Spinal cord
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Observational cohort study. ⋯ This study was supported by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS), Department of the Army-United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry and Medtronic research chair in spinal trauma at Université de Montréal.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A secondary analysis of testosterone and electrically evoked resistance training versus testosterone only (TEREX-SCI) on untrained muscles after spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized clinical trial.
Secondary analysis of a clinical trial. ⋯ RT combined with low-dose TRT results in significant hypertrophy compared with TRT only on the adjacent untrained glutei muscles. Trunk muscles may require direct stimulation to evoke hypertrophy. These exploratory findings may be of clinical relevance in the reduction of incidence and severity of pelvic pressure injuries.
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Clinical Trial
Changes in supraspinatus and biceps tendon thickness: influence of fatiguing propulsion in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.
A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design. ⋯ Acute changes in the supraspinatus and biceps tendon after fatiguing wheelchair propulsion may explain the high prevalence of tendon injuries in this population. Future research should determine the consequences of tendon changes and its relationship to tendinopathy.
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Cohort/psychometric study OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to determine the psychometric properties and the utility of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) in subgrouping people with moderate to severe neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ The NPSI demonstrated good psychometric properties in people with neuropathic pain after SCI. Moreover, it has utility for establishing pain symptom phenotypes.
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Retrospective matched cohort study. ⋯ Severe PUs requiring surgery in the acute phase after SCI impair the functional outcome and increase LOS. Preventive measures should be applied to all acute SCI patients. Patients should be transferred to specialized SCI-centers as soon as possible.