PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine compliance rates for following three electromyography (EMG) clinical practice guidelines and to determine the reliability of two performance measurement tools developed for this study. METHODS This was a retrospective descriptive and correlation study of chart reviews of voluntary submissions of EMG reports performed by physical therapists (P...

INTRODUCTION Few reports in the literature describe the association of rheumatoid arthritis and transient thyrotoxicosis. We report a case of rheumatoid arthritis and painless thyroiditis presenting simultaneously and acutely with a cluster of symptoms that initially made the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis very challenging. CASE PRESENTATION A 41-year-old Caucasian male presented with comp...

background tennis elbow (te) is a common myotendinosis. it was first described by runge in 1873; different modes of treatment are used in management of te. objectives this study aimed to report the results of autologous blood injection (abi) in the treatment of te. materials and methods a prospective case study was performed to evaluate the results of abi in the management of te. the level of p...

This report reviews the anatomy, overhead throwing biomechanics, injury mechanism and incidence, physical examination and diagnosis, diagnostic imaging and conservative treatment of medial elbow injuries in young throwing athletes. Based on the information a clinical management decision-making algorithm is presented.

Rupture of the distal insertion of the biceps brachii may lead to severe functional impairment of the upper extremity on the basis of resultant weakness of elbow flexion and supination. When the diagnosis of a posttraumatic distal biceps tendon avulsion is made, a simple method of reattachment is possible and functionally warranted.

BACKGROUND Throwing athletes risk medial elbow injury from extreme valgus stress generated across the medial elbow during throwing. Braces have been developed to protect the elbow joint; however, no previous study has investigated the effects of elbow bracing on medial elbow joint space gapping associated with repetitive throwing. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigat...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the value of measuring common extensor tendon (CET) thickness at the radiocapitellar and capitellar regions with qualitative ultrasonographic findings in the diagnosis of lateral elbow tendinopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 164 lateral elbow tendinopathy patients (84 bilateral, 80 unilateral) matched by age, gender, and body mass ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the use of vascular access in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and the complications of native arteriovenous fistulas (NAVFs) in a Chinese single center. METHODS Patients (n=376) were recruited in our descriptive cross-sectional study, 350 of them had wrist NAVFs (wrist group),and 18 of them had elbow NAVFs (elbow group). We evaluated...