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We sought to analyze predictors of UE DVT resolution and hypothesized that anticoagulation will be associated with quicker UE DVT clot resolution and that CA UE DVT's whose catheters are removed will resolve more often than non-CA UE DVT's....
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PMID: 21825933
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Medicine (Baltimore) (90)1 2011
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We conducted this retrospective study to determine the prevalence of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in patients exhibiting nonatherosclerotic upper and/or lower extremity arterial involvement and to evaluate the clinical features and long-term outcome of those patients.From January 1997 to March 2008, 3...
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PMID: 21200185
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Human societies exhibit a rich array of gestures with cultural origins. Often these gestures are found exclusively in local populations, where their meaning has been crafted by a community into a shared convention. In nonhuman primates like African monkeys, little evidence exists for such culturally-...
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PMID: 21311591
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The primary goal of this study was to use the Strain Index (SI) to assess the risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in a television (TV) manufacturing industry and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention.
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PMID: 21447886
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NeuroRehabilitation (28)1 2011
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Repetitive task-specific training appears to improve upper extremity function among individuals with neurological injuries. However, treatment options are limited for neurological patients who cannot effectively incorporate their hand consistently for functional grasp and release/pre...
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PMID: 21335678
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American Surgeon (76)11 2010
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The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology and outcomes of posttraumatic upper (UEA) and lower extremity amputations (LEA). The National Trauma Databank version 5 was used to identify all posttraumatic amputations. From 2000 to 2004 there were 8910 amputated patients (1.0% of all trau...
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PMID: 21140687
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We conclude that it is feasible and safe to administer active-passive bilateral therapy in a hospital setting....
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PMID: 20736818
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Our results suggest a potentially beneficial effect of noninvasive cortical stimulation during rehabilitative motor training of patients who have suffered from subacute strokes....
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PMID: 20962598
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We investigated the incidence of thrombo-embolectomy in upper-limb and prognosis with respect to arm amputation, stroke and death.
We performed a national cohort study of individuals, aged 40-99 years, and undergoing first-time thrombo-embolectomy in the brachial, ulnar or radial artery in Denmark f...
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PMID: 20619701
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To test the inter-rater reliability of physical examinations for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders.
A total of 111 subjects were examined by both an occupational medicine physician and a physical therapist, who were blinded to each others' tests results and subjects' current symptoms and hea...
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PMID: 20881623
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a concurrent strength and endurance training program on running performance and running economy of middle-aged runners during their marathon preparation. Twenty-two (8 women and 14 men) recreational runners (mean ± SD: age 40.0 ± 11.7 yea...
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PMID: 20885197
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Surfing is a dynamic sport that is multidirectional in nature and requires peak performance in variable ocean conditions. Its growing popularity among the female population has stirred curiosity as to whether women can and will 1 day face their male counterparts in head-to-head competition at the to...
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PMID: 20733519
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The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of upper-body strength gained by college women who are underweight and those who are obese using different modes of resistance training. Women who were underweight (UWW, n = 93, weight = 49.3 ± 4.5 kg) and women who were obese (OBW, n = 73, weig...
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PMID: 20885198
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The objective of this study was to investigate the acute effects on volume load (VL) (load × repetitions) of performing paired set (PS) vs. traditional set (TS) training over 3 consecutive sets. After a familiarization session 16 trained men performed 2 testing protocols using 4 repetition maximum...
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PMID: 20847705
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Motor function improved in both groups after treatment; however, patients who received real rTMS experienced additional improvement in motor function of the affected upper limb. Over 3 months after the stroke, the time and type of intervention for the Motoricity Index of the affected upper extremity...
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PMID: 20809058
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Anesthesia & Analgesia (111)3 2010
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We report onset and duration of ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block using 1 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine per nerve (total local anesthetic volume 4 mL). Block performance time, block onset time, duration of surgery, and block duration were measured. Seventeen consecutiv...
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PMID: 20686008
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This paper reviews and summarizes the evidence for important observations of normal and pathological gait and presents an approach to rehabilitation and orthotic management, which is based on the significance of shank and thigh kinematics for standing and gait. It discusses normal gait biomechanics,...
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PMID: 20738230
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We suggest early intervention with all necessary surgical steps which should be individualized depending on patient's situation and needs....
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PMID: 20634723
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We report the case of a 66-year-old white woman who presented with reddish brown to violaceous macules and plaques restricted to the extremities. The histopathologic findings, laboratory data, and systemic studies led us to the diagnosis of cutaneous plasmacytosis....
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PMID: 21049732
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Ugeskrift for laeger (172)31 2010
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We report a case of an elderly woman who had an uncontrolled, high Internationalised Normalized Ratio (INR) level and had incurred a large haematoma on the left upper arm after a fall. After two days, the patient developed a massive oedema and clinical compartment syndrome. It is essential to be awa...
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PMID: 20670592
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Technologic advances in imaging of the upper extremity have taken an immense leap in the last decade. So has the amount of research that has been published on this subject. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions, in particular, have improved identification of fracture characteristics, such as fragme...
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PMID: 20670809
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Acute hemodynamic changes during hemodialysis may jeopardize the peripheral blood circulation in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of three consecutive hemodialyses on peripheral micro- and macrocirculation in patients with ESRD...
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PMID: 20671655
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The aim of this paper was to prospectively monitor the performance of an isolated pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (IPMT) device, the Trellis(R) Peripheral Infusion System, through a company-sponsored registry.
Demographic, thrombus characterization, and procedural data were collected on the treatmen...
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PMID: 20671648
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Job-title based physical work exposure variables may provide useful surrogate measures of upper extremity exposure data in the absence of other individual level data such as observed or self-reported exposure. Further validation of these data is necessary to determine the utility of the O*NET databa...
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PMID: 20410076
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To review the accuracy of different investigation modalities for upper limb nerve sheath tumours and the resulting surgical outcomes, and propose a standard algorithm to deal with such tumours to minimise complications.
Retrospective review.
Regional hospital, Hong Kong.
All patients with upper limb...
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PMID: 20683072
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Generally, TBS and training led to task-specific improvements in grip-lift. Specifically, continuous TBS of the contralesional M1 led to an overall decrement in upper-limb function, indicating that the contralesional hemisphere may play a pivotal role in recovery after stroke....
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PMID: 20489170
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Total morphine requirement was significantly lower in subjects who used ULTRACE when compared with the tramadol and acetaminophen group (0.51 and 0.69 mg in the first 6 hours after the operation, 0.0 and 0.13 mg in hours 6-12 after the operation). Moreover there were fewer side effects in this ULTRA...
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PMID: 20649061
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Gait & Posture (32)3 2010
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The objective of this study was to characterize normal temporal-spatial patterns during the Reach & Grasp Cycle and to identify upper limb motor deficits in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The Reach & Grasp Cycle encompasses six sequential tasks: reach, grasp cylinder, transport to self (T(1)), t...
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PMID: 20558067
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Thigh grafts are placed in hemodialysis patients who have exhausted all arm access sites. The goal of this study was to compare the survival, complication rates, and overall contribution of thigh grafts with arm grafts and fistulas in patients with at least one functional thigh graft...
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PMID: 20413439
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Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
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PDF is available here.
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Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
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Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
|
PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate the dynamic hyperinflation development during ULE using three constant workloads.
This was a prospective, randomized protocol involving 24 patients with severe COPD (FEV(1) < 50%) performing an endurance symptom-limited arm exercise of up to 20 min in an...
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PMID: 20202941
PDF is available here.
PDF is available here.