Supracondylar femoral osteotomy was performed on 82 patients between 8 and 25 years of age to correct knee flexion contractures of 15 to 95 degrees resulting from poliomyelitis. Seven who could not walk before the osteotomy could do so afterwards and 21 out of22 patients were cured ofa hand-knee gait. Thirty-four of53 who walked with a caliper were able to discard it. Residual flexion contractu...

PURPOSE To identify factors related to knee flexion after total knee arthroplasty in a Chinese population. METHODS Records of 242 total knee arthroplasties were retrospectively reviewed. The parameters evaluated were age, gender, diagnosis, preoperative knee flexion and extension, preoperative flexion arc, tibiofemoral angle, Knee Society knee score and functional score, and implant design. ...

This paper puts forward a real-time angular tracking (motion capture) system for a low cost upper limb exosuit based on sensor fusion; which is integrated by an elastic sleeve-mitten, two inertial measurement units (IMU), two flex sensors and a wireless communication system. The device can accurately detect the angular position of the shoulder (flexion-extension, abduction-adduction and interna...

background: the cervical spine is the most vulnerable part of the vertebral column and the rotational movements are the most dangerous movements which may cause damages to cervical spine. a good treatment option for the cervical disc disease is the replacement of a damaged disc with an artificial disc that has shown satisfactory clinical results. methods: the c4 to c6 vertebrae of a normal subj...

background postural instability is one of the common problems of aging. however, with increased age many systems of body such as musculoskeletal system are affected and changed. one of these changes is knee flexion contracture. the study aimed to investigate the simulated knee flexion contracture effects on postural stability in elderly. material and methods 15 elderly subjects (11 men, 4 women...

Abstract Background Inversion ankle sprains, or lateral often result in symptomatic instability, and some patients need ligament reconstruction to reduce pain, improve function, prevent subsequent injuries. Although anatomically reconstructed ligaments should behave a biomechanically normal manner, previous studies have not measured the strain patterns of anterior talofibular (ATFL) calcaneofib...

Rotating-platform knee implants have successively undergone modifications to improve postoperative flexion. The cruciate-sacrificing Low Contact Stress (LCS) implant (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc, Warsaw, Indiana) was modified into the cruciate-substituting PFC Sigma RP (ΣRP) implant and further into the PFC Sigma RPF (ΣRPF) implant (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc). The goal of this study was to determine ...

The diminished knee flexion associated with stiff-knee gait, a movement abnormality commonly observed in persons with cerebral palsy, is thought to be caused by an over-active rectus femoris muscle producing an excessive knee extension moment during the swing phase of gait. As a result, treatment for stiff-knee gait is aimed at altering swing-phase muscle function. Unfortunately, this treatment...

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...

BACKGROUND Stiffness with decreased range of motion (ROM) has been described as a frustrating complication after TKA. If all methods of physiotherapeutic treatment have been exhausted trying to develop ROM, manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) can be discussed. The aim of the present study was to show the effect of MUA and to determine the influence of BMI, number of previous surgical procedure...