Lipomas are well-defined tumors of the adipose tissue that often occur in the torso or the
extremities of adult patients. These tumors usually develop painlessly and insidiously, but
theymay compress adjacent structures. The objective of the present study is to describe the
case of a 68-year-old female p...
ABSTRACT Objective In this study, we propose a modification to the simple decompression technique that contains the ulnar nerve in the cubital fossa, thus preventing subluxation during forearm flexion movements. Methods Five consecutive patients with leprosy-associated cubital tunnel syndrome underwe...
Esse estudo tem por objetivo avaliar a capacidade funcional da mão das pessoas atingidas pela hanseníase na realização das atividades básicas e instrumentais da vida diária. A amostra foi constituída por 50 pacientes, maiores de 18 anos, que estavam sendo acompanhados no ambulatório do Instituto ...
Resumen: Antecedentes: Las lesiones de nervio periférico, principalmente las traumáticas, tienen efectos devastadores para la función. Tradicionalmente las opciones eran en forma temprana el injerto nervioso y en forma tardía la transferencia tendinosa. Durante los últimos años se han venido real...
BACKGROUND: Mirror therapy has been used as an alternative stimulus to feed the somatosensory cortex in an attempt to preserve hand cortical representation with better functional results. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the short-term functional outcome of an early re-education program using mirror therapy comp...
