Rachawan Suksathien

• Doctor of Medicine
• Medical d at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on improving language ability in patients with post-stroke aphasia Study design: Double-blind randomized controlled trial Setting: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Subjects: Post-stroke aphasia patients aged 18 year...

Objectives: To evaluate clinical predictors related to good functional outcomes in acute phase stroke patients. Study design: Prognostic research with prospective cohort design. Setting: Stroke Unit, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Subjects: Acute stroke patients age over 18 years who were admitted for cons...

Objectives: To evaluate the value of electrodiagnostic studies (EDx) in diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders. Study design: Retrospective study. Setting: Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratcha-sima, Thailand. Subjects: New patients who were referred to EDx laboratory, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital between January 1, 2...

Objectives: to investigate the management of VUR, outcomes after treatment and factors associated with VUR outcomes in SCI patients. Study design: Retrospective data collection Setting: Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Subjects: Spinal cord injured patients admitted to the Rehabili- tation ward between August 2008 and July 2019. Methods: The medi...

Objectives: To investigate factors associated with hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral refl ux (VUR) indicating upper urinary tract deterioration in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. Setting: Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital. Study design: Retrospective study. Methods: Medical records of the subjects were reviewed retrospectively. General demogra...

Objective:To evaluate long-term functional outcomes and pre-dictive variables for good and poor functional outcomes in acute stroke patients. Study design: A retrospective study.Setting: Stroke ward and units, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.Subjects:Stroke patients with acute stroke between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Method: We recorded p...

Background: Spinal gnathostomiasis results in serious multiorgan impairments. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serology help in diagnosis, and assessing the severity and extent of the disease. However, the physiology of neural pathway could not be demonstrated. Electrodiagnosis may have a role in demonstrating the functions of the central and...

Background: Stroke is one of the most common cause of disabilities in Thailand. Full-course comprehensive rehabilitation to achieve maximum goalfor each patient was uncommon in secondary and tertiary hospitals because of limited resources and budget, so short-course inpatient stroke rehabilitation program was developed for service in these circums...

The accuracy of cup placement in navigated total hip arthroplasty (THA) depends on the bony landmark registration intraoperatively. We created a semilateral decubitus position that combined the advantage of supine position for registration and lateral decubitus position for better femoral canal visualization. To evaluate the accuracy of cup placeme...

Background: Acetabular component malposition has been linked to increased rates of dislocation, impingement, pelvic osteolysis, cup migration, leg length discrepancy and polyethylene wear in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Objective: Compare the acetabular component positioning and the operative time in two consecutive short-st...

Navigated THA is a new procedure in Thailand that has been performed since 2012. The previous studies have reported that navigated THA was a safe and reliable procedure that resulted in a more consistent cup placement compared to the conventional free hand technique. Furthermore, it decreased complications of THA, especially dislocation. Perioperat...

Fractures with related problems including intercalary bone defect, shortening, and malunion are still major problems in orthopedic practice. The Ilizalov's circular external fixator device has several advantages for bone reconstruction but also has certain drawbacks such as its bulkiness and complicated mounting. To maintain the advantages of Iliza...

The tibial shaft is one of the most common sites of open fracture. External fixators emerged as the treatment of choice for high energy open tibial fractures because they were easy to apply, allow sufficient access for wound care and provide sufficient mechanical fixation for patient mobilization and bone healing. Based on the advantages of dynamiz...

Knee and elbow flexion contractures are a frequent cause of ambulation and function problems that often require extensive rehabilitation. Traditional methods are of limited benefit in severe and fixed contracture. A new static progressive splint was developed from daily-use knee and elbow orthosis and a newly invented gradual telescopic rod, which...

Background: Sexual adjustment and couple relationship seem to be a big problem after spinal cord injury. Medical staffs still have low consideration in this problem that may lead to couple relationship problem, low quality of life and high divorce or separation rate among patients with spinal cord injury. Objective: To assess the sexual adjustment,...

Idiopathic fibrosis of the quadriceps muscle can be defined as progressive loss of knee flexion due to fibrosis within the muscle developed in early childhood. A few cases have been reported, but these did not detail the MRI and pathological findings. A 28-year-old woman presented with difficulty in sitting and inability to bend both knees complete...

To investigate which hand muscles were used for interphalangeal joint (IP) extension when holding the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP) in 90 degrees flexion, 0 degrees, and full hyperextension. Fifteen volunteers extended IP when MCP was manually maintained in 90 degrees flexion, 0 degrees, and full hyperextension for 5 seconds with and without maxi...