- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Sociology and Education in Brazil
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Research, Science, and Academia
- Spanish Culture and Identity
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Canadian Identity and History
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Basque language and culture studies
- Head and Neck Anomalies
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- History of Science and Medicine
- Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2013-2024
Hand and Upper Limb Clinic
2024
St. John’s Health Sciences Centre
2023
Memorial
2022
Performing a cognitive task while maintaining upright stance can lead to increased or reduced body sway depending on tasks and experimental conditions. Because greater is commonly taken indicate loosened postural control, vice versa, the precise impact of load stability has remained unclear. In much large literature posture-cognition dual tasking, assigned simply maintain (so-called "quiet standing"). This contrasts with quotidian use coordination balance also facilitating suprapostural...
Abstract Background The primary objective of this study is to identify novel copy number variations (CNVs) associated with familial ankylosing spondylitis (AS). A customized genome-wide microarray was designed detect CNVs and applied a multiplex AS family six (6) affected members. were detected using the built-in DNA analytics aberration detection method-2 (ADM-2) algorithm. Gene enrichment analysis performed observe segregation. Subsequent validation real time quantitative fluorescence...
Background The queen bee phenomenon (QBP) describes the behavioural response that occurs when women achieve success in a male-dominated environment, and this position of authority, treat their female subordinates more critically. It has been demonstrated business, academia, military, police force. goal study was to determine whether QBP surgical specialties. We hypothesized surgeons, fellows, senior residents would be critical assessment junior than male counterparts. Methods A...
Supernumerary extensor pollicis longus (EPL) and indicis proprius tendons are infrequently reported. There few case reports on more than one accessory tendon in individual. As a result, they not represented previously described classifications for variations extensors to the thumb. Elective surgery was performed 57-year-old right-handed female. Within fourth compartment, two anomalous were present. These identified as an EPL tendon. The normal occupied third compartment ulnar Lister's...
A 46-year-old right-hand dominant female underwent a distal radius corrective osteotomy for fracture malunion. standard flexor carpi radialis incision to the volar wrist was used. In deep dissection, fibers were oriented in transverse fashion consistent with typical appearance of pronator quadratus (PQ) fibers. However, muscle belly PQ not visualized. After further we concluded that this tendinous structure an aberrant anatomic variation muscle. Although anatomical other tendons and muscles...
Case: A 60-year-old right-hand–dominant woman experienced progressive enlargement of a mass over the index distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint 5 years, leading to destruction and swan neck deformity. Radiography showed arthritis, erosion, calcific deposition. Surgical intervention included excision, synovectomy, DIP arthrodesis. After initial fixation failure, revision surgery achieved fusion, with histology confirming synovial chondromatosis. Conclusion: This case highlights diagnostic...
The long-term consequences of injuries to the scapholunate joint can severely limit hand function, and potential for posttraumatic deformity makes early recognition these important. purpose this study was evaluate motion in normal wrists through radial ulnar deviation using novel dynamic computed tomography (CT) imaging.Fifteen participants consented have their uninjured scanned. A protocol designed ensure adequate time, yet limited exposure, volunteers. Participants began with a relaxed...
<h3>Background</h3> Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory spinal disease characterized by ankylosis of the spine. A subset patients develops significant resulting in mobility issues. <h3>Objectives</h3> To determine if epigenetic modifications may account for differences degree axial spine ankylosing spondylitis. <h3>Methods</h3> AS satisfying New York criteria with advanced (characterized clinically flexion) and radiographically at least 4 continuous ankylosed vertebrae were...
In a bizarre coincidence, three important Canadian women composers from the same generation recently died within five weeks of each other: Barbara Pentland on 6 February 2000, Violet Archer 22 and Jean Coulthard 9 March 2000. As tribute to their lives work, this colloquy gathers remembrances them by friends colleagues, ranging brief anecdotes extended memoirs. It is thus collection primary documents, which yield many new insights into our composers, personal habits way they taught composition.