Late complications of the weight-bearing upper extremity in the paraplegic patient
| Autor: | Robert L. Waters, Harris Gellman, Ien Sie |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Shoulder Time Factors Pain Body weight medicine.disease_cause Wheelchair propulsion Weight-bearing medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Carpal tunnel syndrome Spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injuries Paraplegia business.industry Body Weight General Medicine medicine.disease Spinal cord Self-Help Devices Carpal Tunnel Syndrome medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Arm Surgery Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical orthopaedics and related research. (233) |
| ISSN: | 0009-921X |
| Popis: | Paraplegic patients rely almost exclusively on their upper extremities for weight-bearing activities such as transfers and wheelchair propulsion. Eighty-four paraplegic patients whose injury level was T2 or below and who were at least one year from spinal cord injury were screened for upper extremity complaints. Fifty-seven (67.8%) had complaints of pain in one or more areas of their upper extremities. The most common complaints were shoulder pain and/or pain relating to carpal tunnel syndrome. Twenty-five (30%) complained of shoulder pain during transfer activities. Symptoms were found to increase with time from injury. As the long-term survival of spinal cord injured patients continues to improve, an increased awareness of the complications of the weight-bearing upper extremity is necessary to keep these patients functioning in society. |
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