PURPOSE: Venous compromise is the most common reason for perioperative free flap complications. The dependent nature of the lower extremity likely increases this risk, especially following significant lower extremity trauma with superficial or deep venous injury and immobilization of the soleal muscle venous pump. The benefit of a second venous anastomosis, however, remains unclear in lower ext...

CONTEXT A dynamic postural-control task that has gained notoriety in the clinical and research settings is the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). Researchers have suggested that, with appropriate instruction and practice by the individual and normalization of the reaching distances, the SEBT can be used to provide objective measures to differentiate deficits and improvements in dynamic postur...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the self-reported health status of road traffic accident victims and the predictors of self-assessed recovery 1 year after major trauma in a French population. DESIGN A follow-up study. METHODS The cohort comprised 276 seriously injured victims of road traffic accidents, aged > 16 years from the Rhône administrative department, France. Victim c...

The Second Lebanon War between Hezbollah and Israel broke out on July 12, 2006, and lasted until August 14, 2006. Out of the wounded Israeli soldiers, 128 were treated at the orthopedic departments of the Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. A retrospective study was carried out on these 128 combatants. The objective of the study was to characterize musculoskeletal combat wounds with regard to...

Background/aim Poor frontal plane knee control can manifest as increased dynamic knee valgus during athletic tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between frontal plane knee control and the risk of acute lower extremity injuries. In addition, we wanted to study if the single-leg squat (SLS) test can be used as a screening tool to identify athletes with an increased...

There has been a decrease in the overall injury rate, particularly the rate of lower-extremity injuries, for alpine skiing, with a resultant increase in the ratio of upper-extremity to lower-extremity injuries. The upper extremity is injured nearly twice as often during snowboarding than alpine skiing, with approximately half of all snowboarding injuries involving the upper extremity. Shoulder ...

Lower extremity injuries and low back pain pervade everyday life. Along with injuries come the unavoidable physical, emotional, and economic costs, along with lost time and normal function [1]. Ankle sprains, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, and hamstring muscle strains are the most common sports injuries [2]. Low back pain (LBP) can significantly influence an individual's quality of ...

DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY INJURY CRITERIA ANDBIOMECHANICAL SURROGATE TO EVALUATE MILITARY VEHICLE OCCUPANTINJURY DURING AN EXPLOSIVE BLAST EVENTbyBRIAN JOSEPH MCKAYDecember 2010Advisor: Dr. Cynthia BirMajor: Biomedical EngineeringDegree: Doctor of Philosophy Anti-vehicular (AV) landmines and improvised explosive devices (IED) haveaccounted for more than ...