Publications by authors named "N Maurel"
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- Neonatal brachial plexus palsy is a common condition that leads to varying degrees of joint limitations in affected patients, and this study aims to analyze the kinematic differences between these patients and healthy controls.
- The research involved 33 patients with different levels of brachial plexus palsy, with kinematic data collected through an electromagnetic device to assess arm movement and motion range.
- Significant differences in arm kinematics were found between the patient groups and healthy controls, indicating that the extent of the palsy affects scapular protraction, glenohumeral elevation, and elbow flexion during various tasks.
Background: Many surgical procedures are proposed to manage shoulder instability with recurrent dislocation but there is still a high rate of failure or complications. Repairs are often limited to anterior part of inferior glenohumeral ligament but some authors are reporting better clinical results if its posterior band is also repaired. This biomechanical study aimed to investigate the impact of a supplementary posterior injury compared with an isolated anterior injury and to analyze the contribution of a posterior repair of the inferior glenohumeral ligament compared with an isolated anterior repair.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brachial plexus birth palsy remains a frequent condition and one of its treatments is to transfer the Latissimus Dorsi tendon to the infraspinatus muscle. The aim of this study was to analyse, for the first time, the three-dimensional kinematic effects of this operation on the upper limb joints during the five Mallet tasks and their correlation with clinical parameters.
Methods: Kinematic analysis was performed using an electromagnetic device.
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- Understanding what makes alien species successful can help predict future invasions.
- Researchers identified three key dimensions of invasiveness: local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth, analyzing data from over one million vegetation plots across Europe.
- The study found that earlier introductions and certain traits, especially from acquisitive growth strategists, contributed to higher success rates in invasiveness, while also highlighting unique patterns in specific habitats.
Humans cultivate thousands of economic plants (i.e. plants with economic value) outside their native ranges.
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