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What's on the Horizon: The Rehabilitation Hospitalist
The year was 1982, the second year of my residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). I was evaluating the first patient with a spinal cord injury I had ever cared for in the...
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M. Elizabeth Sandel
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Relationship Between Disability and Health-Related Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden in Patients With Upper Limb Poststroke Spasticity
26 December 2011
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between disability and both health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and caregiver burden in patients with upper limb poststroke spasticity. Design: Multicenter o...
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Quan V. Doan,
Allison Brashear,
Patrick J. Gillard,
Sepideh F. Varon,
Amanda M. Vandenburgh,
Catherine C. Turkel,
Elie P. Elovic
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4-10
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Enoxaparin Versus Tinzaparin for Venous Thromboembolic Prophylaxis During Rehabilitation After Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Safety and Efficacy
Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of 3 low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) treatments (enoxaparin, 40 mg once daily, with an alternative LMWH, tinzaparin, 3500 or 4500 units once daily) fo...
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Christina M. Marciniak,
Jenny Kaplan,
Leah Welty,
David Chen
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11-17
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A Hidden Reservoir of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Patients Newly Admitted to an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital
Objective: To find hidden reservoirs of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) via active surveillance cultures for MRSA and VRE in newly admitt...
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Ronald P. Rabinowitz,
Joseph A. Kufera,
Michael J. Makley
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The Ligamentum Flavum at L4-5: Relationship With Anthropomorphic Factors and Clinical Findings in Older Persons With and Without Spinal Disorders
18 November 2011
Objective: To examine the relationship between ligamentum flavum thickness and clinical spinal stenosis. Design: A validation study. Setting: Clinical research laboratory. Patients: A total of 119 sub...
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Andrew J. Haig,
Adodeji Adewole,
Karen S.J. Yamakawa,
Benjamin Kelemen,
Andrea L. Aagesen
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23-29
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Clinical and Spatiotemporal Gait Effects of Canes in Hip Osteoarthritis
17 November 2011
Objective: To investigate the effects of cane use on spatiotemporal gait parameters, pain, and function in adults with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: An aca...
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Meika A. Fang,
Constance Heiney,
Jennifer M. Yentes,
Nancy D. Harada,
Sulabha Masih,
Karen L. Perell-Gerson
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30-36
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Ultrasound Applications in Electrodiagnosis
This review article discusses the current scope of high-resolution diagnostic ultrasound in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease, both as a complementary tool to electrodiagnosis and in some cases a...
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Andrea J. Boon,
Jay Smith,
C. Michel Harper
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Electrosonodiagnosis: Neuromuscular Diagnosis Raised to the Power of 2
The publication of the review article “Ultrasound Applications in Electrodiagnosis” by Boon et al [] in this issue of PM&R represents an important milestone in the development of ultrasonography a...
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Gary Goldberg,
Marko Bodor
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Does Brain Injury or a Brain Disease Constitute a Sort of “Death”?
“His wife as he knows her is gone,” the caller said to Pat Robertson of the 700 Club,” and the friend is “bitter at God for allowing his wife to be in that condition, and now he's started seeing anoth...
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Kristi L. Kirschner,
Sunil Kothari,
Wendy Heller,
Debjani Mukherjee,
Darby Morhardt
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Fitting an Older Patient With Medical Comorbidities With a Lower-limb Prosthesis
Physiatrists are aware of the increased energy cost of ambulation with a prosthesis. They also know that risk factors for amputation include some of the same medical conditions that make this increase...
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Richard A. Frieden,
Anureet K. Brar,
Alberto Esquenazi,
Thomas Watanabe
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome—Postural Type: Ultrasound Imaging of Pectoralis Minor and Brachial Plexus Abnormalities
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a controversial diagnosis that sometimes is referred to as disputed or nonspecific neurogenic TOS because diagnostic test results typically are negative or inconclusi...
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Benjamin M. Sucher
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Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Injection in the Management of a Stinger
A “stinger,” otherwise known as a “burner,” is a transient, reversible peripheral nerve injury of the upper limb caused by injury to the cervical spine and shoulder. This injury usually occurs during ...
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Daniel Leung,
Jared S. Greenberg,
P. Troy Henning,
Anthony E. Chiodo
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Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Epidural Pannus and Atlantoaxial Subluxation Resulting in Basilar Invagination
Atlantoaxial instability results from cartilaginous destruction, periarticular erosions, and ligament and tendon attenuation. Instability affects 19%-70% of patients, and basilar invagination from ver...
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Adam L. Schreiber
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Lower Extremity Weakness After Childbirth: A Case of Preserved Nerve Conduction Studies, Axonal Involvement, and Good Recovery
Although uncommon, the prompt and definitive identification of obstetric-related neuropathies poses a challenge to clinicians. Benefits of early identification include etiologic determination, interve...
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Dennis N. Nutini,
Jeffrey S. Fine
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Update on Accountable Care Organizations
Since the publication of the article “What are the Implications of Accountable Care Organizations for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Practices?” in the November 2011 issue of PM&R, the Cente...
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Gregory Worsowicz
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Academy News
Your Academy continues to recognize the importance musculoskeletal ultrasound can play in patient care and the value it can add to your practice. To help you fully prepare for integrating the technolo...
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