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Evaluation of the Constant score: which is the method to assess the objective strength?
... Background: The Constant score (CS) is one of the most frequently applied tools for the assessment of the shoulder joint. However, evaluation of strength is not standardized leading to potential bias when ...
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SCAPULAR DYSKINESIS IN ASYMPTOMATIC WATER POLO PLAYERS: DOES PREHABILITATION PREVENT NEGATIVE OUTCOMES?
... DASH score, Constant Score, CCKUE test, FTPI, SSPT and power of abduction, external rotation and internal rotation were repeated at four monthly intervals in the remaining pain-free athletes for a ...
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The conceptually equivalent Dutch version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC)©
... The visits for the validation study were scheduled with an independent physical therapist with a two week interval between visits (minimum of one week). During these two visits (T0 and T1), patients filled out the WORC, ...
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... The constant score was graded as poor (0-55 points), moderate (56-70), good (71-85), excellent ...by Constant score and radiographs were taken to assess for union or any complication mentioned ...
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A meta-analysis comparing tenotomy or tenodesis for lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon with concomitant reparable rotator cuff tears
... For each included study, two reviewers independently used a predefined form to extract data including first au- thor, publication year, levels of evidence (LOE), sample size of each group, mean age of participants, ...
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Do the radiological changes seen at mid term follow up of stemless shoulder prosthesis affect outcome?
... Edwards et.al in a multi centre study observed that supraspinatus tear in individuals undergoing shoulder arthroplasty had no influence on the post-op constant score or patient satisfaction. Repairing the ...
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Determinants of patient satisfaction following reconstructive shoulder surgery
... Background: Obtaining patient satisfaction is a key goal of surgical treatment. It was the purpose of this study to identify pre-, peri- and postoperative factors determining patient satisfaction after shoulder surgery, ...
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Elective implant removal in symptomatic patients after internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures improves clinical outcome
... i.e. Constant Score improved after six to twelve months to 91 % of the contra-lateral uninjured side ...the Constant Score doesn’t further improve significantly as reported by Hirschmann et ...
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Effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in three major tendon diseases
... the Constant Score for the assessment of shoulder func- tion [25]; the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Score (AOFAS) [26] for subjects affected by chronic Achilles tendinopathy; and the ...
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Primary hemiarthroplasty versus conservative treatment for comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly (ProCon): A Multicenter Randomized Controlled trial
... the Constant scores (reflecting functional outcome and pain) at one year after primary HA versus non-operative treatment in elderly patients who sustained a comminuted proximal humeral ...the Constant ...
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Efficacy of bone marrow stimulation in arthroscopic repair of full thickness rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis
... the Constant score, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) score, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) score, visual ...
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Long head BIceps TEnodesis or tenotomy in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: BITE study protocol
... In a recent meta-analysis on treatment of biceps tendon pathology, Gurnani et al. [7] reported no difference in functional outcome and elbow strength between treat- ments, based on nine original research studies [4, ...
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Stemless shoulder prosthesis versus conventional anatomic shoulder prosthesis in patients with osteoarthritis
... The results afforded by new shoulder implant systems must be compared with the good results obtained using the existing concepts for shoulder arthroplasty. The use of modern anatomically designed shoulder implant systems ...
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Original Article Efficacy and clinical outcomes of platelet-rich plasma for arthroscopic repair rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis
... time, Constant score, UCLA scale, SER (Kg), ASES score, DASH score, SST scale, VAS scale, CSA (cross-sec- tional area), SPADI scale, L’Insalata score, MRI rating, Vascularity ...
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Translation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Single Assessment and Numeric Evaluation Method (SANEM) in shoulder patients
... Instability Score is a shoulder-spe- cific measurement which is also disease-specific for pa- tients with instability ...total score of 0 represents the most im- paired shoulder and 48 represents the least ...
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Foreign connections and the difference they make: how migrant ties influence political interest and attitudes in Mexico
... Beyond the economic and social effects of international migration researchers show regular exchanges between immigrants and stay-at-homes produce political spillovers in sending countries. As a broad body of literature ...
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School Achievement of Pupils From the Lower Strata in Public, Private Government Dependent and Private Government Independent Schools: A cross national test of the Coleman Hoffer thesis
... For the analysis of the data we use multilevel analysis (MlwiN 1.1, Rabash et al. 2000), which is generally considered as the best method to asses school effect differences (Scheerens & Bosker, 1997) because this ...
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The course of pain hypersensitivity according to painDETECT in patients with rheumatoid arthritis initiating treatment: results from the prospective FRAME cohort study
... HAQ-DI is a measure of limitation of activities of daily living used for patients with RA. It assesses the patient’s ability to carry out everyday tasks. It includes a visual analogue scale (VAS) evaluation of pain, ...
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Surgical treatment results of acute acromioclavicular injuries
... the constant shoulder score of two groups, it seemed that surgical treatment of Rockwood type III and V when AC joint in- juries indicated had acceptable clinical results particularly if the extra-articular ...
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Original Article Therapeutic effect of shoulder arthroscopic release on frozen shoulder and its effect on fibrogenic cytokines and inflammatory factors
... variety of cells. In this paper, two common cyto- kines, IL-1 and IL-6, were selected. IL-1 is secreted by activated monocyte-macrophages, and an excess of IL-1 in the tissues suggests localized inflammation. Studies ...
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