Background: Details of improved gait ability after wide resection of soft tissue sarcomas that necessitate removal of portions of the quadricep muscle have not yet been reported. We describe a patient with improved gait ability following a rehabilitation program after wide resection of a soft tissue sarcoma that included four components of the quadricep muscle.
Case Presentation: An 85-year-old Japanese man underwent wide resection of an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma that included portions of the quadriceps femoris muscle.
Treatment strategies for patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) without major bone injury in the acute phase are under debate. For CSCI without major bone injury, conservative treatment is often the first choice owing to the absence of fractures and spinal column instability. However, treatment of CSCI without major bone injury by either surgery or conservative measures remains controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Auto-mobilization (AM) is a treatment method that patients can use by themselves for pain relief. We report the case of a patient diagnosed with cervical disk herniation (CDH), with frequent recurrences of upper limb numbness and neck pain. The patient experienced a favorable outcome after cervical spine AM, as evidenced by the immediate and long-term relief of his symptoms as well as changes observed through imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoporotic hip fracture is a major public health issue. Estimation of the outcome and maximization of functional recovery after fracture is very important in the treatment of older patients. The purposes of this study were to clarify the functional outcomes after the treatment of hip fracture and to identify the factors that influence functional recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Context: Although a few reports have shown a change in gait motion in cervical myelopathy (CM) patients using a three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis system, there has been no detailed quantitative investigation of their gait including musculoskeletal modeling parameters. Also, 3D gait analysis using a classification of severity has not been substantiated.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate kinematic, kinetic, and musculoskeletal modeling parameters of gait motion in CM patients using a severity classification.
Matsuo, H, Kubota, M, Shimada, S, Kitade, I, Matsumura, M, Nonoyama, T, Koie, Y, Naruse, H, Takahashi, A, Oki, H, Kokubo, Y, and Matsumine, A. The effect of static stretching duration on muscle blood volume and oxygenation. J Strength Cond Res 36(2): 379-385, 2022-Muscle blood volume increases due to stretching; however, the minimum duration of stretching to sustainably increase the muscle blood volume after stretching has not yet been elucidated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: A retrospective study.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the outcome, perioperative complications, and prognostic factors of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) in patients with cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).
Summary Of Background Data: There is little information on the long-term surgical outcome of ACDF including postsurgical remnant ossified spinal lesion.
Background: Even though the number of patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) without major bone injury is increased, the treatment with either surgery or conservative measures remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess its prognostic value in the prediction of useful motor recovery and to clarify whether the patients should be treated surgically are present.
Methods: We reviewed 63 patients (conservative, n = 36; surgery, n = 27) with CSCI without major bone injury (Frankel A-C).
Background: A few previous studies have reported a change in gait motion in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients after shunt surgery compared with before shunt surgery; however, there has been no detailed quantitative investigation of gait, including kinetic and kinematic parameters. Furthermore, the relationship between gait parameters and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has not been confirmed.
Research Question: We investigated the gait motion in patients with iNPH, and evaluated the relationship between kinetic gait parameters and MR imaging before and after shunt surgery.
We examine the quantitative changes in the gait motion of patients with cervical spinal cord injuries (CSCIs) before and after the intrathecal baclofen (ITB) screening test. The subjects were three patients with CSCI, who exhibited spasticity in the lower extremities. They could all walk 10 or more meters with/without aids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe investigated the histopathological and immunohistochemical effects of loading on cartilage repair in rat full-thickness articular cartilage defects. A total of 40 male 9-week-old Wistar rats were studied. Full-thickness articular cartilage defects were created over the capsule at the loading portion in the medial condyle of the femur.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate gait characteristics of patients with bilateral hip osteoarthritis (BHO) independent of walking speed.
Methods: We measured gait parameters in 12 BHO patients during free walking activities and in 12 normal adults during both free walking and slow walking activities using a three-dimensional computerized gait analysis system.
Results: Patients with BHO had a lower walking speed, step length, and cadence than normal subjects during free walking.
Objective: To determine the effects of lateral wedged insoles on knee kinetics and kinematics during walking, according to radiographic severity of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Design: A prospective case control study of patients with medial compartment OA of the knee.
Setting: Gait analysis laboratory in a university hospital.
Objective: To investigate changes in axonal flow after nerve root compression by using immunohistochemical techniques to detect calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which is thought to be involved in pain sensation.
Design: Experimental, controlled study.
Setting: University medical school in Japan.