Objective Almost 10% of older adults in nursing homes have a fixed flexion deformity of the fingers (claw hand). Such contractures have important functional consequences, often leading to hygiene difficulties….
Objective To present the efficacy of the neurotomy of the rectus femoris muscle in the treatment of stiff-knee gait in patients with unilateral spastic paresis. Material/patients and methods – Design: intervention…
Objective The spastic hemiplegic patient often presents dystonia of extensor hallucis longus (EHL) and, more rarely, extensor digitorum longus (EDL). This dystonia is difficult to treat by tendon lengthening, because…
Objective Beside the posterior leg compartment, spasticity of the hemiplegic patient can involve other muscle groups in the leg. Spasticity of the lateral compartment is responsible of a vertical clonus…
Objective The majority of toe claws in spastic patients are of extrinsic origin, by hypertonia and/or retraction of the long flexor muscles; they are treated by a partial neurotomy (hyponeurotization)…
Objective To report the family impact of traumatic brain injury in children. Material/patients and methods Prospective study conducted in the department of physical and rehabilitation medicine of Kassab Institute of…
Objective The aim of our study was to determine the demographic characteristics and the pathway of severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) victims in the Tunisian population. Material/patients and methods Our…
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of patients with severe traumatic brain injury and their relatives by a visual analogue scale (0–10) and…
Objective The aim of this work is to determine the epidemiological and characteristics and the therapeutic modalities of heterotopic ossification in brain injury. Material/patients and methods Retrospective study conducted between…
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and to explore its predictive factors. Material/patients and methods This…
