Publications by authors named "K S Pettersson"

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  • Children with cerebral palsy often experience foot deformities, primarily valgus (58%) and less commonly varus (6%), with a significant link to their Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels.
  • Valgus feet are more prevalent in younger children, especially those with higher GMFCS levels, while varus feet appear consistently low across GMFCS categories.
  • The study emphasizes the importance of monitoring foot deformities in CP children, as a greater risk is associated with higher GMFCS levels, younger age, and equinus.
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Objective: To compare pregnancy outcomes in a midwifery continuity of care (MCoC) model to standard midwifery care in Sweden.

Design: Matched cohort study.

Setting: Public healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which mostly causes a subclinical infection early in life, has important clinical consequences in certain patient groups. CMV is the most common congenital infection and can cause permanent disabilities such as hearing loss and motor- and cognitive deficits in affected infants. In allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients, CMV still is an important infectious complication with a risk for life-threatening disease.

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(1) Background: The aim of the current pilot study was to describe the long-term effects of a single intra-articular injection of autologous stromal vascular fraction (SVF) with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in dogs with confirmed elbow OA, using orthopedic lameness scoring and kinetic and kinematic gait analysis. For comparison of normal long-term variation of gait over time, a group of healthy control dogs (CDs) was also evaluated. (2) Methods: A prospective longitudinal clinical pilot study investigating 19 client-owned dogs with elbow OA (OADs) treated with SVF and PRP and eight CDs not receiving treatment.

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Background: Kinetic and kinematic gait analysis is increasingly practised as a part of lameness evaluation in dogs. The aim of this study was to examine the normal short- and long-term variation in forelimb gait in sound control dogs (CD) at a walk using seven selected variables of objective kinetic and kinematic gait analyses. Also, to compare the findings in CD to a group of forelimb lame dogs with elbow osteoarthritis (OAD).

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