Upper Extremity

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 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 technique for the salvage of megafistulas allowing immediate dialysis access. 
  • Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: an initial investigation. 
  • 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. 
  • Assessing upper-extremity motion: An innovative method to quantify functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
  • CT angiography in complex upper extremity reconstruction. 
  • Chronic Stroke Outcome Measures for Motor Function Intervention Trials: Expert Panel Recommendations. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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 methods, treatment modalities, and follow-up of extracranial arteriovenous malformations. 
  • 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. 
  • Evaluation of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter tip movement in a consistent upper extremity position. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • Methodological advances needed in analysis and interpretation of sham acupuncture validation studies. 
  • Muscle force production during bent-knee, bent-hip walking in humans. 
  • Musculoskeletal, biomechanical, and physiological gender differences in the US military. 
  • Neuromuscular Ultrasound: A call for training and education. 
  • Ontogenetic changes in limb postures and their impact on effective limb length in baboons (Papio cynocephalus). 
  • 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. 
  • Report on the Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) experience in dialysis patients with central venous occlusions. 
  • Robot-assisted therapy for long-term upper-limb impairment after stroke. 
  • 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. 
  • Surgical excision of infected arteriovenous grafts: technique and review. 
  • The ASRA evidence-based medicine assessment of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain medicine: Executive summary. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Kim, Charles Yoon, Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Interventional Radiology
  • Nielsen, Karen Cristina, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Ambulatory
  • Warner, David Samuel, Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, in the School of Medicine, Neurobiology