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  Hand Function : a Practical Guide to Assessment

  edited by Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz.

  Summary: Accurate assessment of hand function is critical to any treatment regimen of the hand compromised patient. Hand Function is a practical, clinical book which provides the knowledge needed to distinguish the different dimensions of hand function, particularly impairment, disability and handicap. Beginning with an overview of basic principles and examination, subsequent chaptersevaluate the hand function inspecific afflicted populations, including the rheumatoid patient, the stroke patient, the trauma patient, the geriatric patient and the pediatric patient, as well as special populations such asdiabetes mellitus patients and musicians. An appendix containing hand function scales essential to theassessment ofdisability is also included. Rheumatologists, physiatrists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, occupational therapistsand physical therapists will all find Hand Function a useful and valuable addition to their clinical references.
  
  Contents:
  Part I: Basic Principles of Hand Function
  Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand
  Physical Examination of the Hand
  Assessment of Hand Functions
  Part II: Hand Function Assessment in Clinical Practice
  Hand Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Hand Function in Osteoarthritis
  Hand Function in Scleroderma
  Functional Assessment in Hands with Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries
  Hand Function in Stroke
  Hand Function in Tetraplegia
  Hand Function in Parkinson's Disease
  Hand Function in Children with Congenital Disorders
  Hand Function in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  Hand Function in Geriatric Conditions
  Hand Function in Common Hand Problems
  Hand Function in Metabolic Disorders: Haemodialysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Gout
  Part III: Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes
  Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes
  Appendices.

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  Influence of specificity of reagents and of behaviour of cell surface Ig on the detection and enumeration of immunoglobulin-bearing lymphocytes in humans.

  Sundqvist KG, Wanger L.

  J Immunol Methods. 1978;21(3-4):229-36.

  Some parameters likely to influence detection and classification of human B-lymphocytes using anti-immunoglobulin (Ig) sera have been investigated. Of 20 separate mono- and polyspecific native or conjugated anti-Ig sera analysed by a passive haemagglutination technique, 13 exhibited non-specific reactivity. This technique showed no consistent correlation between the titre of individual sera against Fab2 and whole IgG respectively. The indirect immunofluorescence (IF) method applied to detect surface Ig on blood lymphocytes seemed to detect Fc-bearing rather than Ig-bearing cells. The direct method generally yielded fewer reacting cells (5%) than the indirect (10-25%), suggesting that Fc-bearing cells are more numerous than Ig-bearing cells. The Ig-bearing blood lymphocytes seemed to belong preferentially to the IgM class. Passively adsorbed Ig did not appear to contribute significantly to the number of Ig-bearing cells detected. Anti-Ig sera induced redistribution and some endocytosis of surface Ig but this did not markedly affect detection of Ig-bearing cells.

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