Objective
To demonstrate the effect of daily treatment time on recovery of functional outcomes and how each type of rehabilitation treatment influences the improvement of subgroups of functional outcomes in stroke patients.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective study in 168 patients who were admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine between 2015 and 2016. Patients who experienced their first-ever stroke and unilateral lesions were included. All patients underwent conventional rehabilitation treatment, and each treatment was administered one to two times a day depending on individual and treatment room schedules. Based on the mean daily treatment time, patients were divided into two groups: a high-amount group (n=54) and low-amount group (n=114). Outcomes were measured through the Korean version of Modified Barthel Index (MBI), FuglMeyer Assessment of the upper extremity, Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) scores on admission and at discharge.
Results
The functional change and scores at discharge of MBI, TIS, and BBS were greater in the high-amount group than in the low-amount group. Among various types of rehabilitation treatments, occupational therapy training showed significant correlation with MBI, TIS, and BBS gain from admission to discharge.
Conclusion
The amount of daily mean treatment in post-stroke patients plays an important role in recovery. Mean daily rehabilitation treatment time seems to correlate with improved balance and basic activities of daily living after stroke.

Citations

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  Julie Soulard, Dahlia Kairy, Roua Walha, Cyril Duclos, Sylvie Nadeau, Claudine Auger
  JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.2024; 11: e64121.     CrossRef
• Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of general sleep disturbance scale (GSDS-T) in stroke
  Hüma Bölük Şenlikci, Şükran Güzel, Seyhan Sözay
  Acta Neurologica Belgica.2023; 123(3): 993.     CrossRef
• A biomedical decision support system for meta-analysis of bilateral upper-limb training in stroke patients with hemiplegia
  Linna Jin, Zhe Yang, Zhaojun Zou, Tao Wu, Hongying Pan
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• The Feasibility of Home-Based Treatment Using Vibratory Stimulation in Chronic Severe Dysphagia
  Erin Kamarunas, Rachel Mulheren, Seng Mun Wong, Lindsay Griffin, Christy L. Ludlow
  American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.2022; 31(6): 2539.     CrossRef
• Balance Performance and Motor Function After Inpatient Rehabilitation: a Retrospective Study in Post-stroke Individuals
  Wahida Wahid, Tze Yang Chung, Haidzir Manaf
  Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences.2022; 18(s15): 240.     CrossRef
• Relationship between average daily rehabilitation time and decline in instrumental activity of daily living among older patients with heart failure: A preliminary analysis of a multicenter cohort study, SURUGA-CARE
  Michitaka Kato, Yuji Mori, Daisuke Watanabe, Hiroshige Onoda, Keita Fujiyama, Masahiro Toda, Kazuya Kito, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca
  PLOS ONE.2021; 16(7): e0254128.     CrossRef

Objective
To determine the factors affecting the amount of weight-bearing during gait training in the elderly patients who underwent internal fixation after femur or pelvic fractures and how well they performed the weight-bearing restriction as directed by the physiatrist.
Methods
In this retrospective chart review study, we measured the amount of weight-bearing on the affected side in 50 patients undergoing internal fixation surgery and rehabilitation after femur or pelvic fracture using a force plate. Patients receiving non-weight-bearing or partial weight-bearing education were considered to perform weight-bearing restriction well when the amount of weight-bearing was <50 lb. Furthermore, regression analysis was performed to determine the effects of postoperative complications, age, cognitive function, and pain on weightbearing restriction.
Results
Variables affecting the amount of weight-bearing were age (r=0.581, p<0.001), weight-bearing education type (r=0.671, p<0.001), manual muscle strength of hip flexion on the non-affected side (r=-0.296, p=0.037), hip abduction (r=-0.326, p=0.021), knee extension (r=-0.374, p=0.007), ankle plantar flexion (r=-0.374, p=0.008), right hand grip strength (r=-0.535, p<0.001), Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination (r=-0.496, p<0.001), Clinical Dementia Rating (r=0.308, p=0.03), and pain visual analog scale scores (r=0.318, p=0.024). The significant predictor of the amount of weight-bearing among these variables was age (β=0.448, p=0.001). The weight-bearing restriction adherence rate was significantly lower, at 22%, for patients aged ≥65 years as compared to 73% for those <65 years.
Conclusion
Age was a major variable affecting the amount of weight-bearing. Compliance with weight-bearing restriction was significantly lower in patients aged ≥65 years than in patients <65 years.

Citations

• The feasibility, acceptability, safety, and effects of early weight bearing in humeral fractures – a scoping review
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  Disability and Rehabilitation.2025; 47(3): 519.     CrossRef
• Tibiotalocalcaneal nailing as a treatment for ankle fractures in the elderly population: A systematic review
  Christian Harter, Thomas Cho, Jiayong Liu
  Journal of Orthopaedics.2025; 67: 1.     CrossRef
• Partial weight bearing and long-term survival outcomes in extracapsular hip fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails
  Carlos Hernández-Pascual, José Ángel Santos-Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte, Carmen Pablos-Hernández, Pablo Alonso-Rodríguez, José Antonio Mirón-Canelo
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• Validation Testing of a New Crutch Tip Biofeedback Device for Prescribed Lower Extremity Weight-Bearing
  Kevin E. Brueilly, Amanda M. Feller, Jonathan M. Ahearn, Jonathan S. Goodwin
  Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy.2024; 15(1): 2.     CrossRef
• A Comprehensive Review on Managing Fracture Calcaneum by Surgical and Non-surgical Modalities
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• The relationship between the meaning of life, psychological well-being, self-care, and social capital, with depression and death anxiety in the elderly living in nursing homes: The mediating role of loneliness
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  Heliyon.2024; 10(9): e30124.     CrossRef
• Do Patients Achieve “Full Weight-bearing” Immediately Following Application of Circular Frame Fixation of the Lower Limb?
  Hemant Sharma, Elizabeth Moulder, Elizabeth Barron, Andy Craig
  Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction.2024; 19(1): 40.     CrossRef
• Rehabilitation of pelvic fracture
  Yosuke Nagai
  The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine.2024; 13(4): 105.     CrossRef
• Audio-biofeedback versus the scale method for improving partial weight-bearing adherence in healthy older adults: a randomised trial
  Arlene Vivienne von Aesch, Sonja Häckel, Tobias Kämpf, Heiner Baur, Johannes Dominik Bastian
  European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.2024; 50(6): 2915.     CrossRef
• Early weight‐bearing following distal femur fracture fixation – a systematic review and meta‐analysis
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• Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession for Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity
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  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.2023; 31(1): 49.     CrossRef
• Barriers and facilitators of weight bearing after hip fracture surgery among older adults. A scoping review
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• Can elderly individuals perform partial weight bearing on their lower limbs? A prospective cohort study using ambulatory real-time biofeedback
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• Use of a Hindfoot Nail Without Separate Subtalar and Tibiotalar Joint Preparation to Treat Geriatric Ankle and Distal Tibia Fractures: A Case Series
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• Temporary Partial Weight-Bearing Restriction in Elderly Patients Treated With a Plate Fixation After a Distal Femur Fracture had a Negative Long-Term Impact on Gait Recovery
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• Digital monitoring of weight-bearing improves success rates and reduces complications in lower extremity surgeries
  Babak Otoukesh, Seyedeh Fariba Moshiri, Behrad Jahangiri, Kamal Mehraban Jafarlou, Shayan Amiri, Nadieh Baniasadi, Bahareh Heshmat Ghahderijani
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• Wearable and Non-wearable Technology Assisted Assessment and Rehabilitation approaches for Gait Improvement among the Patients with Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
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• Biomechanics of periprosthetic femur fractures and early weightbearing
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• What Predicts Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures Managed With Arthroplasty? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial
  Daniel Axelrod, Marianne Comeau-Gauthier, Sofia Bzovsky, Emil H. Schemitsch, Rudolf W. Poolman, Frede Frihagen, Ernesto Guerra-Farfán, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Mohit Bhandari, Sheila Sprague
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Objective
To investigate changes in blood glucose level after steroid injection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and factors affecting those changes.
Methods
We retrospectively studied 51 patients with type 2 DM who underwent steroid injection for shoulder and back pain. Mean fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels for 7 days before steroid injection was used as the baseline blood glucose level, which was compared with FBS levels for 14 days after steroid injection. We compared the differences in blood glucose changes between HbA1c >7% and HbA1c ≤7% groups and those between insulin and non-insulin treated groups. Demographic data, injection site, and steroid dose were analyzed.
Results
Compared to baseline, blood glucose significantly (p=0.012) elevated 1 day after steroid injection but not 2 days after injection. In the HbA1c >7% and insulin groups, blood glucose was significantly increased 1 day after injection compared to that in the HbA1c ≤7% (p=0.011) and non-insulin (p=0.024) groups, respectively. Higher HbA1c level before injection was significantly (p=0.003) associated with the degree of blood glucose increase 1 day after injection. No significant differences were noted in the degree of blood glucose increase according to injection site or steroid dose.
Conclusion
Higher HbA1c level was associated with greater elevation in blood glucose 1 day after steroid injection. Careful monitoring of blood glucose is required on the first day after steroid injection in patients with poorly controlled DM.

Citations

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• Impact of Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection on Glycemic Control: A Population-Based Cohort Study
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• Is It Time for a New Algorithm for the Pharmacotherapy of Steroid-Induced Diabetes?
  Aleksandra Ostrowska-Czyżewska, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Lucyna Bednarek-Papierska, Beata Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska
  Journal of Clinical Medicine.2024; 13(19): 5801.     CrossRef
• Elective hand surgery and concomitant corticosteroid injection: Confirming increased infection risk using A national dataset
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  Surgery in Practice and Science.2024; 19: 100259.     CrossRef
• Association between elevated glycosylated hemoglobin and cognitive impairment in older Korean adults: 2009–2010 Ansan cohort of the Korean genome and epidemiology study
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• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
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• Ketorolac as a Local Analgesic in Orthopaedic Conditions: A Systematic Review of Safety and Efficacy
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• Perioperative hyperglycemic response to single-dose dexamethasone in patients undergoing surgery under spinal anesthesia
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• Frozen shoulder
  Marta Karbowiak, Thomas Holme, Maisum Mirza, Nashat Siddiqui
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• The effect of steroid injection into the shoulder on glycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
  Ori Safran, Gabriel Fraind-Maya, Leonid Kandel, Gil Leibowitz, Shaul Beyth
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• Narrative review of peripheral nerve blocks for the management of headache
  Jennifer I. Stern, Chia‐Chun Chiang, Narayan R. Kissoon, Carrie E. Robertson
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• Morton's neuroma: review of anatomy, pathomechanism, and imaging
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• Effectiveness of Shock Wave Therapy versus Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection in Diabetic Frozen Shoulder Patients’ Management: Randomized Controlled Trial
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• Effect of diabetes and corticosteroid injection on glenohumeral joint capsule in a rat stiffness model
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Objective
To compare the effectiveness of static stretching techniques for correcting the tightness of the triceps surae.
Methods
In this observational, cross-sectional study, participants (30 healthy volunteers) completed 10 repetitions of each stretching exercise, holding each stretch for 10 seconds, with a 1-minute rest period between repetitionsand a 1-hour rest period between the two stretching techniques, namely, wall and inclined board stretchings. The length of the triceps surae and range of ankle dorsiflexion were measured on lateral view radiographs. The muscle activity during the stretch was measured using quantified surface electromyography of the lateral gastrocnemius. The subjective stretching sensation was evaluated using the visual analog scale.
Results
Both stretching techniques showed statistical differences in all the parameters. Stretching on an inclined board yielded a greater increase in the triceps surae length than did wall stretching (mean difference, 0.72; p=0.02). The range of ankle dorsiflexion was higher with inclined board stretching than with wall stretching (mean difference, 2.57; p=0.03). The mean muscle activity was significantly lower withinclined board stretching than with wall stretching (mean difference, 53.72; p<0.01). The visual analog scale score was higher with inclined board stretching than with wall stretching (mean difference, 2.07; p<0.01).
Conclusion
In this study, inclined board stretching was more effective than wall stretching for correcting tightness of the triceps surae. Therefore, inclined board stretching should be encouraged for the triceps surae.

Citations

• Efficacy of adding mobilization and balance exercises to a home-based exercise program in patients with ankle disability: a randomized controlled trial
  Hadaya Mosaad Eladl, Dalia Mahmoud Abdelmonem Elsherbini, Radwa T. Elshorbagy, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Sherief El-Sayed Abd El-Farrag Ibrahim, Ghada Ibrahim Fahmi Elfayoumi, Moutasem Salih Aboonq, Yasser M. Elbastawisy, Mohamed El-Doso
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• Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability
  Paul G. Talusan
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  Devrie Stellar, Sean R. Lyons, Roland Ramdass, Andrew J. Meyr
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Objective
To compare the energy efficiency of gait with knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) and robot-assisted gait and to develop a usability questionnaire to evaluate the satisfaction of walking devices in paraplegic patients with spinal cord injuries.
Methods
Thirteen patients with complete paraplegia participated and 10 completed the evaluation. They were trained to walk with KAFO (KAFO-gait) or a ReWalk robot (ReWalk-gait) for 4 weeks (20 sessions). After a 2-week wash-out period, they switched walking devices and underwent 4 additional weeks of training. Two evaluations were performed (after 2 and 4 weeks) following the training periods for each walking device, using the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) and 30-minute walking test (30MWT). The spatiotemporal variables (walking distance, velocity, and cadence) and energy expenditure (heart rate, maximal heart rate, the physiologic cost index, oxygen consumption, metabolic equivalents, and energy efficiency) were evaluated duringthe 6MWT and 30MWT. A usability evaluation questionnaire for walking devices was developed based on the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission guidelines through expert consultation.
Results
The ReWalk-gait presented significant advantages in energy efficiency compared to KAFO-gait in the 6MWT and 30MWT; however, there were no differences in walking distance or speed in the 30MWT between ReWalk-gait and KAFOgait. The usability test demonstrated that ReWalk-gait was not superior to KAFO-gait in terms of safety, efficacy, efficiency, or patient satisfaction.
Conclusion
The robot (ReWalk) enabled patients with paraplegia to walk with lower energy consumption compared to KAFO, but the ReWalk-gait was not superior to KAFO-gaitin terms of patient satisfaction.

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• Knowledge Gaps in Biophysical Changes After Powered Robotic Exoskeleton Walking by Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury—A Scoping Review
  Christopher C. H. Yip, Chor-Yin Lam, Kenneth M. C. Cheung, Yat Wa Wong, Paul A. Koljonen
  Frontiers in Neurology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A systematic review on the usability of robotic and virtual reality devices in neuromotor rehabilitation: patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspective
  Francesco Zanatta, Anna Giardini, Antonia Pierobon, Marco D’Addario, Patrizia Steca
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• A Wearable Soft Robotic Exoskeleton for Hip Flexion Rehabilitation
  Tiana M. Miller-Jackson, Rainier F. Natividad, Daniel Yuan Lee Lim, Luis Hernandez-Barraza, Jonathan W. Ambrose, Raye Chen-Hua Yeow
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• The Cardiorespiratory Demands of Treadmill Walking with and without the Use of Ekso GT™ within Able-Bodied Participants: A Feasibility Study
  Damien Duddy, Rónán Doherty, James Connolly, Johnny Loughrey, Joan Condell, David Hassan, Maria Faulkner
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(10): 6176.     CrossRef
• The Outcomes of Robotic Rehabilitation Assisted Devices Following Spinal Cord Injury and the Prevention of Secondary Associated Complications
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  Medicina.2022; 58(10): 1447.     CrossRef
• Comparing walking with knee-ankle-foot orthoses and a knee-powered exoskeleton after spinal cord injury: a randomized, crossover clinical trial
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• Gait robot-assisted rehabilitation in persons with spinal cord injury: A scoping review
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  NeuroRehabilitation.2022; 51(4): 609.     CrossRef
• A Study on Energy Efficiency in Walking and Stair Climbing for Elderly Wearing Complex Muscle Support System
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• The Effects of Powered Exoskeleton Gait Training on Cardiovascular Function and Gait Performance: A Systematic Review
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• Effectiveness of powered exoskeleton use on gait in individuals with cerebral palsy: A systematic review
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Objective
To assess the influence of cognitive therapy, in combination with cognitive software, on manual dexterity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Methods
The Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT) was used to establish the eligibility of individuals with MS for testing and to assess their upper limb performance. In addition to standard upper limb rehabilitation, 20 participants received RehaCom-based visual-motor therapy, administered three times a week in 20-minute routines.
Results
A significant relationship was found between the use of manual therapy that utilized the cognitive function platform and the improvement of the non-dominant hand (p=0.037). Compared to controls, the experimental group scored higher on the NHPT, when using the dominant hand (p=0.007). All members of the experimental group, aged ≤60 years, needed considerably less time to do the NHPT with the dominant hand (p=0.008).
Conclusion
Application of manual therapy using the cognitive function platform improves performance of the hand. However, further research is needed to analyze the correlation between cognitive function and motor performance in patients with MS.

Citations

• Enhancing Neuroplasticity Post Stroke: The Role of Cognitive–Behavioral Training
  Mohamed Rasmy Moursy, Abdulalim A. Atteya, Hoda M. Zakaria, Zizi M. Ibrahim, Olfat Ibrahim Ali, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Mye A. Basheer, Noura A. Elkafrawy
  Brain Sciences.2025; 15(4): 330.     CrossRef
• Comparison of the Clinical Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation with Traditional Rehabilitation Methods in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Systematic Review
  Fatemeh Sarpourian, Roxana Sharifian, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Seyed Raouf Khayami, Leila Erfannia
  Telemedicine and e-Health.2024; 30(8): e2214.     CrossRef
• Effect of cognitive training on selected gait parameters in patients with stroke
  Asmaa Tahoon, Nahed Salem, Enas Elsayed, Ebtesam Fahmy, Rasha M Hegazy, Ahmed M. Aboeleneen, Ryan Jastania, Ayman A Alhammad, Shereen S. Mohamed
  Fizjoterapia Polska.2024; 24(4): 25.     CrossRef
• Effectiveness of computer-based telerehabilitation software (RehaCom) compared to other treatments for patients with cognitive impairments: A systematic review
  Fatemeh Sarpourian, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda, Farhad Fatehi, Saeid Ebrahimi, Meysam Fallahnezhad
  DIGITAL HEALTH.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effect of RehaCom cognitive rehabilitation software on working memory and processing speed in chronic ischemic stroke patients
  Sanaz Amiri, Peyman Hassani-Abharian, Salar Vaseghi, Rouzbeh Kazemi, Mohammad Nasehi
  Assistive Technology.2023; 35(1): 41.     CrossRef
• Modern Technologies in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Potential Application in Times of COVID-19
  Ewa Zasadzka, Tomasz Trzmiel, Anna Pieczyńska, Katarzyna Hojan
  Medicina.2021; 57(6): 549.     CrossRef
• Rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis in 2021
  Cécile Donzé, Caroline Massot
  La Presse Médicale.2021; 50(2): 104066.     CrossRef

Objective
To characterize the patients in the inpatient rehabilitation facility who were transferred to acute care facilities and identify the frequency of and reasons for the unplanned transfer.
Methods
Medical records of patients admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation facility from October 2017 to December 2018 were reviewed. Patients were categorized according to their diagnoses. The included patients were divided into the unplanned transfer and control groups based on whether they required to transfer to another department for acute care before completing an uninterrupted rehabilitation course. The groups were compared in terms of sex, age, length of stay, admission sources, and disease groups. The reasons for unplanned transfers were classified based on medical or surgical conditions.
Results
Of the 1,378 patients were admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation facility, 1,301 satisfied inclusion criteria. Among them, 121 (9.3%) were unexpectedly transferred to the medical or surgical department. The unplanned transfer group had a higher age (69.54±12.53 vs. 64.39±15.32 years; p=0.001) and longer length of stay (85.69±66.08 vs. 37.81±31.13 days; p<0.001) than the control group. The top 3 reasons for unplanned transfers were infectious disease, cardiopulmonary disease, and orthopedic problem.
Conclusion
The unplanned transfer group had a significantly higher age and longer length of stay. The most common reason for the unplanned transfer was infectious disease. However, the proportions of those with orthopedic and neurological problems were relatively high. Therefore, further studies of these patient populations may help organize systematic strategies that are needed to reduce unplanned transfers to acute facilities for patients in rehabilitation facilities.

Citations

• Unplanned transfer to acute care during inpatient geriatric rehabilitation: incidence, risk factors, and associated short-term outcomes
  Sofia Fernandes, Christophe Bula, Hélène Krief, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud
  BMC Geriatrics.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Factors Associated with Unplanned Transfer of Patients with Brain Tumor from Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit to Primary Acute Care Units
  Gyoung Ho Nam, Won Hyuk Chang
  Journal of Personalized Medicine.2023; 13(1): 131.     CrossRef
• Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Korean version of rehabilitation complexity scale for the measurement of complex rehabilitation needs
  Hoo Young Lee, Jung Hyun Park, Tae-Woo Kim
  Medicine.2021; 100(24): e26259.     CrossRef

Objective
To investigate the articles in the Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine (ARM) using a bibliometric analysis to verify whether there is a correlation between the topics of interest for expert groups and the public media.
Methods
A total of 1,088 ARM articles from the third issue of 2011 to the third issue of 2019 were analyzed. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of the articles using conventional metrics (CM) and alternative metrics (AM). The CM was investigated by collating the type of publication, number of citations, and the specific field of rehabilitation medicine for each article. The AM was analyzed using the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) provided by Altmetric, the leading AM company. The correlation between the number of citations and the AAS was tested using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.
Results
The combined ratio of original articles and case reports was over 90% in this study; however, the total distribution was significantly different compared to previous bibliometric studies (p<0.05). There were 233 articles that satisfied both conditions of at least one citation and at least one AAS point. The number of citations and the AAS were found to have a statistically significant positive linear correlation on a scatter plot (r=0.216, p=0.001).
Conclusion
There is a significant correlation between AM and CM, which means itis important to increase the dissemination of academic knowledge through the public media and increase the status of the journal by increasing the citation-related index.

Citations

• Correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and citation scores across the high impact-factor journals each in Medicine, Surgery, and Anaesthesia
  Amanda Koh, Christopher A. Lewis-Lloyd, Tiffany Wong, Dileep N. Lobo
  British Journal of Anaesthesia.2025; 134(3): 703.     CrossRef
• A comparison of the top 500 papers in Clinical Nutrition ranked by citation and Altmetric Attention Scores
  Christopher A. Lewis-Lloyd, Dileep N. Lobo
  Clinical Nutrition.2024; 43(8): 1790.     CrossRef
• The 100 most-cited and 100 most-mentioned COVID-19-related radiological articles: a comparative bibliometric analysis
  Jiyeon Ha, Dae Young Yoon, Sora Baek, Chae Woon Lee, Kyoung Ja Lim, Young Lan Seo, Eun Joo Yun
  European Radiology.2023; 34(2): 1167.     CrossRef
• Alternative publication metrics in the time of COVID-19
  Christopher J. Peterson, Caleb Anderson, Kenneth Nugent
  Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings.2022; 35(1): 43.     CrossRef
• News and social media coverage is associated with more downloads and citations of manuscripts that focus on substance use
  Joseph J. Palamar, Eric C. Strain
  Drug and Alcohol Dependence.2021; 218: 108357.     CrossRef

Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is a rare distal arthrogryposis syndrome. There are few reports on the respiratory insufficiency of FSS. Additionally, there is no detailed information on pulmonary functional evaluation. A 17-year-old male patient with FSS developed respiratory failure, leading him to be admitted to hospital several times for evaluation and treatment. Of those times he was admitted, two were due to pneumonia. His pulmonary functions were indicative of a restrictive lung disease potentially caused by severe scoliosis. After a non-invasive ventilatorwas applied correctly to the patient, pulmonary hypertension was normalized. His pulmonary function has been maintained for 13 years. Since receiving proper respiratory care, which includes assisted coughing methods, the patient has not developed pneumonia. It is important to properly evaluate the pulmonary function of patients who have FSS and scoliosis to eliminate the risk of long-term respiratory complications.

Citations

• Letter: Precise Pulmonary Function Evaluation and Management of a Patient With Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Associated With Recurrent Pneumonia and Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency (Ann Rehabil Med 2020;44:165-70)
  Mikaela I. Poling, Craig R. Dufresne
  Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine.2020; 44(5): 409.     CrossRef
• Response: Precise Pulmonary Function Evaluation and Management of a Patient With Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Associated With Recurrent Pneumonia and Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency (Ann Rehabil Med 2020;44:165-70)
  Jihyun Park, Seong-Woong Kang, Won Ah Choi, Yewon Lee, Han Eol Cho
  Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine.2020; 44(5): 411.     CrossRef