Search for dissertations about: "lower extremity injuries"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words lower extremity injuries.

  2. 16. Perceived health in Swedish school students : a longitudinal prevalence study

    Author : Gunilla Brun Sundblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Abdominal pain; child-parent agreement; headache; leisure activities; musculoskeletal pain; organized sports; perceived health; physical education class; school children; sports injury; stress;

    Abstract : This thesis, with a national sample of Swedish school students, is part of a collaborate project between Karolinska Institutet, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Stockholm Institute of Education carried out in 2001 and with a follow-up study in 2004. The overall aim of the collaboration was to investigate the conditions and circumstances surrounding school children's physical activities, their physical capacity, and general health status, with special attention paid to changes over time and with increase in age. READ MORE

  4. 17. Slip and fall risk on ice and snow : identification, evaluation and prevention

    Author : Chuansi Gao; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial Work Environment; Industriell produktionsmiljö;

    Abstract : Slip and fall accidents and associated injuries on ice and snow are prevalent among outdoor workers and the general public in winter in many regions of the world. To understand and tackle this multi-factorial problem, a multidisciplinary approach was used to identify and evaluate slip and fall risks, and to propose recommendations for prevention of slips and falls on icy and snowy surfaces. READ MORE

  5. 18. The role of forensic epidemiology in evidence-based forensic medical practice

    Author : Michael Freeman; Anders Eriksson; Maurice Zeegers; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; forensic epidemiology; forensic medicine; probability; traffic crash; autopsy; logistic regression; Bayes´law; Forensic Medicine; rättsmedicin; Forensic Medicine; rättsmedicin;

    Abstract : Objectives This thesis is based on 4 papers that were all written with the same intent, which was to describe and demonstrate how epidemiologic concepts and data can serve as a basis for improved validity of probabilistic conclusions in forensic medicine (FM). Conclusions based on probability are common in FM, and the validity of probabilistic conclusions is dependant on their foundation, which is often no more than personal experience. READ MORE

  6. 19. Proximal hamstring avulsions : surgery or not?

    Author : Elsa Pihl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In paper 1, a retrospective cohort study of patients treated for proximal hamstring avulsions at Danderyd Hospital from 2007–2013 was conducted. The study was performed in 2015. The primary outcome was the subjective patient reported outcome Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), and the exposure was surgical treatment. READ MORE

  7. 20. Biomechanical consequences of gait impairment at the ankle and foot : Injury, malalignment, and co-contraction

    Author : Ruoli Wang; Elena Gutierrez-Farewik; Eva Broström; Eriksson Anders; Ilse Jonkers; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; muscle function; gait analysis; induced acceleration; foot kinematics; dynamic joint stiffness;

    Abstract : The human foot contributes significantly to the function of the whole lower extremity during standing and locomotion. Nevertheless, the foot and ankle often suffer injuries and are affected by many musculoskeletal and neurological pathologies. READ MORE