower extremity exoskeleton to improve gait in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis by reducing knee joint loading
(2016-03-23)Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the second most common diagnosis in the United States, affecting over 51.8 million people. It is characterized by joint pain and stiffness due to irreversible articular cartilage ... -
The Effect of ACL Femoral Drilling on Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction
(2016-03-23)Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the risk of tunnel collision with combined posterolateral corner (PLC) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and to identify which technique reduces the risk of tunnel ... -
Effectiveness of Aquatic Therapy Interventions in the Management of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review
(2016-03-23)Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the current scope of literature regarding the effectiveness of aquatic therapy as an intervention for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to assess the feasibility ... -
The Effects of Hearing Loss on Postural Control in Older Adults
(2016-03-23)Purpose/Hypothesis: We investigated the relationship between hearing loss and gait in adults using advanced virtual reality technologies, as well as evaluated the effects of two types of Hearing Aid (HA) technologies on ... -
Resident Total Knee Arthroplasty Training: The Protective Benefits of an Osteotome during Cruciate Retaining TKA
(2016-03-23)Resident Total Knee Arthroplasty Training: The Protective Benefits of an Osteotome during Cruciate Retaining TKA INTRODUCTION: The central objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple surgical ... -
Muscular Architecture of the Posterior Knee and the Basic Science Implications
(2016-03-23)Introduction: Musculoskeletal modelling plays an integral role in estimating clinically relevant muscle and joint contact forces which rely upon cadaveric experimentation. The muscular architecture of the posterior knee ... -
Comparative Study on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems between two General Hospitals in Indore, India
(2016-03-23)Statement of Hypotheses: The Null Hypothesis states that there is no significant difference between the patients’ perception of their experience of services of Hospital A and Hospital B. The Alternate Hypothesis states ... -
Preliminary evidence of a relationship between quantitative measures of postural stability and clinical movement tests in Developmental Coordination Disorder
(2016-03-23)Developmental Coordination Disorder is typically assessed using qualitative clinical measures. However, little is known about the relationship between these measures and quantitative measures of postural stability, such ... -
Contribution of bone cement volume with increased bone loss in the fixation of a patellar implant
(2016-03-23)Purpose: Complications related to the patellofemoral joint after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) represent up to 50% of TKA re-operations. Shear forces at the bone-cement-implant interface produce wear and occasionally result ... -
Physical Therapists’ role in community collaborative efforts to improve safety and prevent falls
(2016-03-23)1. Collaborative efforts of the Fort Worth Fire Department, MEDSTAR mobile healthcare, and the Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalition have led to the development of a home safety and fall prevention service designed to ... -
Importance of Locking Plate Screw Number and Placement for Mid-Diaphyseal Humeral Fracture Fixation
(2016-03-23)Purpose: Single large-fragment plate constructs are currently the norm for internal fixation of mid-diaphyseal humerus fractures. In cases where anatomy limits the size of the humerus available for fixation however, recent ... -
The Radiographic Prepatellar Fat Thickness Ratio Correlates with Infection Risk Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
(2016-03-23)Obesity is a known risk factor for surgical site infections (SSI) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Current methods use body mass index (BMI) to predict infection risk in patients. However, BMI may not be the most ... -
Serving Children in Need: Results from the UNTHSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic
(2016-03-23)Objective To evaluate the activities of the UNTHSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic (PMC) from May 2014 to January 2016. The primary goal is to describe the population served and the types of health services offered, and to present ... -
Development and validation of a REHAB glove device for post-stroke hand rehabilitation
(2016-03-23)INTRODUCTION Approximately 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, of which 30% to 66% of all survivors have impaired hand functions. Certain therapeutic interventions such as Continuous Passive Motion ... -
Atypical eye movements and postural control in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2016)
(2016-03-23)Purpose/Hypothesis: Research shows a link between eye movements, visual processing, and postural control, and evidence suggests these links are different in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The purpose of ... -
Geriatric Utilization of Drugs on the BEERs List: Physician Prescribing and Implications for Pharmacist Provided Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
(2016-03-23)Objective: Drug prescribing patterns reveal that elderly patients were prescribed inappropriate medications at 8% of doctor visits. A panel of geriatric medicine and pharmacology experts published the BEERs list as guidance ... -
Biomechanical Comparison of Three Different Constructs For Transverse Olecranon Fractures
(2016-03-23)OBJECTIVE: To compare the biomechanical properties of three different constructs for fixation of transverse olecranon fractures. BACKGROUND: The gold standard treatment for transverse olecranon fractures is tension band ... -
Does Arthritis Risk Differ by Veteran Status in Males 35-54?
(2016-03-23)Introduction: Studies suggest that arthritis is common among veterans and activity duty service members. This study assessed whether serving in the armed forces increases the risk for arthritis in a representative sample ... -
A STEP in the Right Direction: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transitional Care (2016)
(2016-03-23)Purpose: The Affordable Care Act, calls for more focus on finding innovative delivery systems that improve care, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. Background: Hospital readmissions, excessive falls, and poor quality ... -
The Combined Effect of Translational and Rotational Malreduction on Sacroiliac Joint Contact Surface Area
(2016-03-23)PURPOSE: Boney apposition of sacroiliac articular surfaces or anatomic reduction is of paramount importance to achieve long term stabilization through fusion of the sacroiliac joint. The amount of contact surface area in ...