Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Feb 20, 2018
BACKGROUND: End-effector robots are commonly used in robot-assisted neuro-rehabilitation therapies for upper limbs where the patient's hand can be easily attached to a splint. Nevertheless, they are not able to estimate and control the kinematic conf...
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie
Dec 19, 2017
BACKGROUND: This randomized trial aimed to evaluate combined infraclavicular-suprascapular blocks (ICB-SSBs) as a diaphragm-sparing alternative to interscalene blocks (ISBs) for arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We hypothesized that ICB-SSB would provid...
BACKGROUND: The incidence of proximal humeral fractures increases with age. The functional recovery of the upper arm after such fractures is slow, and results are often disappointing. Treatment is associated with long immobilisation periods. Evidence...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Oct 29, 2016
Unsupported or "against-gravity" reaching and hand opening movements are greatly impaired in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. The reduction in reaching excursion and hand opening is thought to be primarily limited by abnormal muscle co-activation...
To facilitate the development of future shoulder endoprostheses, a long term load profile of the shoulder joint is desired. A musculoskeletal model using 3D kinematics and external forces as input can estimate the mechanical load on the glenohumeral ...
The shoulder complex in the human body consists of the scapula, clavicle, humerus, and thorax and bears the load imposed by arm movements while at the same time realizing a wide range of motions. To mimic and exploit its role, several musculoskeletal...
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Apr 11, 2015
The paper proposes a novel method for an accurate and unobtrusive reconstruction of the upper-limb kinematics of stroke patients during robot-aided rehabilitation tasks with end-effector machines. The method is based on a robust analytic procedure fo...
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that affects bones and cartilage, often leading to structural changes, including osteophyte formation, bone density loss, and the narrowing of joint spaces. Over time, this process may disrupt the glenohumer...
PURPOSE: To evaluate image quality and lesion conspicuity of zero echo time (ZTE) MRI reconstructed with deep learning (DL)-based algorithm versus conventional reconstruction and to assess DL ZTE performance against CT for bone loss measurements in s...
Background Deep learning (DL) methods enable faster shoulder MRI than conventional methods, but arthroscopy-validated evidence of good diagnostic performance is scarce. Purpose To validate the clinical efficacy of 7-minute threefold parallel imaging ...
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