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Open AccessImproving hand sensibility in vibration induced neuropathy: A case-series
We report a long-term series of nine workers suffering from vibration-induced neuropathy, after many years of exposure to hand-held vibrating tools at high or low frequency. They were treated with temporary se...
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Open AccessPrinciples of brain plasticity in improving sensorimotor function of the knee and leg in healthy subjects: A double-blind randomized exploratory trial
Principles of brain plasticity is used in the treatment of patients with functional limitations to improve sensorimotor function. Training is included in the treatment of knee injury to improve both patient-re...
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The Sensor Glove in Preoperative Conditioning and Postoperative Rehabilitation
Hand transplantation represents a unique situation from the biological, clinical, psychological and cognitive point of view. The transplanted hand has to be accepted by the recipient, and the recipient’s nerve...
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From Silent Neuroma to Reactivation of Axonal Growth: How a Peripheral Nerve can Start to Regenerate into a Transplanted Hand?
Neuronal injury with subsequent axonal outgrowth following transection and repair of a nerve trunk puts great demand on the neuron, thereby representing a situation of enormous complexity [1]. Transection of a pe...
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Pathophysiology of Nerve Entrapments and Nerve Compression Injuries
Compression of peripheral nerves may induce various symptoms such as sensory disturbances, motor weakness and pain. For example, these symptoms are associated with trauma to limbs and nerve entrapments. The de...
