EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Global Report on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Publications.

The developments in technology have improved access to the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in different clinical settings. Accordingly, MSUS has been applied to a wide range of musculoskeletal problems including inflammatory and degenerative diseases, sport injuries, and regional pain syndromes both for clinical practice and research. In this report, the authors aimed to globally examine the publications on MSUS among different specialties, countries, and topics. Sixteen reviewers under the umbrella of the European Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Society Group and the Ultrasound Study Group of International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine have evaluated approximately 15,000 publications on MSUS. The authors believe that the results of this comparative analysis may provide a holistic snapshot with regard to the utility of MSUS, not only for clinicians/academicians but also for the industry. Accordingly, while aiming to further increase their awareness, this article would possibly guide future investments as well.

Rehabilitation service models for people with physical and/or mental disability living in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

OBJECTIVE: To compare models of rehabilitation services for people with mental and/or physical disability in order to determine optimal models for therapy and interventions in low- to middle-income countries. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, Business Source Premier, HINARI, CEBHA and PubMed. STUDY SELECTION: Systematic reviews, randomized control trials and observational studies comparing >2 models of rehabilitation care in any language. Date extraction: Standardized forms were used. Methodological quality was assessed using AMSTAR and quality of evidence was assessed using GRADE. DATA SYNTHESIS: Twenty-four systematic reviews which included 578 studies and 202,307 participants were selected. In addition, four primary studies were included to complement the gaps in the systematic reviews. The studies were all done at various countries. Moderate- to high-quality evidence supports the following models of rehabilitation services: psychological intervention in primary care settings for people with major depression, admission into an inpatient, multidisciplinary, specialized rehabilitation unit for those with recent onset of a severe disabling condition; outpatient rehabilitation with multidisciplinary care in the community, hospital or home is recommended for less severe conditions; However, a model of rehabilitation service that includes early discharge is not recommended for elderly patients with severe stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hip fracture and total joints. CONCLUSION: Models of rehabilitation care in inpatient, multidisciplinary and specialized rehabilitation units are recommended for the treatment of severe conditions with recent onset, as they reduce mortality and the need for institutionalized care, especially among elderly patients, stroke patients, or those with chronic back pain. Results are expected to be generalizable for brain/spinal cord injury and complex fractures.

Trastorno específico del desarrollo del lenguaje en una población infantil colombiana / Specific language impairment in a colombian children sample

En el Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia fueron evaluados 204 niños entre los 6-16 años de edad con problemas del habla y del lenguaje. 51 cumplieron los criterios de trastorno específico en el desarrollo del lenguaje (TEDL). Al grupo TEDL, se le realizó una evaluación neuropsicológica y lingüística y se compararon con un grupo control de niños asintomáticos. Al comparar con el grupo control, el grupo con TEDL presentó diferencias significativas en: pruebas de comprensión, en especial para estructuras morfosintácticas complejas y frases elaboradas; pruebas de expresión verbal sobre todo en la formulación de oraciones; pruebas de repetición de palabras sin sentido, errores en la denominación y marcadas desventajas en pruebas de lectura y escritura.

The Neuroscience Group of Antioquia evaluated two hundred and fourchildren from 6 to 16 years old with speech and language problems and 51of them meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria for Specific LanguageImpairment (SLI). The SLI group underwent a neuropsychological andlinguistic test to compare their cognitive and linguistic skills with a control group of asymptomatic children. When compared to the control group,SLI children showed significant differences in comprehension tests, particularly in complex morphosyntactic structures and elaborated sentences; in verbal expression, especially formulated sentences; repetition test ofnon-sense words; naming errors and marked disadvantages in readingwritingsub-tests.