Publications by authors named "V E J Bruls"

Refugee children and adolescents have often experienced negative or traumatic events, which are associated with stress and mental health problems. A specific music therapy intervention is developed for this group in school settings. The aim of the present study was to set the first steps in the implementation of this intervention.

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Purpose: The Cobb angle method is used to determine the severity of scoliosis. Therapeutic decisions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are guided by the Cobb angle. Therefore, high reliability is crucial.

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Hypothesis: The reverse shoulder arthroplasty, as introduced by Grammont, has had many modifications over time. One of these modifications was reducing the neck-shaft angle (NSA) from 155 degrees to 135 degrees. Biomechanical studies indicated that lowering the NSA increases external rotation and reduces abduction and the incidence of scapular notching.

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Ossification of the Achilles tendon is a relatively common finding. However, a large ossification covering more than two third of the tendon is rarely seen. A 70 year old patient with a 12 cm long Achilles tendon ossification is discussed.

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Background: Not much is known about the characteristics, course and prognosis of complaints of arm, neck and/or shoulder that have not been caused by a trauma or systemic disease (CANS), in a screened population. This study aims to: (1) describe personal and complaint characteristics in a screened population; (2) describe the course during one-year follow-up, in terms of the three different domains of functioning of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); and (3) to explore prognostic factors for the different domains of functioning at one-year follow-up. Additionally, this study aims to investigate the manifestation of selection effects (i.

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