Validity and reliability of Eforto®, a system to (self-)monitor grip strength and muscle fatigability in older persons.

Introduction: We developed Eforto®, an innovative system for (self-)monitoring of grip strength (GS) and muscle fatigability (Fatigue Resistance (FR = time until GS decreased to 50% of maximum during sustained contraction) and grip work (GW = area under the strength-time curve)). The Eforto® system consists of a rubber bulb that is wirelessly connected to a smartphone-based application, and a telemonitoring platform. The aim was to evaluate the validity and reliability of Eforto® to measure muscle fatigability.

Mobile App for Monitoring 3-Month Postoperative Functional Outcome After Hip Fracture: Usability Study.

Background: As a result of an aging population, there has been an increasing incidence of hip fractures worldwide. In the Netherlands, in order to improve the quality of care for elderly patients with hip fractures, the multidisciplinary Centre for Geriatric Traumatology was established in 2008 at the Department of Trauma Surgery at Ziekenhuisgroep Twente hospital (located in Almelo and Hengelo in the Netherlands).

Objective: Though the Dutch Hip Fracture audit is used to monitor the quality of care for patients with fractures of the hip, only 30.

[Purulent peritonitis due to gonococcal infection].

BACKGROUND A Neisseria gonorrhoea infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and can present both urogenitally and extragenitally. CASE DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old woman presented at the emergency room with general malaise, abdominal pain and fever. Despite extensive surgical, gynaecological and radiological investigations no clear cause could initially be found.