Predicting walking function of patients one month poststroke using modified Rivermead mobility index on admission.

Being able to predict walking ability of patients with stroke at an early stage is useful in formulating realistic rehabilitation goals and facilitating early discharge planning, which are beneficial not only to the patients but their family members and health care providers. This study aimed to use the modified Rivermead mobility index (MRMI) of the stroke patients on day 3 of their admission to predict their independent walking ability on day 28 postadmission. A total of 232 patients with acute stroke who were admitted to the acute hospital were recruited.

Chinese adaptation and validation of the patellofemoral pain severity scale.

Objective: This study validated the Patellofemoral Pain Severity Scale translated into Chinese.

Design And Setting: The Chinese Patellofemoral Pain Severity Scale was translated from the original English version following standard forward and backward translation procedures recommended by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. The survey was then conducted in clinical settings by a questionnaire comprising the Chinese Patellofemoral Pain Severity Scale, Kujala Scale and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index.

Validation and reliability of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly in Chinese population.

Objectives: Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) is a widely used questionnaire in epidemiological studies for assessing the physical activity level of elderly. This study aims to translate and validate PASE in Chinese population.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

The effects of quadriceps strengthening on pain, function, and patellofemoral joint contact area in persons with patellofemoral pain.

Objective: Patellar malalignment is a major cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), but the relationship between clinical symptoms and changes in patellar position and knee muscle strength has not been confirmed. This study examined the effect of weight training on hip and knee muscle strength, patellofemoral joint contact area, and patellar tilt on subjects with and without PFPS, hoping to develop an optimal rehabilitation protocol for subjects with PFPS.

Design: The study uses a prospective independent group comparison.

Chinese translation and validation of the Kujala scale for patients with patellofemoral pain.

Purpose: This study translated and validated the Kujala scale, a well-documented questionnaire for patients with patellofemoral pain, into Chinese version.

Method: Chinese Kujala scale was translated from the original English version following the recommendations of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. Sixty four Chinese reading patients who are diagnosed of patellofemoral pain were recruited from multiple hospitals and physiotherapy clinics.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for meningioma.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of intracranial meningioma.

Methods And Materials: Forty patients with intracranial meningioma (excluding optic nerve sheath meningiomas) were treated using IMRT with the NOMOS Peacock system between 1994 and 1999. Twenty-five patients received IMRT after surgery either as adjuvant therapy for incomplete resection or for recurrence, and 15 patients received definitive IMRT after presumptive diagnosis based on imaging.