Publications by authors named "Kyle Flikkema"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how nonspecific factors like treatment credibility and expectancy influence the results of nonoperative treatments for degenerative meniscal tears (DMTs).
- It hypothesizes that treatment credibility will be consistent across various patient demographics while older patients and those with longer or more intense pain will have lower treatment expectancy and symptom expectancy scores.
- In a cohort of 126 participants, results showed that those with a higher body mass index and longer pain duration had significantly lower treatment credibility and expectancy ratings compared to those with a lower BMI and shorter pain duration.
Background Forced air warming (FAW) devices are routinely utilized in operating rooms for patient temperature control. However, there have been some controversy and conflicting evidence on whether they are a possible source of surgical site infections (SSIs) and contamination. Methods A total of 144 petri dishes were randomized to either a control or experimental group (72 in each group).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParsonage-Turner Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report.
JBJS Case Connect
December 2021
Case: A 43-year-old man developed Parsonage-Turner syndrome shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The patient presented to the hospital 5 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine to the right shoulder complaining of severe right shoulder pain, right upper extremity swelling, and weakness. Clinical examination, physical examination, and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with Parsonage-Turner syndrome.
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