Experiencing occupations with chronic hand disability: narratives of hand-injured adults

Ellen Samuels examines Iron Man 3 (Shane Black, 2013), arguing that this film’s representations of veterans and disability reflected the social context in which increasing numbers of disabled veterans were returning to the U.S., with their futures uncertain. Drawing on veterans’ longstanding cultural roles as “heroes” or “villains,” this superhero film ultimately positions cure as both violent and mandatory, suggesting little cultural tolerance for veterans’ ongoing disabilities (specifically, PTSD and amputations) and the resources that such conditions would require. Bringing a disability studies reading to a Hollywood blockbuster, this chapter demonstrates the pervasiveness and power of disability narratives.

Download Full-text

After School Special Education

Disability Media Studies ◽

10.18574/nyu/9781479867820.003.0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Julie Passanante Elman

Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Disability Studies ◽

Complex Terrain ◽

Television Viewing ◽

Coming Of Age ◽

After School ◽

Television Studies ◽

Educational Value ◽

Disability Narratives ◽

Teen Sexuality

In her analysis of ABC’s After School Specials (1972–1995), Julie Passanante Elman argues that disability was central to television's "turn toward relevance" and its construction of the "teen viewer." The Specials represented coming of age by consistently linking heterosexuality with able-bodiedness and metaphorically representing adolescence as a process of “overcoming disability.” Simultaneously, they redefined both teen television viewing and teen sexuality as productive rather than damaging. Articulating insights from disability studies to television studies, Elman demonstrates how the Specials’ disability narratives negotiated the complex terrain of teen sexuality, representations of disability, and an assertion of commercial television’s educational value.

Download Full-text

Wrist Arthrodesis Following Ulnar Bar Excision in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) ◽

10.1054/jhsb.2000.0364 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 223-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

L. CORFIELD ◽

R. HAMPTON ◽

C. J. MCCULLOUGH

Keyword(s):

Skeletal Muscle ◽

Functional Result ◽

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva ◽

Surgical Trauma ◽

Heterotopic Bone ◽

Connective Tissues ◽

Wrist Arthrodesis ◽

Good Functional Result ◽

Progressive Development ◽

Hand Disability

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a rare disorder characterized by the progressive development of heterotopic bone in the connective tissues of skeletal muscle, ligaments and tendons. Surgical trauma is one of the most potent stimuli for ossification and surgical treatment is generally considered to be contraindicated in this condition. We report a good functional result in a patient with severe hand disability secondary to an ulna-carpal bar in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Download Full-text

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Injection of Stromal Vascular Fraction Derived from Autologous Adipose Tissues in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Hand Disability: A Proof-Of-Concept Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9093023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 3023

Author(s):

Youngjae Park ◽

Yoon Jae Lee ◽

Jung Hee Koh ◽

Jennifer Lee ◽

Hong-Ki Min ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systemic Sclerosis ◽

Clinical Efficacy ◽

Stromal Vascular Fraction ◽

Skin Fibrosis ◽

Therapeutic Modality ◽

Efficacy And Safety ◽

Open Label ◽

Adipose Tissues ◽

Hand Disability

Background: Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) has recently emerged as a potential therapeutic modality, due to its multipotent cellular components in tissue regeneration. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a progressive autoimmune disease that results in hand disability by skin fibrosis and microangiopathies. We performed an open-label study to investigate the efficacy and safety of SVF injection in SSc patients (Clinical Trial number: NCT03060551). Methods: We gathered 20 SSc patients with hand disability, planning for a 24-week follow-up period. SVF was extracted from autologous adipose tissues, processed by the closed system kit, and injected into each finger of SSc patients. We observed various efficacy and safety profiles at each follow-up visit. Results: Among the 20 initially enrolled patients, eighteen received SVF injection, and were completely followed-up for the whole study period. Patients received 3.61 × 106 mesenchymal stem cells into each finger on average. Skin fibrosis, hand edema, and quality of life were significantly improved, and 31.6% of active ulcers were healed at 24 weeks after injections. Semiquantitative results of nailfold capillary microscopy were ameliorated. There was no single serious adverse event related to the procedure. Conclusions: Injection of SVF derived from autologous adipose tissues is tolerable, and shows clinical efficacy in SSc patients.

Download Full-text