Orthopedic Research Online Journal Functional Outcome of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Ahmad Zeb1, Farmanullah Khan2*, Sabir Khan khattak3, Akhtar Husain4, Shehryar Khan2 Muhammad Shoaib Khan5 and Khalid Iqbal4 1Consultant Surgeon, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan 2Medical Officer, Medical Collage 3Trainee Hayatabad Complex 4Senior Registrar orthopedics Peshawar 5Professor & Chairma...

In this, the final issue of 2008 witch contains two issues (7 and 8), I would like to take this opportunity to thank those people who have contributed so much of their time and expertise in the interest of maintaining the highly respected reputation of the Journal. The topics to be covered are multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord regeneration, TBI, and functional outcome researc...

To determine the factors affecting the outcome of patients with traumatic acute subdural hematoma, we reviewed the records of7 4 consecutive comatose patients with a Glascow coma scale Score (GCS) of less than 8 who had been admitted to Imam Hosein Medical Center from 1990 to 1996 and had undergone a uniform treatment protocol. The overall mortality rate was 73% and 23% had functional reco...

OBJECTIVE This pilot study examined collaborative, goal-focused therapy to determine its effects on performance of self-care activities, including eating, grooming, bathing, upper body dressing, lower-body dressing, and toileting. METHOD Thirty-one patients at a rehabilitation hospital, divided between control and experimental groups, comprised the sample. Participants' performances on self-c...

OBJECTIVE This article describes the application of quality improvement methodology to implement a measurement tool for the assessment of functional status in pediatric patients with chronic pain referred for behavioral intervention. METHODS The Functional Disability Inventory (FDI), a validated instrument for assessment of pain-related disability, was chosen as the primary clinical outcome m...

In order to investigate the therapeutic potential of acupuncture on patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), patients were randomized to receive acupuncture at classic acupoints with manipulations (treatment group) versus acupuncture at nonacupoints without manipulation (control group) once every other day, three times a week, for one month and were followed up for three months. The primary out...

OBJECTIVES This study examines whether aspects of social relations at baseline are related to functional decline at 5-year follow-up among nondisabled old men and women. METHODS The investigation is based on baseline and follow-up data on 651 nondisabled 75-year-old persons in Jyväskylä (Finland) and Glostrup (Denmark). The analyses are performed separately for men and women. Possible selecti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate an early home-supported discharge service for stroke patients. DESIGN We carried out a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial (allocation ratio of 1:1) with patients assigned to either an early home-supported discharge service or usual care. SETTING The study was undertaken in Aveiro, Portugal, between April 2009 and April 2013. SUBJECTS We inclu...