A severe elbow flexion contracture following a supracondylar fracture in a 13-yearold- male was treated with conventional physical therapy and an adjustable dynamic splint, the elbow Dynasplint(R). The Dynasplint was applied primarily at night. The patient achieved complete resolution of his flexion contracture. The Dynasplint incorporates the principles of adjustable, low-intensity force for p...

After-stroke hemiplegia is not a static phenomena, motor function can be partially regained along with a process of cortical reorganization. fMRI allows to investigate brain activation but hemiplegic subjects may not perform correctly the task paradigm. The aim of the study is to combine MRI with a motion capture system in order to provide a method to quantitatively correlate the cortical image...

Sensory stimuli may elicit a widely distributed parietal-premotor circuitry underlying task-related movements such as grasping. These stimuli include the visual presentation of an object to be grasped, as well as the observation of grasping performed by others. In this study, we used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to test whether the performance of simple finger flexion, contraste...

A rhythmic motor performance is brought about by an integration of timing information with movements. Investigations on the millisecond time scale distinguish two forms of time control, event-based timing and emergent timing. While event-based timing asserts the existence of a central internal timekeeper for the control of repetitive movements, the emergent timing perspective claims that timing...

We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1150 computer-assisted total knee replacements and analysed the clinical and radiological outcomes of 45 knees that had arthritis with a pre-operative recurvatum deformity. The mean pre-operative hyperextension deformity of 11° (6° to 15°), as measured by navigation at the start of the operation, improved to a mean flexion deformity of 3.1° (0° to 7°) ...

Analysis of human motion is extremely important in order to obtain fundamental data for training in the field of rehabilitation. At Nagoya University we are analysing human motion by use of a microcomputer to elucidate functional characteristics of the locomotion system. After the introduction of micro-computers. it has become possible to accumulate and integrate more data and process them more...

This article presents a systematic review of outcomes associated with the use of microprocessorcontrolled prosthetic knees (MPKs) compared with non–microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (NMPKs) among individuals with unilateral transfemoral limb loss (TFLL). A comprehensive review of 27 publications revealed that MPKs may be indicated in cases where improved ambulatory safety and the abili...

The late results of treatment of 24 legs in 21 children with congenital deficiency of the tibia are presented. A new classification is proposed which correlates well with recommendations for treatment and with the final functional result. Three types of deficiency were recognised: Type I, total absence of the tibia; Type II, distal absence; Type III, distal deficiency with tibiofibular diastasi...