Median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores were 9 (range 6–14), 7 (5.0 ... Muscle atrophy, reduced or absent deep tendon reflexes and distal sensory loss was observed in the lower limbs of all ...

Example: The patellar reflex (knee-jerk reaction) is a tap on the patellar tendon, which activates muscle spindles in the quadriceps, triggering contraction to resist excessive stretch.

This will allow most clinical tendon presentations to be clearly placed in one of the two categories based on clinical assessment. Clinical and imaging features allow a tendon to be placed in one of ...

Sums were based primarily on a health technology assessment of their value to the NHS, instead of volumes used. According to the Antimicrobial Resistance Centre at the London School of Hygiene ...