2014
Effectiveness of Providence nighttime bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, DeLuca PA, Grauer JN. Effectiveness of Providence nighttime bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e1085-90. PMID: 25437083, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20141124-56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSRS criteriaProvidence braceFusion surgeryRate of progressionNatural history studiesAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisHigh rateOnly part timeSurgical fusionNatural courseBracing protocolInclusion criteriaIdiopathic scoliosisPatientsProgressionAdditional studiesSurgeryHistory studiesScoliosis bracesBraceLimited literatureSecond studySuch bracesPart timeRelative effectivenessHaptic biofeedback for improving compliance with lower-extremity partial weight bearing.
Fu MC, DeLuke L, Buerba RA, Fan RE, Zheng YJ, Leslie MP, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Haptic biofeedback for improving compliance with lower-extremity partial weight bearing. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e993-8. PMID: 25361376, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20141023-56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiofeedback, PsychologyFemaleHumansLeg InjuriesMalePatient CompliancePhysical Therapy ModalitiesTreatment OutcomeWeight-BearingConceptsPartial weight bearingWeight bearingVerbal instruction groupBiofeedback groupOrthopaedic traumaLower extremity orthopaedic traumaLower extremity weight bearingHaptic biofeedbackPhysical therapy methodsAffected limbAsymptomatic participantsBody weightPatientsInitial evaluationTherapy methodsBiofeedbackFurther studiesScale groupTraumaGroupCurrent studyBiofeedback systemParticipantsVerbal instructionsCompliancePatient compliance with postoperative lower extremity touch-down weight-bearing orders at a level I academic trauma center.
Ruiz FK, Fu MC, Bohl DD, Hustedt JW, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Patient compliance with postoperative lower extremity touch-down weight-bearing orders at a level I academic trauma center. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e552-6. PMID: 24972436, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140528-55.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel I academic trauma centerDays of dischargeAcademic trauma centerWeight bearingPhysical therapistsTrauma centerLimited weight bearingImportant clinical objectiveLower extremity fracturesMajority of stepsOrthopaedic wardExtremity fracturesFirst followPatient's abilityPatient complianceClinical objectivesPatientsTactile methodCurrent studyComplianceDaysLimited confidenceSurgeryDischargeMajority
2012
Current advances in training orthopaedic patients to comply with partial weight-bearing instructions.
Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Current advances in training orthopaedic patients to comply with partial weight-bearing instructions. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 119-25. PMID: 22461750, PMCID: PMC3313526.Peer-Reviewed Original Research