Upper Extremity

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A Comparison of PROMIS UE Versus PF: Correlation to PROMIS PI and Depression, Ceiling and Floor Effects, and Time to Completion. 
  • A comparison between the HeRO graft and conventional arteriovenous grafts in hemodialysis patients. 
  • A large-scale study of the upper arm basilic transposition for hemodialysis. 
  • A multi-center, dose-escalation study of human type I pancreatic elastase (PRT-201) administered after arteriovenous fistula creation. 
  • A multi-institution experience comparing the clinical and physiologic differences between upper extremity and lower extremity melphalan-based isolated limb infusion. 
  • A randomized sham-controlled trial of a neurodynamic technique in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. 
  • A step toward the future of seamless measurement with wearable sensors in pediatric populations with neuromuscular diseases. 
  • Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: an initial investigation. 
  • An 11-year analysis of peripheral nerve injuries in high school sports. 
  • Anatomic tumor location influences the success of contemporary limb-sparing surgery and radiation among adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. 
  • Applying the Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap Concept in a Variety of Anatomic Locations: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases by a Single Surgeon. 
  • Approaching the post-femoral era for coronary angiography and intervention. 
  • Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural North Carolina. 
  • Bone Graft Options in Upper-Extremity Surgery. 
  • CT angiography in complex upper extremity reconstruction. 
  • Chronic Stroke Outcome Measures for Motor Function Intervention Trials: Expert Panel Recommendations. 
  • Chronic Stroke Sensorimotor Impairment Is Related to Smaller Hippocampal Volumes: An ENIGMA Analysis. 
  • Comparison of Upper Extremity Physical Characteristics Between Adolescent Competitive Swimmers and Nonoverhead Athletes. 
  • Complaints of Upper Extremity Numbness and Tingling Relieved With Dry Needling of the Teres Minor and Infraspinatus: A Case Report. 
  • Continuous monitoring of interstitial tissue oxygen using subcutaneous oxygen microsensors: In vivo characterization in healthy volunteers. 
  • Contrasting patterns of care for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee through workers' compensation and private health care insurance among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. 
  • Corticospinal tract lesion load: An imaging biomarker for stroke motor outcomes. 
  • Dermatomal sclerodermoid graft-vs-host disease following varicella-zoster virus infection. 
  • Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Naval Special Warfare Sea, Air, and Land Operators. 
  • Development of an upper extremity transplant program. 
  • Diagnostic accuracy of upper limb neurodynamic tests in the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. 
  • Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging and Motor Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke. 
  • Double Crush Syndrome of the Upper Extremity. 
  • Early administration of Fab antivenom resulted in faster limb recovery in copperhead snake envenomation patients. 
  • Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation with virtual reality on upper limb function in patients with ischemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Effects of upper extremity neural mobilization on thermal pain sensitivity: a sham-controlled study in asymptomatic participants. 
  • Establishing patient-specific criteria for selecting the optimal upper extremity vascular access procedure. 
  • Estimating minimal clinically important differences for two scales in patients with chronic traumatic brain injury. 
  • Evaluation of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter tip movement in a consistent upper extremity position. 
  • Examining the link between thoracic rotation and scapular dyskinesis and shoulder pain amongst college swimmers. 
  • Factors predicting toxicity and response following isolated limb infusion for melanoma: An international multi-centre study. 
  • Feasibility and utility of pre-procedure ultrasound imaging of the arm to facilitate transradial coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures (PRIMAFACIE-TRI). 
  • Forearm versus upper arm grafts for vascular access. 
  • Fracture location impacts opioid demand in upper extremity fracture surgery. 
  • Handedness and Reach-to-Place Kinematics in Adults: Left-Handers Are Not Reversed Right-Handers. 
  • How Should We Use Patient-Reported Outcome Measures at the Point of Care in Hand Surgery? 
  • Infections after upper extremity allotransplantation: a worldwide population cohort study, 1998-2017. 
  • Influence of diabetes and perivascular allogeneic endothelial cell implants on arteriovenous fistula remodeling. 
  • International Multicenter Experience of Isolated Limb Infusion for In-Transit Melanoma Metastases in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients. 
  • Is there a role for upper-extremity intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation as a bridge-to-recovery or a bridge-to-transplant in the treatment of end-stage heart failure? 
  • Limb ischemia: cardiovascular diagnosis and management from head to toe. 
  • Major Adverse Limb Events and 1-Year Outcomes After Peripheral Artery Revascularization. 
  • Mental health and substance use affect perioperative opioid demand in upper extremity trauma surgery. 
  • Multicenter phase I/II trial of the safety of allogeneic endothelial cell implants after the creation of arteriovenous access for hemodialysis use: the V-HEALTH study. 
  • Muscle force production during bent-knee, bent-hip walking in humans. 
  • Musculoskeletal, biomechanical, and physiological gender differences in the US military. 
  • Necrotizing Sweet Syndrome of the Upper Extremity After Elective Hand Surgery. 
  • Neuromuscular Ultrasound: A call for training and education. 
  • Ontogenetic changes in limb postures and their impact on effective limb length in baboons (Papio cynocephalus) 
  • Operative Management of Acute Triceps Tendon Ruptures: Review of 184 Cases. 
  • Outcomes of prosthetic hemodialysis grafts after deployment of bare metal versus covered stents at the venous anastomosis. 
  • Patient-reported upper extremity outcome measures used in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review. 
  • Percutaneous interventions on the hemodialysis reliable outflow vascular access device. 
  • Progress in MR imaging of the venous system. 
  • Quality Measures That Address the Upper Limb. 
  • Quality Measures in Upper Limb Surgery. 
  • Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Motor Recovery in Stroke. 
  • Safety and tolerability of transcranial direct current stimulation to stroke patients - A phase I current escalation study. 
  • Salvaging vascular access and treatment of severe limb edema: case reports on the novel use of the hemodialysis reliable outflow vascular access device. 
  • Spliced arm vein grafts are a durable conduit for lower extremity bypass. 
  • Strength, flexibility, and balance characteristics of highly proficient golfers. 
  • Subsistence activities and the sexual division of labor in the European Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic: evidence from upper limb enthesopathies. 
  • Surgical excision of infected arteriovenous grafts: technique and review. 
  • The Association Between Symptoms of Depression and Office Visits in Patients With Nontraumatic Upper-Extremity Illness. 
  • The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success. 
  • The Efficacy of Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) Antivenom Versus Placebo Plus Optional Rescue Therapy on Recovery From Copperhead Snake Envenomation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial. 
  • The Predictors of Post-Procedural Arm Pain after Transradial Approach in 1706 Patients Underwent Transradial Catheterization. 
  • The Relationship Between Trunk Rotation, Upper Quarter Dynamic Stability, and Pitch Velocity. 
  • The current role of the vascularized-fibular osteocutaneous graft in the treatment of segmental defects of the upper extremity. 
  • The evaluation of casualties from Operation Iraqi Freedom on return to the continental United States from March to June 2003. 
  • The incidence of donor-site morbidity after transverse cervical artery vascularized lymph node transfers: the need for a lymphatic surgery national registry. 
  • The tubercles on humpback whales' flippers: application of bio-inspired technology. 
  • The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba. 
  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Motor Recovery Studies Exhibit a Dose-Response Relationship. 
  • Treatment of Arm Swelling in Hemodialysis Patients with Ipsilateral Arteriovenous Access and Central Vein Stenosis: Conversion to the Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow Graft versus Stent Deployment. 
  • Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis With the Pulsed Dye Laser. 
  • Upper Extremity Peripheral Intravenous Line Infiltration With Concomitant Loss of Pulses Treated With Lipoaspiration: A Case Report. 
  • Upper extremity compartmental anatomy: clinical relevance to radiologists. 
  • Upper extremity computed tomographic angiography: state of the art technique and applications in 2010. 
  • Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing. 
  • Upper-extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and physical health related quality of life among women employed in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs in northeastern North Carolina. 
  • Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial. 
  • Venous thrombosis and stenosis after implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. 
  • Venous thrombosis in patients with short- and long-term central venous catheter-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • What is your diagnosis? Lupus profundus. 
  • Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Nielsen, Karen Cristina, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Ambulatory