Publications by authors named "A V C M Elgun Zeegers"
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- Stiff knee gait, common in stroke survivors, is often caused by overactivity of the rectus femoris muscle, leading to reduced knee flexion during walking.
- An experimental study with 10 stroke patients evaluated the effects of transferring the rectus femoris tendon to improve knee and hip movement before and after surgery.
- Results showed significant improvements in knee flexion and various walking tests post-surgery, confirming rectus femoris transfer as an effective treatment, with no negative impact on hip movement.
The study objective was to assess the feasibility of the Patient Benefit Assessment Scale (P-BAS), a digital tool designed to enable older outpatients (≥70 years) to elucidate at home their individual goals regarding their current medical issue. Several digital tools are developed to assist older people in identifying their goals, thereby facilitating the process of shared decision making. However, studies on the feasibility of these digital tools, especially in older patients, are limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe a priori risk of infection is high when a patient presents with an ulcerative skin condition and elevated inflammatory parameters. If the ulceration is progressive despite adequate antibiotic therapy and tissue cultures are negative, pyoderma gangrenosum should be considered as the diagnosis. This rare infection mimicking skin condition can develop and worsen due to surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the effect of the Sharrard procedure on hip instability in children with Down syndrome (DS), as measured by the migration index.
Methods: In total, 17 children (21 hips) were included from six hospitals in the Netherlands between 2003 and 2019. The primary outcome, hip instability, was assessed with the Reimers' migration index on preoperative and postoperative plain anteroposterior pelvic radiographs.
Background: Recovery trajectories differ between individual patients and it is hypothesizes that they can be used to predict if an individual patient is likely to recover earlier or later. Primary aim of this study was to determine if it is possible to identify recovery trajectories for physical functioning and pain during the first six weeks in patients after TKA. Secondary aim was to explore the association of these trajectories with one-year outcomes.
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