Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in a rare case of tuberculosis of the talus
Aim To assess our personal experience of a case of tuberculosis of the talus, and to provide an overview of the literature about this tuberculosis manifestations, including all its aspects: epidemiology, clinical and imaging presentation, and all the treatments available to the current state of knowledge.Methods We present our experience in a case ...
By Chiara Comis, Tommaso Greco, Michele Inverso, Antonio Mascio, Chiara Polichetti, Marco Barbaliscia, Vincenzo La vergata, Massimiliano Mosca, Silvio Caravelli, Nicola Mondanelli, Elisa Troiano, Giulio Maccauro, Carlo Perisano
Cement extravasation as a complication for kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty procedure: a retrospective analysis of 171 cases
Aim Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are minimally invasive procedures used in bone augmentation following vertebral fractures when conservative management has failed. Cement injection could leak into surrounding structures leading to post-operative sequelae, which could be symptomatic. This study compared the rate and site of cement extravasation in...
By Sultan Jarrar, Mohammed M. AL Barbarawi, Suleiman S. Daoud, Amer Jaradat, Rand Alkalban, Layan Abu Qayyas, Nadeem B. Alabdallah, Basel W. Khurfan, Ala’ M. Al Barbarawi, Ziad A. Audat
Vascularization of a bone stump
Aim To study the character of blood circulation in the bone stump at tight and loose closure of the medullary cavity.Methods Two series of experiments on 39 rabbits with mid-third femoral amputation and muscular plasty were carried out. In the1st (experimental) series, the bone scapula was closed by thin cortical autograft taken from the epimetaphy...
By Viktor Shevchuk, Yurii Bezsmertnyi, Yankai Jiang, Olexander Branitsky, Halyna Bezsmertna, Dmytro Bondarenko
Correlation of localization and size of the parathyroid glands by ultrasound and intraoperative findings in hyperparathyroidism
Aim To determine a correlation between the localization of the parathyroid gland (PTG), based on ultrasound (US) examination and the operative findings, as well as the correlation between the size of the parathyroid glands measured by ultrasonography (USG) with pathological findings+, and prevalence of enlarged parathyroid glands in various forms o...
By Almedina Ramaš, Sabrina Uščuplić, Šekib Umihanić, Hasan Altumbabić, Almir Salkić, Merima Kasumović
Tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients and its effect on laboratory parameters: a retrospective case series
Aim To evaluate characteristics of COVID-19 tracheostomy and its effect on laboratory parameters.Methods Demographic parameters, duration indicators, and laboratory parameters before and after tracheostomy were analysed ina series of 17 patients with COVID-19 patients.Results Of the 17 patients, four were males and 13 females with a mean age of 59 ...
By Amel Krkalić
Comparison of cutout risk factors between single- and doublescrew proximal nails in intertrochanteric femur fractures - a multicentric study
Aim Significant risk factors for femoral nail cutout are well-documented, primarily in the context of single-screw proximal nails.However, it remains uncertain whether those same risk factors are applicable when considering different implant devices. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to compare cutout risk factors between single- versu...
By Michele Coviello, Antonella Abate, Giovanni Vicenti, Francesco Ippolito, Vittorio Nappi, Andrea Michele Abbaticchio, Elio Caiaffa, Giulia Colasuonno, Vincenzo Caiaffa, Giuseppe Solarino
Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Aim To investigate the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods The study included fifteen patients with first or repeated ACS and treated/nontreated dyslipidaemia admitted to the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases of Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek between 1 January 2020 and 1 January 20...
By Željka Dragila, Matea Lozert, Silvija Canecki-Varžić, Kristina Selthofer-Relatić
Hypoxic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCS)-induced interleukin (IL)-10 alleviate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) infl ammation through inhibiting interferon (IFN)-gamma production
Aim To determine the eff ect of hypoxic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the interleukin (IL)-10 and interferon (IFN)-gamma in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.Methods This study used a post-test control group design. Hypoxic MSCs were isolated and characterized according to their surface m...
By Yan Wisnu Prajoko, Agung Putra, Ardi Prasetio, Nur Dina Amalina
Prediction of pulmonary embolism and its complication in diabetes mellitus type 2: a 5-year retrospective study
Aim To investigate the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pulmonary embolism, as well as to determine the prognostic value of troponin, D-dimer, prothrombotic, and proinflammatory markers in patients with T2DM.Methods The retrospective cohort study included 305 patients with pulmonary embolism, divided into two groups: the firs...
By Jasmina Bošnjić
Morphometric and Ki-67 proliferative index-related characteristics of meningiomas and their correlation with demographic, clinical, histopathological, and postoperative features
Aim To investigate the correlations between tumour characteristics, symptoms, intraoperative findings, and outcomes in patientwith meningioma.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 86 surgically treated patients at Department of Neurosurgery of Cantonal Hospital Zenica from 2010 to 2020. Patients with intracranial meningiomas underwent neur...
By Ragib Pugonja, Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagić, Rasim Skomorac, Edin Selimović, Mirza Moranjkić