PRALINE: study protocol for a phase IIb inpatient stroke rehabilitation randomized controlled trial investigating longitudinal outcomes after progressive abduction loading therapy by Heidi R. Roth, Carolina Carmona, Gina Clark, Jane E. Gyarmaty, Julius P. A. Dewald, Elise Giblin, Richard L. Harvey, Jacquelyn Jaskiewicz, Kwang-Youn A. Kim, Nicola Lancki, Alexis Luhrsen, Ahalya Mandana, Deepali Manikonda, Andrew Morris, Sonia Sheth, Mary Ellen Stoykov, Amanda C. Young, Donna Zielke, Michael D. Ellis

“…Primary outcomes include change in reaching function of the affected upper extremity, measured by kinematic evaluation. …”
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Visual performance, light distortion and patient reported outcomes with a new bi-aspheric non-diffractive extended depth of focus intraocular lens by Santiago Tañá-Sanz, Pedro Tañá-Sanz, Belén Elvira-Giner, Paz Orts-Vila, Pedro Tañá-Rivero

“…No significant visual symptoms were reported.ConclusionAsqelio™ EDOF IOL offers an efficient design, providing good clinical outcomes for distance and intermediate vision, while some patients reach functional levels of near vision. Its non-diffractive design minimizes dysphotopsia and reduces light distortion compared to other presbyopia-correcting IOLs.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of total knee arthroplasty kinematics and functional recovery: Exploring full-body gait deviations in patients with knee osteoarthritis. by Xavier Gasparutto, Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure, Michael Attias, Katia Turcot, Stéphane Armand, Hermès H Miozzari

“…Total Knee Arthroplasty has well-established success in relieving knee pain and improving function but patients do not reach functional levels of control groups after surgery and 20% of patients remain unsatisfied. …”
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Bridging the Gap: Improving Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes with Intravenous Thrombolysis Prior to Mechanical Thrombectomy by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, László Szapáry

“…The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients reaching functional independence at 90 days, defined as a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0–2. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease by Nataša Nikolić, Branko Milošević, Stojanović Miloš, Ljubisavljević Mila, Ivana Milošević, Nikola Mitrović, Jovan Malinić, Ana Filipović, Nevena Todorović, Uroš Karić, Boris Jegorović, Miloš Šabanović, Ivana Gmizić, Branko Beronja, Jasmina Poluga

“…The majority of patients reached functional independence and 60% had unimpaired cognitive status.…”
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Efficacy and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic sacral fixation for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse by Liu Xiaodong, Wang Jiawen, Meng Lingfeng, Zhao Shuangyi, Zhou Yunhe, Chu Xin, Wu Jianye, Zhang Yaoguang

“…Imaging urodynamic examination showed that the pelvic floor anatomical structure reached functional restoration after surgery. The mean PFDI-20 score and PFIQ-7 score after surgery were significantly lower than those before surgery[13 （8，26）points vs.107.0（70.5，130.5）points；11.0（5.5，15.0）points vs.106.0（87.5，149.0）points，P<0.001]. …”
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Mental health care cascade performance and associated factors: longitudinal analyses of routine Ministry of Health services in Mozambique by Kenneth Sherr, Bradley H Wagenaar, Monisha Sharma, Bryan J Weiner, Morgan Turner, Alberto Muanido, Vasco Cumbe, João Nhalimue Jala, Ernesto Eusébio Armando, Eduarte Mambuque, Flávia Faduque, Ernesto Rodrigo Xerinda, Brian P Flaherty

“…For patients new to treatment, each additional visit was associated with a mean reduction in functional impairment of 0.62 points (95% CI: −0.76, –0.47).Conclusions This analysis revealed gaps in patients reaching functional improvement or low functional impairment in outpatient MNS care in Mozambique. …”
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