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Objective To explore the content and psychometric properties of sarcopenia measurements for older adults. Methods Using the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health(ICF)linking and coding rules,a content analysis were conducted on the seven types of measurement tools for geriatric sarcopenia,including Strength,Assistance with walking,Rising from a chair,Climbing stairs,and Falls(SARC-F);Ishii Test;Mini Sar-copenia Risk Assessment-7(MSRA-7);6-minute walk test(6MWT);Barthel Index(BI);Short Physical Perfor-mance Battery(SPPB);and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0(WHODAS 2.0),and psychometric property was explored. Results The seven measurement tools can be categorized into body functions and structures,activities and participation,and comprehensive categories.ICF coding for SARC-F involved muscle power functions(b730),walking(d450),changing basic body position(d410),etc.Ishii Test involved muscle power functions(b730)and weight maintenance functions(b530).MSRA-7 involved walking(d450),involuntary movement reaction functions(b755),muscle endurance functions(b740),etc.ICF coding for 6MWT involved walking(d450).SPPB involved changing basic body position(d410),control voluntary movement functions(b760),and walking(d450).BI in-volved eating(d550),drinking(d560),washing oneself(d510),caring for body parts(d520),etc.WHODAS 2.0 involved attention functions(b140),acquiring skills(d155),communication-receiving-verbal messages(d310),community life(d910),etc.SARC-F was low to medium in sensitivity,and medium to excellent in specificity.Ishii Test was medium to good in sensitivity,average to good in specificity,and good in diagnostic performance.MSRA-7 was medium to good in sensitivity,average in specificity,and average to medium in diagnostic perfor-mance,while MSRA-5 was average to good in sensitivity,average in specificity,and medium in diagnostic per-formance.6MWT was average to medium in sensitivity,and average in specificity.SPPB was average in sensitiv-ity,average to medium in specificity,and average to excellent in diagnostic performance.BI was good in reliabili-ty,and WHODAS 2.0 was excellent in reliability. Conclusion The measurement tools for sarcopenia can be categorized into body functions and structures,activities and participation,and comprehensive assessment tools combining the above.The psychometric properties of the sev-en measurement tools are low to excellent in sensitivity and average to excellent in specificity.
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Objective To design and develop intelligent rehabilitation equipment for administering continuous passive motion (CPM) of a rabbit's knee joint after tibial plateau fracture.Methods The equipment constructed had three main parts:the core machinery,electronic control and a control program designed based on bionics principles.Twenty six-month-old New Zealand White male rabbits were randomly divided into sedentary (SED) and CPM groups after their knees had been fractured.The rabbits in the CPM group were given 30 min of early joint rehabilitation once a day for 4 weeks using the CPM equipment,while those in the SED group were kept in their cages and allowed free activity without any special exercise program.The body weight,range of motion and swelling of the affected knee joint were measured before the fracture and on the 3rd,7th,14th,21st and 28th days after the fracture.On the 28th day after the fracture the pathological structure of the articular cartilage on the operative side was observed under a light microscope.Results The equipment ran safely and reliably,and drove the rabbits to move synchronously.It could accurately and conveniently adjust the knee flexion angle,movement speed and movement time.The intelligence of the equipment met the experimental requirements.On the 3rd day after the operation the average range of motion in the joints of both groups had changed significantly compared to that before the fracture.On the 28th day after the fracture the average degree of swelling and range of motion in the CPM group were significantly different from those of the SED group.On the 28th day,deformity and the smoothness of the fracture line in the CPM group were superior to those in the SED group.Moreover,the dominant tissues in the defect area of the CPM group were mainly hyaline cartilage while those in the SED group were mainly repair fibrocartilage.The defect area and its adjacent articular cartilages,chondrocyte regeneration and arrangement,layers of cells and subchondral tidal line recovery of the CPM group were better than in the SED group on average.Conclusion The equipment for knee joint manipulation is convenient to use,reliable and effective for the early rehabilitation of tibial plateau fracture,at least in rabbits.It promotes remodeling of the fracture and cartilage repair after tibial plateau fracture,and also improves range of motion in the knee and reduces swelling.