Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicentric, phase IIA clinical trial for evaluating the safety, tolerability, and therapeutic efficacy of daily oral administration of NFX88 to treat neuropathic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group multicentric phase IIA clinical trial.

Objective: To assess the safety and tolerability of oral administration of NFX-88 in subjects with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore its efficacy in pain control.

Setting: A total of 7 spinal cord injury rehabilitation units in Spain.

Back Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults with Idiopathic Scoliosis-Identifying Factors Associated with Significant Pain-A Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis.

(1) : Previous data show that patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) can be classified into two groups according to pain intensity. This paper aims to determine which factors can independently predict the likelihood of belonging to a high-level pain group. (2) : The study used a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional design.

International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey: Socioeconomic and Healthcare Satisfaction in Spain.

Study Design: Survey study.

Objectives: People living with spinal cord injury (SCI) are major healthcare and rehabilitation services consumers and have unmet healthcare needs. This study aimed to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of people living with SCI in Spain and to determine the level of use and satisfaction with the public healthcare system.

Cross-cultural validation of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life questionnaire: the ISYQOL international.

Background: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and its treatments can severely impact health-related quality of life. The Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life (ISYQOL) questionnaire, initially developed in Italian and tested on Italian people, was created to measure quality of life in young persons with spine changes. ISYQOL was created using the Rasch analysis, a modern psychometric technique for questionnaires' assessment and development, which showed that the ordinal scores of the ISYQOL Italian version provide sound quality of life measures.

How back pain intensity relates to clinical and psychosocial factors in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.

Objective: A pain intensity of 3 can reliably distinguish idiopathic scoliosis (IS) patients with acceptable pain or not. This research aims to analyze psychosocial, family and quality of life differences in patients according to their pain status.

Material And Methods: Patients with IS, without previous surgery, Cobb ≥ 30° and age (12-40) were included in the study.

Predictive validity of the functional capacity of the CUPAX questionnaire in older adults with hip fracture.

Background And Objectives: Osteoporotic hip fracture is a relevant pathology due to its prevalence and social and health impact. The aim of this study is to explore the predictive validity of the CUPAX questionnaire on mortality, place of residence and post-fracture functionality.

Materials And Methods: Prospective observational study.

Validity of a one-item drawing-based instrument to assess trunk deformity perception in kyphotic deformities.

Introduction: Body image and trunk appearance perception are two crucial attributes in determining the quality of life of individuals with spinal deformities. The Trunk Appearance Perception Scale (TAPS) is a drawing-based instrument used to evaluate this feature. The TAPS does not include a sagittal view of the trunk so it is never been used to assess trunk deformity perception in hyperkyphotic patients.

Proximal medial gastrocnemius release: Muscle strength evaluation.

Background: Contracture of the gastrocnemius has been associated with different foot and ankle pathologies. The present study's aim is to evaluate the effect of the proximal medial gastrocnemius release (PMGR) in triceps surae strength.

Methods: Prospective study with 14 patients (12 women; mean age 52 years).

The CUPAX questionnaire: Development and validation of a new scale for assessment of the functional level of elderly patients with a hip fracture.

Background And Aim: Hip fractures in elderly patients are very frequent and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. We do not have validated instruments in Spanish that can faithfully assess functional capacity prior to fracture. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the CUPAX questionnaire in elderly patients with a hip fracture.

Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational intervention in patients with hip fracture: SWEET HOME study.

Background And Objective: Hip fracture is a common injury among elderly patients. The main goal of our study was to assess the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational intervention aimed at hip fracture patients to promote home discharges and reduce in-hospital complications.

Material And Method: A quasi-experimental study was performed by taking repeated measurements at hospital admission, at hospital discharge, and at both 30days and one year of discharge.

Responsiveness of Image Perception Outcome Scales After Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparison Between the Trunk Appearance Perception Scale (TAPS) and Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) Questionnaire.

Study Design: Retrospective study of prospectively collected longitudinal data.

Objectives: To analyze the Trunk Appearance Perception Scale's (TAPS's) responsiveness to surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis (IS).

Summary Of Background Data: TAPS is a drawing-based instrument to assess trunk deformity in IS.

Introversion, the prevalent trait of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: an observational study.

Background: A large number of studies about adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis focus on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, only a few articles aim at evaluating the personality of these patients. Therefore, the purpose of the present research is to assess the personality traits of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis and their relationship with HRQOL.

Trunk appearance perception scale for physicians (TAPS-Phy) - a valid and reliable tool to rate trunk deformity in idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Evaluation of trunk deformity by physicians in patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) has been considered an important part of clinical practice. Different methods to quantify the severity of trunk deformity by external observation have been reported. A valid tool to evaluate patients' perception of trunk deformity, the Trunk Appearance Perception Scale (TAPS), is hereby validated for use by physicians (TAPS-Phy).

Increased infection risk after hip hemiarthroplasty in institutionalized patients with proximal femur fracture.

In patients undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty (HHA) secondary to proximal femur fracture, acute periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most important complications. We have detected an increased risk of PJI in chronic institutionalized patients (CIPs), and a higher number of early postoperative infections are caused by Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), not covered by the current prophylaxis (cefazolin in noninstitutionalized patients (NIPs) and cotrimoxazole in CIPs). We sought to compare infection characteristics between NIPs and CIPs, analyzing predisposing factors, causative pathogens, and antibiotic prophylaxis-related microbiological characteristics.

Does the lower instrumented vertebra have an effect on lumbar mobility, subjective perception of trunk flexibility, and quality of life in patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated by spinal fusion?

Study Design: Cross-sectional study in patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated with spinal fusion.

Objectives: To measure lumbar spine mobility in the study population; determine low back pain intensity (LBPi), subjective perception of trunk flexibility (TF), and quality of life using validated outcome instruments; and investigate correlations of the lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) with TF, LBPi, and quality of life.

Summary Of Background Data: The loss of range of motion resulting from spinal fusion might lead to low back pain, trunk rigidity, and a negative impact on quality of life.

[Validation of the Spanish version of the King's Health questionnaire for evaluating quality of life related to urinary incontinence in patients with spinal cord injury].

Background And Objective: To determine the validity of the Spanish version of the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) in patients with spinal cord injury.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study, including a total of 120 patients with spinal cord injury. The feasibility, cross-cultural validity, and internal consistency of the KHQ were evaluated.

The Trunk Appearance Perception Scale (TAPS): a new tool to evaluate subjective impression of trunk deformity in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Outcome assessment in idiopathic scoliosis should probably include patients' perception of their trunk deformity in addition to self-image. This can be accomplished with the Walter Reed Visual Assessment Scale (WRVAS). Nevertheless, this instrument has some shortcomings: the drawings are abstract and some figures do not relate to the corresponding radiological deformity.

Palmar fascitis and polyarthritis as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with ovarian carcinoma: a case report.

This case report concerns a 49-year-old woman whose physical examination was remarkable for symmetrical swollen hands, fingers and palmar fascial thickening with erythema. The fingers showed flexion contractures. Examination also revealed markedly limited bilateral shoulder and limited knee flexion.