Search Results - "Hilfiker, R."

Vascular endothelial growth factor enhances atherosclerotic plaque progression by Dake, Michael D, Celletti, Francesca L, Waugh, Jacob M, Amabile, Philippe G, Brendolan, Andrea, Hilfiker, Paul R

“…Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can promote angiogenesis but may also exert certain effects to alter the rate of atherosclerotic plaque development…”
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Inter- and intra-observer agreement of Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants by Bernhardt, I, Marbacher, M, Hilfiker, R, Radlinger, L

“…Abstract Background Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements (GMs) has been shown to be a good predictor of neurological outcome…”
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Validity and responsiveness of the French version of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in chronic low back pain by Hilfiker, R., Knutti, I. A., Raval-Roland, B., Rivier, G., Crombez, G., Opsommer, Emmanuelle

“…Purpose The assessment of a broad range of biopsychosocial aspects is important in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) for the…”
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Erratum to: Validity and responsiveness of the French version of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in chronic low back pain by Hilfiker, R., Knutti, I. A., Raval-Roland, B., Rivier, G., Crombez, G., Opsommer, Emmanuelle

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Aortoiliac and renal arteries: prospective intraindividual comparison of contrast-enhanced three-dimensional MR angiography and multi-detector row CT angiography by Willmann, Jurgen K, Wildermuth, Simon, Pfammatter, Thomas, Roos, Justus E, Seifert, Burkhardt, Hilfiker, Paul R, Marincek, Borut, Weishaupt, Dominik

“…To compare contrast material-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography and multi-detector row computed tomographic (CT) angiography…”
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Comparison of patients in three different rehabilitation settings after knee or hip arthroplasty: a natural observational, prospective study by Benz, T, Angst, F, Oesch, P, Hilfiker, R, Lehmann, S, Mueller Mebes, C, Kramer, E, Verra, M L

“…Patients after primary hip or knee replacement surgery can benefit from postoperative treatment in terms of improvement of independence in ambulation,…”
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Electrocardiographically gated multi-detector row CT for assessment of valvular morphology and calcification in aortic stenosis by Willmann, Jürgen K, Weishaupt, Dominik, Lachat, Mario, Kobza, Richard, Roos, Justus E, Seifert, Burkhardt, Lüscher, Thomas F, Marincek, Borut, Hilfiker, Paul R

“…To evaluate the applicability and image quality of nonenhanced and contrast material-enhanced multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) combined with…”
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Effect of 16-week corrective training program on three dimensional joint moments of the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs during gait in children with genu varus deformity by Jafarnezhadgero, A.A., Majlesi, M., Etemadi, H., Hilfiker, R., Knarr, B.A., Madadi Shad, M.

“…Proper treatment of lower limbs alignment in children may prevent the progression of pathologies. However, this is not evaluated from a scientific view-point…”
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Thoracic aorta: motion artifact reduction with retrospective and prospective electrocardiography-assisted multi-detector row CT by Roos, Justus E, Willmann, Jürgen K, Weishaupt, Dominik, Lachat, Mario, Marincek, Borut, Hilfiker, Paul R

“…The authors compared prospective (n = 20) and retrospective (n = 20) electrocardiography (ECG)-assisted multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) with…”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, Internal Consistency and Validation of the Hand Function Sort (HFS©) for French Speaking Patients with Upper Limb Complaints by Konzelmann, M., Burrus, C., Hilfiker, R., Rivier, G., Deriaz, O., Luthi, F.

“…Introduction Functional evaluation of upper limb is not only based on clinical findings but requires self-administered questionnaires to address patients’…”
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Which movement control tests of the lumbar spine and cervical spine discriminate the best patients from healthy controls? by Luomajoki, H, Elsig, S, Hilfiker, R

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Towards an ICF-based clinical measure of functioning in people with ankylosing spondylitis: A methodological exploration by Cieza, A., Hilfiker, R., Boonen, A., van der Heijde, D., Braun, J., Stucki, G.

“…Objective. To explore whether it is possible to construct clinical measures of functioning for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by integrating…”
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Comparison of risk factors predicting return to work between patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain: systematic review by Heitz, C. A. M., Hilfiker, R., Bachmann, L. M., Joronen, H., Lorenz, T., Uebelhart, D., Klipstein, A., Brunner, Florian

“…The objective of the study was to provide an inventory of predictive instruments and their constituting parameters associated with return to work in patients…”
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Perceived functional ability assessed with the spinal function sort: is it valid for European rehabilitation settings in patients with non-specific non-acute low back pain? by Oesch, P. R., Hilfiker, R., Kool, J. P., Bachmann, S., Hagen, K. B.

“…The aim of this study involving 170 patients suffering from non-specific low back pain was to test the validity of the spinal function sort (SFS) in a European…”
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Continuous versus intermittent stochastic resonance whole body vibration and its effect on pelvic floor muscle activity by Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Gerber, R., Kuhn, A., Hilfiker, R., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.

“…Aims To determine the optimal stochastic whole body vibration (SR‐WBV) load modality regarding pelvic floor muscle (PFM) activity in order to complete the…”
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Updating the Wallis Occupational Rehabilitation RisK (WORRK) model: Predictive values at 3 months and one year by Plomb, C., Dr, Hilfiker, R, Vuistiner, P, Burrus, C., Dr, Luthi, F., Dr

“…Objective Recently, we developed and validated a tool for the prediction of non-return to work (nRTW) at two years after an inpatient rehabilitation after…”
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Dynamic MR imaging of the pelvic floor performed with patient sitting in an open-magnet unit versus with patient supine in a closed-magnet unit by Bertschinger, Katharina M, Hetzer, Frank H, Roos, Justus E, Treiber, Karl, Marincek, Borut, Hilfiker, Paul R

“…To compare open-magnet magnetic resonance (MR) imaging performed with the patient sitting with dynamic closed-magnet MR imaging of the pelvic floor performed…”
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Effect of human recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor165 on progression of atherosclerotic plaque by Celletti, F L, Hilfiker, P R, Ghafouri, P, Dake, M D

“…This study was designed to evaluate the impact of recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor165 (rhVEGF) on atherosclerotic plaque progression…”
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Activity patterns among patients with chronic pain after orthopaedic trauma by Burrus, C., Dr, Luthi, F., Dr, Leger, B, Favre, C, Hilfiker, R, Terrier, P, Vuistiner, P

“…Objectives Activity patterns influence the development and perpetuation of musculoskeletal pain. To date, three major patterns have been observed in particular…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Hand Function Sort (HFS) questionnaire in a French-speaking population of upper limb injury by Burrus, C, Hilfiker, R, Konzelmann, M

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