Cortical Neurotransmitters Measured by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Change Following Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury by Ryckie G. Wade, Gráinne Bourke, Alexandra M. Olaru, Stephen R. Williams, David Shelley, Sven Plein, Robert D. Bains, James D. Bedford, Lucy E. Homer Newton, Chye Yew Ng, Laura Parkes, Caroline Lea-Carnall

“…In response to injury within the central nervous system, GABA promotes cortical plasticity and represents a potential pharmacological target to improve functional recovery. However, it is unclear how GABA changes in the brain after traumatic brachial plexus injuries (tBPIs) which represents the rationale for this pilot study.…”
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Peripheral nerve regeneration using a bioresorbable silk fibroin-based artificial nerve conduit fabricated via a novel freeze–thaw process by Tomoki Matsuo, Hiroo Kimura, Takayuki Nishijima, Yasuhiro Kiyota, Taku Suzuki, Narihito Nagoshi, Shinsuke Shibata, Tomoko Shindo, Nobuko Moritoki, Makoto Sasaki, Sarara Noguchi, Yasushi Tamada, Masaya Nakamura, Takuji Iwamoto

“…We evaluated the nerve-regenerative effects of the SFC in a rat sciatic-nerve-defect model, including its motor and sensory function recovery as well as histological regeneration. …”
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Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty Comparing 24-Hour Opioid Requirements: A Randomized Controlled Study by Dahlia Townsend, Nasir Siddique, Atsumi Kimura, Yaacov Chein, Eli Kamara, John Pope, Mitchell Weiser, Singh Nair, Iyabo Muse

“…Neuraxial and regional anesthesia have become commonly utilized for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty to aid in postoperative analgesia, facilitating early ambulation and better functional recovery. This study investigated the efficacy of a lumbar erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on reducing postoperative opioid consumption in total hip arthroplasty performed under spinal anesthesia. …”
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Functional Properties of Human-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Sarah Ezquerra, Amparo Zuleta, Rodrigo Arancibia, José Estay, Francisco Aulestia, Flavio Carrion

“…For instance, research exhibited reduced inflammation, faster wound healing, and closure, functional recovery and tissue repair due to immunomodulatory effects, better MSC engraftment in damaged tissue, higher MSC survival and less apoptosis at the injury. …”
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Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the Malay version of Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery tool (ObsQoR-10) by Pamela Chia, Chin Wen Tan, Jitsupa Nithiuthai, Rehena Sultana, Farida Ithnin, Pervez Sultan, Ban Leong Sng

“…Conclusions: The ObsQoR-10-Malay is a valid and reliable measure to quantify dimensions of functional recovery in the early postpartum period after caesarean delivery in the Malay population.…”
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Effect of Triple Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on CGRP Content in Peripheral Blood, Motor Function and Activity of Daily Living of Spinal Cord Injury Pa... by Yinjie CUI, Qian WANG, Yue JIANG, Anren ZHANG

“…The CGRP content in peripheral blood may be a potential protein for functional recovery of SCI patients in the early stage.…”
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Multi-functional dressings for recovery and screenable treatment of wounds: A review by F. Moradifar, N. Sepahdoost, P. Tavakoli, A. Mirzapoor

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A reactive oxygen species-responsive hydrogel loaded with Apelin-13 promotes the repair of spinal cord injury by regulating macrophage M1/M2 polarization and neuroinflammation by Zhiyue Li, Qun Zhao, Jiahui Zhou, Yuyan Li, Yifan Zheng, Linxi Chen

“…Treatment with Apelin-13 improved functional recovery and reduced inflammatory factors and M1 markers but increased the M2 marker Arg-1. …”
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TraxVBF: A hybrid transformer-xLSTM framework for EMG signal processing and assistive technology development in rehabilitation by Seyyed Ali Zendehbad, Athena Sharifi Razavi, Marzieh Allami Sanjani, Zahra Sedaghat, Saleh Lashkari

“…This allows the model to predict movement trajectories accurately, enabling motor learning and functional recovery of patients through real time feedback without the expensive hardware. …”
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Peripheral Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Macrophage Plasticity through the IL-10/STAT3 Pathway by Qi-Ming Pang, Rui Yang, Meng Zhang, Wang-Hui Zou, Nan-Nan Qian, Qi-Jing Xu, Hui Chen, Jia-Chen Peng, Xiao-Ping Luo, Qian Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that can skew the balance of M1/M2 macrophage polarization towards the M2 phenotype via their paracrine effects, thereby promoting anatomical and functional recovery after many inflammatory diseases induced by macrophages. …”
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Milestones and Timescale of Poststroke Recovery: A Cohort Study by Marianna Loi, Alberto Zaliani, Marta Abbamonte, Elena P. Ferrari, Roberto Maestri, Luigi Trojano, Pietro Balbi

“…The present study underscores the importance of the Fugl-Meyer score as a possible predictor for better improvement in reacquisition times of milestone functional recovery.…”
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Application of 3D-printed porous prosthesis for the reconstruction of infectious bone defect with concomitant severe soft tissue lesion: a case series of 13 cases by Zhuo Chen, Yiyuan Yang, Bingchuan Liu, Xingcai Li, Yun Tian

“…Conclusion The use of 3D-printed porous titanium prostheses combined with flap soft-tissue repair for the treatment of infectious tibial bone defects did not increase the rate of infection recurrence and provided good functional recovery, offering more options for the treatment of infectious bone defects.…”
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Stem Cell–Based Therapies via Different Administration Route for Stroke: A Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies by Gabriella Jeanne Mulia, Novelia Anna, John Chung-Che Wu, Hon-Ping Ma, Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Ju-Chi Ou, Kai-Yun Chen

“…These findings demonstrate the potential of stem cell therapies to improve functional recovery and survival in stroke patients, regardless of administration route. …”
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A Look into Stem Cell Therapy: Exploring the Options for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke by Cesar Reis, Michael Wilkinson, Haley Reis, Onat Akyol, Vadim Gospodarev, Camila Araujo, Sheng Chen, John H. Zhang

“…Understanding the role of endogenous neural stem and progenitor cells under normal physiological conditions aids in analyzing their effects after ischemic injury, including their impact on functional recovery and neurogenesis at the site of injury. …”
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Functional and Radiological Outcome Analysis of Osteoperiosteal Decortication Flap in Nonunion of Tibia by Vineet Kumar, Shah Waliullah, Sachin Avasthi, Swagat Mahapatra, Ajai Singh, Sabir Ali

“…This score is inversely related to the radiological union (RUST score) of the bone and functional recovery (LEFS score) of the patient.…”
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Digital Interventions for the Rehabilitation of First-Episode Psychosis: An Integrated Perspective by Annarita Vignapiano, Francesco Monaco, Ernesta Panarello, Stefania Landi, Benedetta Di Gruttola, Raffaele Malvone, Vassilis Martiadis, Fabiola Raffone, Alessandra Marenna, Maria Pontillo, Valeria Di Stefano, Martina D’Angelo, Luca Steardo, Giulio Corrivetti

“…Discussion: Digital interventions significantly enhance the accessibility and quality of FEP care, supporting functional recovery and patient engagement. Future research should prioritize longitudinal studies, user engagement strategies, and advanced analytics to develop personalized, scalable solutions.…”
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Comparison of the results of medical approach and surgical approach of septic arthritis in native joints: a single-center retrospective study by Qiyuan Lu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Mengmeng Chen, Zhiqiang Mao, Houfu Ling

“…Conclusions The results of this study indicate that medical methods may be as effective as surgical methods for functional recovery in patients with septic arthritis. The number of drainage tubes after knee arthroscopy had no significant effect on the recovery of knee joint function. …”
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Efficient and Fast Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cell Therapy by Xinxin Han, Liming Yu, Jie Ren, Min Wang, Zhongliang Liu, Xinyu Hu, Daiyu Hu, Yihong Chen, Li Chen, Ying Zhang, Yuehua Liu, Xiaoqing Zhang, Hua He, Zhengliang Gao

“…Stem cell-based therapies have been used for repairing damaged brain tissue and helping functional recovery after brain injury. Aberrance neurogenesis is related with brain injury, and multipotential neural stem cells from human embryonic stem (hES) cells provide a great promise for cell replacement therapies. …”
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SIX1 aggravates the progression of spinal cord injury in mice by promoting M1 polarization of microglia by Zhonghua Xu, Manhui Zhu, Hua Xie, Jiacheng Zhu, Hongming Zheng, Xiaojuan Liu, Yuting Zhang, Jinbo Liu

“…Knockdown of SIX1 promoted functional recovery by enhancing M2 microglia polarization in mice with SCI. …”
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Clinical Outcome After Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Peroneal Nerve Injury: An Analysis of Risk Factors After Different Surgical Approaches by Daniel N. Werkmann, Ute M. Bäzner, Martin Petkov, Lena Minzenmay, Gregor Durner, Gregor Antoniadis, Christian R. Wirtz, Maria T. Pedro, Andreas Knoll, Andrej Pala

“…After one year following nerve decompression, functional recovery was observed in 28 (65%) cases, in 9 (21%) cases after split repair, and in 7 (16%) cases following autologous nerve grafting. …”
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