Effect of cervical contralateral lateral flexion on the median nerve and fascia at the wrist - Cadaveric study.

Background: Neurodynamic tests are an essential aspect of the physical examination of the patient when suspicion of neural involvement exists. A manoeuvre that is hypothesised to move nerves differentially relative to other structures (structural differentiation) has been proposed as a necessary part of neurodynamic testing for differential diagnosis. However, although the specificity of structural differentiation for peripheral nerve over muscle has been demonstrated in some body regions, no study has tested specificity of nerve movement relative to fascia.

Breast Vascularization and Its Implication in Breast Reduction and Mastopexy Surgery: Anatomical Study.

(1) Background: Breast reduction is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgeries in women worldwide. The Wise pattern breast reduction is one of the most frequent skin designs for this surgery. One key point of the surgery is to preserve a well-vascularized NAC by using different surgical pedicles.

Compartments of the crural fascia: clinically relevant ultrasound, anatomical and histological findings.

Purpose: Compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency that can occur in any part of the body and can cause cell necrosis when maintained over time. The resulting defects can affect the nerves, muscle cells, bone tissue, and other connective tissues inside the compartment, and fasciotomy has to be performed. The anatomical and histological characteristics of the leg make acute, chronic, and exertional compartment syndrome more likely in this limb.

Possible Points of Ulnar Nerve Entrapment in the Arm and Forearm: An Ultrasound, Anatomical, and Histological Study.

Background: Ulnar nerve entrapment is one of the most common entrapment neuropathies, usually occurring in the cubital tunnel of the elbow and in Guyon's canal of the wrist. However, it can also occur at other anatomical locations.

Purpose: Our aim was to review other possible locations of ulnar nerve entrapment in an ultrasound and anatomical study.

The posterior/medial dry needling approach of the tibialis posterior muscle is an accurate and safe procedure: a cadaveric study.

Background: Evidence suggests that tibialis posterior muscle plays an important role in equinovarus foot deformity in patients who had suffered a stroke and it is one of the most frequently injected lower-extremity muscles for the management of spasticity. Our aim was to assess if a needle accurately and safely penetrates the tibialis posterior muscle during the application of dry needling.  METHODS : We conducted a cadaveric descriptive study.

Does physical activity improve motor function and gait in huntington disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Huntington's disease (HD) is a degeneration of the brain.

Objective: To assess the evidence of the physical activity (PA) to improve motor function, gait speed, and walking endurance in individuals with HD.

Materials And Methods: Two reviewers independently screened references and selected relevant studies to identify randomized controlled trials (RCT), from MEDLINE/PubMed, CENTRAL, PEDro, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science databases from inception to September 2021.

Effects of Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points on Viscoelastic and Muscular Contractile Properties: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Within-Participant Clinical Trial.

This study aimed to evaluate changes in neuromuscular function and pain perception in latent trigger points (TrPs) in the gastrocnemius muscle after a single session of dry needling. A randomized within-participant clinical trial was conducted. Fifty volunteers with latent TrPs in the gastrocnemius muscles were explored.

The Course of Posterior Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve: Anatomical and Sonographic Study with a Clinical Implication.

The course of the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve (PACN) was studied via ultrasound (US) and dissection. The aim of this study was to reveal the anatomical relationships of PACN with the surrounding structures along its pathway to identify possible critical points of compression. Nineteen cryopreserved cadaver body donor upper extremities were explored via US and further dissected.

Compartments of the antebrachial fascia of the forearm: clinically relevant ultrasound, anatomical and histological findings.

Purpose: Acute compartment syndrome is defined as a limb-threatening condition caused by bleeding or oedema in a closed muscle compartment surrounded by fascia or bone. It is most commonly encountered in the forearm, which has three compartments: posterior, anterior and lateral. These are surrounded and closed in by the antebrachial fascia, formed by dense connective tissue that facilities their study on ultrasound and is key to fasciotomy treatment.

Effects on Neuromuscular Function After Ischemic Compression in Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscles: A Randomized Within-Participant Clinical Trial.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in neuromuscular function, pain perception, and basic physical properties in latent myofascial trigger points (TrPs) after a single treatment session of ischemic compression in the gastrocnemius muscle.

Methods: A randomized within-participant clinical trial with a blinded assessor was conducted. Twenty-nine asymptomatic volunteers with latent gastrocnemius-muscle TrPs were bilaterally explored.

Anatomical causes of compression of the sciatic nerve in the pelvis. Piriform syndrome.

Objective: The piriformis syndrome is one of the etiologies of pelvic pain due to the sciatic nerve's entrapment by the piriformis muscle. Nowadays this syndrome might be difficult to be diagnosed. The aim of this study is to know the prevalence of anatomic variations in our population that may contribute to the appearance of piriformis syndrome.