Standard treatment for large burns is transplantation with meshed split skin autografts (SSGs). A disadvantage of this treatment is that healing is accompanied by scar formation. Application of autologous epidermal cells (keratinocytes and melanocytes) may be a suitable therapeutic alternative, since …

In most countries, maternal and newborn care is fragmented and focused on identification and treatment of pathology that affects only the minority of women and babies. Recently, a framework for quality maternal and newborn care was developed, which encourages a system-level shift to provide skilled …

Background: The awareness is growing that central sensitization is of prime importance for the assessment and management of chronic pain, but its classification is challenging clinically since no gold standard method of assessment exists. Objectives: Designing the first set of classification criteria …

A literature review was conducted in April 2014. five studies, of which four had poor study designs, were included in this review. No evidence was found in stating that eccentric training has a beneficial effect on SIS. There is no consensus over the build up of an eccentric training protocol. Large …

The finding of poor lighting conditions in nursing homes in combination with a high prevalence of visual problems (with cataract found to be the most common age related pathology), stretches the need of enhanced awareness of eye care by professional caregivers.

A comparison of validity on the Hawkins-Kennedy test, Neer sign, Jobe test and drop-arm test against diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on diagnosing rotator cuff pathologies (tendinopathy, partial-thickness tears and full-thickness tears).

Achtergrond: Het patellofemoraal pijnsyndroom is een veel voorkomende knie aandoening bij sporters en niet-sporters. Het patellofemoraal pijnsyndroom wordt gekarakteriseerd door diffuse retropatellaire en peripatellaire pijn, als gevolg van fysieke en biomechanische veranderingen van het patellofemoraal …

Doelstelling De ziekte van Alzheimer is een degeneratieve neurologische aandoening die zorgt voor degeneratie van zenuwcellen in de hersenen en mogelijk ook in de retinale zenuwvezellaag. Mogelijk is er een verband tussen de verdunning van de retinale zenuwvezellaag en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Materiaal …

BACKGROUND: Total body surface area (TBSA) burned, expressed as percentage is one of the most important aspects of the initial care of a burn victim. It determines whether transfer to a burn centre is necessary as well as the need for, and amount of, intravenous fluid resuscitation. Numerous studies, …

De prevalentie- en incidentiecijfers geven aan dat schisis (of een lip- en/of kaak- en/of verhemeltespleet) in Afrika (gemiddeld 0.6/1000 geboortes) minder frequent voorkomt in vergelijking met de Caucasische en Aziatische bevolking (gemiddeld 1.2 en 1.9/1000 geboortes). Desondanks is het aantal onbehandelde …