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Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can be divided into two categories: 1) blunt spinal cord injury (BSCI) and 2) penetrating spinal cord injury (PSCI). The aim of this study was to compare BSCI and PSCI trauma to describe differences in the long-term functional and neurological outcomes for ...
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Joint contractures are a major cause of morbitiy and functional limitations for individuals with burn injury. This study examines the frequency and severity of joint contractures in a large population of individuals with burn injury.
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Nearly one third of the study’s participants had ...
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For individuals with burn injury, social interactions are a crucial step for social recovery. This study aimed to determine what predicts social reintegration and recovery following burn injury.
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This study found that individuals with burn injury are less likely to engage in activities ...
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This study examined neurological and functional outcomes for individuals with penetrating spinal cord injuries (PSCI) following surgical and nonsurgical treatment. Researchers looked at both complete and incomplete spinal cord injury. A complete injury is one in which there is a total lack of sensation and movement ...
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The aim of this is study was to compare longterm outcomes for inviduals with electrical injuries and fire/flame injury with respect to life satisfaction, physical, mental functioning, and work status following burn injury.
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The study found that individuals with electrical injuries were more ...
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The aim of this study was to examine what role neighborhoods, race, and ethnicity play in obesity rates for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
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The study found Hispanics had the highest obesity rate than other racial groups. Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics tend ...
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This study aims to describe the frequency of scar-related morbidity over time as well as the long-term impact of burn scars on patient-reported functional, psychosocial, and reintegration outcome measures.
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Nearly all patients involved in this study had scarring, and reported additional symptoms and ...
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This study was a pilot test of GoWoman, a small-group weight management intervention — delivered in the online virtual world of Second Life® — for women with mobility impairments. This was modeled after the Diabetes Prevention Program but substantially modified to meet the needs of women ...
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Immediate consequences occur when part of a wheelchair breaks and leaves an individual stranded or injured, or causes him or her to miss medical appointments, work, or school. The study looked at the relationships among wheelchair breakdowns, their immediate consequences, and secondary health complications after spinal ...
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This study reviews the development of a framework describing the key elements for evaluating preschool-aged children’s (ages 1- 5) recovery from burn injury using a parent-reported health outcomes assessment.
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This study found three health outcome domains that are most impacted by preschool-aged ...
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Oxandrolone can counteract the catabolic effects of burn injury. However, recent animal studies have shown an association between oxandrolone and the development of heterotopic ossification (HO) postburn. This study examines oxandrolone and HO development by exploring historical clinical data.
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Individuals with burn injury ...
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This study examines experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) studies in animals to help assess whether bias in the design and reporting of these studies can overestimate the effectiveness and hence, their value for clinical translation.
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This study found evidence of bias in the ...
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This study has two goals: 1) to compare the ability of the SCI-FI/AT and a legacy measure to detect functional change in people with SCI at all levels over a 1-year period after hospital discharge; and 2) to calculate the minimum change in score needed on ...
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The Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile was developed to measure social participation after a burn injury using a computer adaptive test. The goal of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the LIBRE Profile.
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This study provides psychometric ...
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This study aims to examine whether commonly used comorbidity (i.e., other medical conditions) measures identify comorbidities in the acute traumatic and non traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) inpatient rehabilitation population. Individuals with SCI often have comorbidities that affect health outcomes. Currently, no comorbidity measure is considered ...
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In 1992 the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale replaced the previously utilized Frankel Classification to describe the severity of spinal cord injury. The key feature of this change was utilizing ‘sacral sparing’ as the key determination between a neurologically complete vs incomplete injury. Some ...
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This study aims to estimate the budget impact of adding robotic exoskeleton (RT-exo) over-ground training to existing locomotor training strategies, in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Locomotor training is a standard of care for the SCI population. It typically requires multiple personnel ...
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This study aims to assess differences in health service use, including long-term occupational or physical therapy (OT/PT) and psychological services, between vulnerable and nonvulnerable groups of burn survivors. The vulnerable group included participants who were in one or more of these categories: 65 years of age ...
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This article proposes a framework for the reconsideration of burn injury as a chronic condition. Medicine continues to advance and individuals with injuries are living longer. Due to the diversity and ongoing nature of symptoms and conditions experienced after a burn injury (i.e., sequelae), it is ...
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The goal of this study was to investigate the rates of wheelchair repairs and resulting negative consequences in a population of Veteran full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Access to wheelchairs can help individuals with impaired mobility to more easily participate in personal, professional, ...