Hook plate fixation and tension band wiring in the treatment of Mayo type II olecranon fractures by Jianyu Zhang, Xigong Zhang, Kehan Hua, Chen Chen, Maoqi Gong, Yejun Zha, Xieyuan Jiang

“…The HPF group and the TBW group achieved similar range of motion (ROM), the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores (P > 0.05). …”
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The Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in IPF Prognosis by Christina Triantafillidou, Effrosyni Manali, Panagiotis Lyberopoulos, Likourgos Kolilekas, Konstantinos Kagouridis, Sotirios Gyftopoulos, Konstantinos Vougas, Anastasia Kotanidou, Manos Alchanatis, Anna Karakatsani, Spyros A. Papiris

“…In IPF, defects in lung mechanics and gas exchange manifest with exercise limitation due to dyspnea, the most prominent and disabling symptom. Aim. To evaluate the role of exercise testing through the 6MWT (6-minute walk test) and CPET (cardiopulmonary exercise testing) in the survival of patients with IPF. …”
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Impact on Neurodevelopment, Diagnosis, Early Intervention and Motor Disorders in Children under 3 Years by Sabina Adamczyk, Maria Przygoda, Jagienka Włodyka, Kamila Stępień, Gabriela Trestka, Urszula Zelik, Jakub Dziewic, Joanna Śnieżna, Wojciech Florczak, Wiktoria Domino, Karol Dzwonnik

“…Intervention strategies, including physical and cognitive therapy, can help mitigate long-term disabilities associated with these conditions. Diagnostic methods, such as ultrasound for fetal structural abnormalities and the AUDIT screening tool, are integral for early detection. …”
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Effects of a Multidisciplinary Educational Rehabilitative Intervention in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Body Image on Quality of Life Outcomes by Giovanni Morone, Marco Iosa, Augusto Fusco, Antonella Scappaticci, Maria Rosaria Alcuri, Vincenzo Maria Saraceni, Stefano Paolucci, Teresa Paolucci

“…To assess the recovery of the function of the shoulder were administered: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire and the Constant-Murley Score. …”
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The Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hooman Ghasemi, Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Alireza Abdi, Rostam Jalali, Nader Salari, Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Migraine is a severe and debilitating neurologic disorder and is claimed to be the sixth disabling illness in the world. This study aimed to determine the overall prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with migraine through a systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Two-Stage Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistulas by V. Yu. Struchkov, S. V. Berelavichus, E. A. Akhtanin, D. S. Gorin, M. V. Dvukhzhilov, A. A. Goev, A. I. Burmistrov, P. V. Markov, A. G. Kriger

“…Resection of the intestine with a fistula with the formation of an entero-entero anastomosis was performed in 72 (81.8 %) patients; marginal resection of the intestine with a fistula, followed by suturing of the defect — in 7 (8.0 %); resection of the intestine with fistulas in combination with excision and suturing of the fistula — in 5 (5.7 %); an operation aimed at disabling the fistula from the passage of intestinal contents — in 3 (3.4 %); resection of the intestine with a fistula in combination with fistula exclusion — in 1 (1.1 %) patient. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis Reared as Males by Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro de Andrade, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Helena Campos Fabbri, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Andréa Trevas Maciel-Guerra

“…Though additional studies are required, screening for learning disabilities is advisable.…”
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Osteoporosis in Rett Syndrome: A Study on Normal Values by Lilit Zysman, Meir Lotan, Bruria Ben-Zeev

“…Osteoporosis is the reduction of calcium density in bones, usually evident in postmenopausal females, yet the tendency for osteoporosis can also be identified at a young age, especially in patients with chronic diseases, disabilities, and on chronic anticonvalsant treatment. …”
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Classification with Interpretability in Children Based on Structural MRI Features Extracted Using Contrastive Variational Autoencoder by Ruimin Ma, Ruitao Xie, Yanlin Wang, Jintao Meng, Yanjie Wei, Yunpeng Cai, Wenhui Xi, Yi Pan

“…Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a highly disabling mental disease that brings significant impairments of social interaction ability to the patients, making early screening and intervention of ASD critical. …”
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Intravitreal Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: An Update by Claudio Furino, Francesco Boscia, Michele Reibaldi, Giovanni Alessio

“…Diabetic macular edema (DME) represents a prevalent and disabling eye condition. Despite that DME represents a sight-threatening condition, it is also among the most accessible to treatment. …”
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Contribution of a virtual magic camp to enhancing self-esteem in children with ADHD: A pilot study by Hon K. Yuen, Kevin Spencer, Kimberly Kirklin, Lauren Edwards, Gavin R. Jenkins

“… # Method Six children with ADHD, age 8.6-14.3 years, who participated in a virtual magic camp program for children with disabilities, were included in this study. The camp met 3 days a week, about 45 min to an hour each session, over four consecutive weeks for a total of 9 to 12 hours. …”
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Mental Health Insurance in India: An Examination of Policy Implementation Post-MHCA 2017 by Vijaya Chandra Reddy Avula, Sangha Mitra Godi, Shashidhara Munivenkatappa, Sridhar Amalakanti

“…Conclusion: We evaluated 235 policies provided by 30 insurance companies and found that 37.5% (88) of policies covered mental illnesses, 11.5% (28) covered persons with disabilities, whereas 51% (119) did not offer any coverage. …”
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Effect of Physical Exercise on Telomere Length: Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis by Juan Luis Sánchez-González, Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez, Rogelio González-Sarmiento, Víctor Navarro-López, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Jesús Pérez, Javier Martín-Vallejo

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the needs and expectations of individuals with physical disabilities and their interventionists for the use of a virtual reality physical activity platform in a community organization. …”
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Short-term Effectiveness of High-intensity Laser Therapy in De Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study by Emine DUNDAR AHI, Hulya SIRZAI2

“…Pre- and post-treatment evaluations were made using a visual analog scale (VAS); Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire; Short Form-36 Health Survey; and hand grip strength test. …”
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Heart Failure Status among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Hospital-Based Study by Fatemeh Ravandi, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fereshteh Azedi, Mohsen Hoshyarkhani, Farimah Fayyaz, Nahid Abbasi Khoshsirat

“…Strokes in HF patients could be life-threatening and lead to severe disabilities, longer hospitalization time, and mortality. …”
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Worsening spasticity due to catheter breakage during intrathecal baclofen therapy: a case report by Yasutaka Takagi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hidehumi Ebara, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Inatani, Yuta Nakamura, Ryo Sugihara, Aki Nakanami, Kenji Kagechika, Tetsutaro Yahata, Satoru Demura

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Exploring a New Cueing Device in People Who Experience Freezing of Gait: Acceptance of a Study Design by Agnes Wilhelm, Tanja Riedl, Christian Paumann, Jessie Janssen

“…Freezing of Gait (FoG) is a disabling symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and is defined as a “brief episodic absence or marked reduction of forward progression of the feet despite the intention to walk.” …”
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Machine learning prediction of combat basic training injury from 3D body shape images. by Steven Morse, Kevin Talty, Patrick Kuiper, Michael Scioletti, Steven B Heymsfield, Richard L Atkinson, Diana M Thomas

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Athletes and military personnel are both at risk of disabling injuries due to extreme physical activity. …”
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Subjective Experiences and Sensitivities in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Quantitative and Comparative Study by P. De Roa, P. Paris, J. L. Poindessous, O. Maillet, A. Héron

“…The prevalence of significant characteristics was compared with others patients consulting at the same pain unit who suffer from rebel and disabling form of chronic migraine. Psychometric tests were anonymously completed by 78 patients of the Pain Unit (44 fibromyalgia patients and 34 migraine patients). …”
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Automated Fog Node Audit and Certification Scheme With Multiple Attestation Certificate Authorities by Shuaib Anath, Tahmid Quazi, Bashan Naidoo

“…This study examines the CA service availability in the FoNAC scheme, revealing that a single centralized attestation CA leads to a single point of failure that disables FoNAC and causes service bottlenecks. This paper proposes a distributed multiple attestation CA system to overcome these limitations. …”
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