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Bloqueo del tobillo con lidocaína y bupivacaina para amputación de los radios del pie. Hospital General del Sur “Dr. Pedro Iturbe”

El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar la utilidad del bloqueo del tobillo con lidocaína y Bupivacaína para amputación de los radios del pie en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital General del Sur Dr. Pedro Iturbe, Maracaibo, Venezuela, desde mayo 2019 hasta mayo 2021. Se realizó un estudio pre-expe...

Stiffness degree of ankle range of motion in diabetic patients with atypical amputation

SUMMARY In diabetics, foot deformities are risk factors that increase the risk of amputation as a result of developing ulcers. However, knowledge of the influence of plantar stiffness is still limited. The main objective was to describe connections between the degree of stiffness of the ankle, atypical a...

Evaluation of foot functionality in cases of rheumatoid arthritis through the FFI-BR and FHSQ-BR questionnaires: a cross-sectional observational study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect the feet, thus compromising the patient's gait and autonomy. In this study, we investigated foot disability in RA patients using the Brazilian versions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ-BR) and Foot Function Index (FFI-BR). DESIGN A...

Effect of generalized ligamentous hyperlaxity related of quality of life in the foot: a case controlled study

SUMMARY Generalized ligamentous hyperlaxity (GLH) has been shown to predispose an individual to a number of orthopaedic conditions. Little is known about how GLH affects people' foot health-related quality of life. This study analyses a sample of people with GLH and people without GLH with normalised ref...

Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire-Revised: WFQ-R-Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (10), 2017
ABSTRACT Post-stroke hemiparesis causes compensated postures, which can modify the footedness established before the impairment. Recently, a paresis severity-modulated dominance hypothesis stated that measures to detect footedness become crucial to float new ideas for neurorehabilitation strategies. The ...

Unna's boot: experience of care of people with venous ulcers

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the experience of care of people with venous ulcers using an Unna's boot. Method: a qualitative study, based on the social phenomenology by Alfred Schütz, was carried out with 12 adults interviewed in 2015. The statements were analyzed and organized in thematic catego...

Tradução e adaptação cultural do Foot Function Index para a língua portuguesa: FFI - Brasil

Rev. bras. reumatol; 55 (5), 2015
RESUMOObjetivo:Realizar a tradução e a adaptação cultural do questionário Foot Functional Index (FFI), que avalia a funcionalidade do pé, para a versão em língua portuguesa do Brasil.Métodos:A versão brasileira do FFI foi baseada no protocolo proposto por Guillemin. O processo aplicado consisti...

Influência da velocidade da marcha sobre a pressão plantar em sujeitos com osteoartrite unilateral de joelho

Rev. bras. reumatol; 54 (6), 2014
Objetivos Alterar a velocidade da marcha é uma estratégia comum para manipular a intensidade de exercício de caminhada, mas pode repercutir em maiores forças de impacto e consequente sobrecarga articular. Neste estudo analisamos os efeitos do aumento da velocidade da marcha sobre a pressão plantar e...

El síndrome de Proteus. A propósito de un caso
Proteus Syndrome. A case report

Rev. mex. pueric. ped; 6 (35), 1999
Introducción. El síndrome de Proteus se caracteriza por sobrecrecimiento asimétrico de una o más regiones anatómicas, talla alta, peso bajo y desarrollo de hamartomas en el sistema nervioso central. Presenta hipertrofia del tejido blando de tipo giriforme en las palmas de las manos y en plantas de l...