Aim To propose a new prognostic classification system for pelvic injuries based on a new detailed and all-encompassing evaluation of the injury pelvic outcome score and to check the prognostic value of this classification and evaluate its reliability and reproducibility.Methods From January 2017 to June 2020 from 156 pelvic fractures treated at our...

By Luigi Meccariello, Cristina Razzano, Cristina De Dominicis, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Francesco Liuzza, Rocco Erasmo, Guido Rocca, Michele Bisaccia, Enzo Pagliarulo, Pietro Cirfeda, David Gómez Garrido, Giuseppe Pica, Giuseppe Rollo

Aim Children with congenital heart diseases are at the greater risk of respiratory tract infection such as pneumonia. Recurrent pneumonia is one of the most major challenge for paediatric physicians. The aim of this study is to investigate risk factors of congenital heart diseases to recurrent pneumonia children.Methods This was a retrospective stu...

By Sri Endah Rahayuningsih, Rahmat Budi Kuswiyanto, Filla Reviyani Suryaningrat, Heda Melinda Nataprawira, Abdurachman Sukadi

Aim In the scientific literature there are no papers that clarify which method of surgical fixation in transverse metacarpal fractures has the best functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare the hand strength obtained using two different methods in the treatment of these fractures.Methods A total of 52 patients who presented a transv...

By Andrea Pasquino, Alessandro Tomarchio, Enio De Cruto, Jacopo Conteduca, Damiano Longo, Valentina Russi, Giuseppe Pica, Luigi Meccariello, Giuseppe Rollo

Aim To establish a correlation between immediate post-surgical weight bearing in extracapsular hip fractures and final functional outcome as well as to study the correlation between immediate post-surgical weight bearing and morbidity and mortality during the first year.Methods Retrospective observational cohort study including 495 consecutive pati...

By Enrique Sanchez-Munoz, Beatriz Lozano-Hernanz, Daniel Vicente Velarde-Garrido, Leticia Alarma-Barcia, Victor Trivino Sanchez-Mayoral, Paula Romera-Olivera, Cristina Lopez Palacios

The Holy Communion is the oldest Christian practice, through which a gathered group of people partake bread and wine witha shared spoon. The pandemic of COVID-19 produced unexpected social instability and chaos. In Greece, a recent bishop’s death from COVID-19 re-awaked the issue of infection transmission by using a common chalice and spoon. ...

By Dimitrios Anyfantakis

Aim This case-control study aimed to determine a possible association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs211037 of thegamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 (GABRG2) gene with the susceptibility to idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) in the Macedonian population.Methods It enrolled 96 patients with clinically verified IGE and 51 health...

By Marija Milanovska, Emilija Cvetkovska, Sasho Panov

Aim A SARS Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic drastically changed the way the health system works. In Croatia, lockdownmeasures to curb virus spread lasted from March to May 2020, and all non-essential medical procedures and patients’ visits have been cancelled. The study aimed to compare patients’ flow and interventions in the surgical ...

By Ana Kvolik Pavić, Vedran Zubčić, Slavica Kvolik

Aim To investigate the effects of surgical reduction of complex acetabular fractures on spine balance, postural stability and quality of life.Methods Twenty-six patients with acetabular fractures surgically treated by open reduction and internal fixation were divided intotwo groups according to the amount of reduction. Group A consisted of 18 patie...

By Vitaliano F. Muzii, Giuseppe Rollo, Guido Rocca, Rocco Erasmo, Gabriele Falzarano, Francesco Liuzza, Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Pica, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello

Aim Vascular pathologies have been already explored for the most of their aspects. It is a group of pathologies with unclear ethology and with an evolution in time not easy to forecast. Treatment guidelines are conflicting. The aim of this study was to describe cases in their most practical and technical aspect, especially in complicated conditions...

By Gianpaolo Santini, Pasquale Quassone, Luca Tarotto, Francesco Arienzo, Giuseppe Sarti

Aim To investigate the effect of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) administration among liverfibrosis experimental rat model via the regulation of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) and platelet-derived growth factor-β (PDGF-β) due to their therapeutic potential to replace liver transplantation for advanced liver ...

By Taufik Sungkar, Agung Putra, Dharma Lindarto, Rosita Juwita Sembiring