Radiographic evaluation of the tunnel position in single and double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Aim To evaluate tunnel positioning on radiographs in singlebundle (SB) and double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction, to evaluate if measurement is accurate and reproducible.Methods Radiographs of 30 SB and 30 DB ACL reconstruction were reviewed by two examiners who measured tunnel positioning with the quadrant method on the...
By Michele Losco, Francesco Giron, Luca Giannini, Pierlugi Cuomo, Roberto Buzzi, Stefano Giannotti, Nicola Mondanelli
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Blastocystis hominis in faecal samples among diarrheic HIV patients in Medan, Indonesia
Aim To investigate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium sp. and B. hominis among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients in two different outpatient clinics, Haji Adam Malik General Hospital and Primary Care Centre of Padang Bulan, Medan, Indonesia, between two interval periods.Method Cryptosporidium spp. microscopic examination, as well ...
By Hemma Yulfi, Muhammad Fakhrur Rozi, Yunilda Andriyani, Dewi Masyithah Darlan
Single use instruments for total knee arthroplasty
Aim Total knee arthroplasty represents a procedure that is successfully performed to relieve functional limitation and pain in advanced stages of osteoarthritis. In the next 20 years the number of these procedures will be increased about four times. Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) has been introduced in the past years. The aim of this study ...
By Michele Romeo, Giuseppe Rovere, Leonardo Stramazzo, Francesco Liuzza, Luigi Meccariello, Giulio Maccauro, Lawrence Camarda
Characterization and clonal representation of MRSA strains in Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2009 to 2017
Aim To characterize methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains phenotypically and genotypically and to determine their clonal affiliation, representation and antibiotic resistance profile.Methods A total of 62 randomly selected MRSA isolates of different clinical samples collected from 2009 to 2017 were phenotypically and genotypically analysed...
By Fatima Numanović, Urška Dermota, Jasmina Smajlović, Sandra Janežič, Nijaz Tihić, Zineta Delibegović, Amela Bećirović, Edina Muratović, Merima Gegić
Balance assessment after altering stimulation of the neurosensory system
Aim Posture requires fine integrative elaboration, performed by the central nervous system, of neurosensory information originated from the visual, vestibular and spinal circuit. Many perturbing agents can influence this elaboration and then the postural stability. Several studies have evaluated only the effect of a single agent on the postural con...
By Valentina Li Causi, Alessandro Manelli, Valentina Gianpaola Marini, Mario Cherubino, Luigi Meccariello, Michael Mazzacane, Mario Ronga
Clinical use of an analysis of oxidative stress and IL-6 as the promoters of diabetic polyneuropathy
Aim To investigate interleukin 6 (IL-6) values depending on duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) and evaluate possible correlationwith diabetic polyneuropathy.Methods The research study included 90 patients with DM divided into three groups (30 patients each) according to the durationof DM: group A – patients who had DM for less than 10 years, ...
By Emina Karahmet, Besim Prnjavorac, Tamer Bego, Adaleta Softić, Lejla Begić, Edin Begić, Esma Karahmet, Lejla Prnjavorac, Irfan Prnjavorac
Left to right shunt congenital heart disease as a risk factor of recurrent pneumonia in under five-year-old children: a single centre experience in Bandung Indonesia
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
A new prognostic pelvic injury outcome score
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
Comparing hand strength and quality life of locking plate versus intramedullary k wire for transverse midshaft metacarpal fractures
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
Key factors influencing clinical and functional outcomes in extracapsular proximal femur fractures: the role of early weightbearing - one-year follow-up cohort of 495 patients
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