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We report a severe scalding case with an affected skin area of 30-40% of the body surface. The patient suffered from severe itching and pain in the hypertrophic scar parts even 1.5 years after the accident. Treatment with acoustic wave therapy almost daily during the first treatment cycle was able to significantly redu…

Over the last 5 years, at the Eye Department in Bremen, 13 eyes with persistent hypotony have been treated by a refixation of the detached ciliary body, the so-called 'direct cyclopexy'. Ten eyes became hypotonous because of a traumatic cyclodialysis and 3 eyes as a result of an antiglaucomatous cyclodialysis surgery.…

BACKGROUND: Varicella virus can cause two different diseases: chickenpox and herpes zoster. In 2005 varicella vaccine has been introduced in the Spanish national vaccination schedule for 10-14 years old non-immune people, in order to reduce the severity of the disease. In 2007 a new surveillance protocol with aggregate…

BACKGROUND: There are few studies which analyze clinical and patients' care implications of the continuous application of acute stroke registry. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on 2,000 consecutive patients with acute stroke who were admitted in the neurology department over a period of 10 ye…

In this retrospective cohort study (n = 479), the proportion of women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) who conceived was assessed, the reproductive characteristics of women with POI who had previously been pregnant or had never been pregnant compared, and the interval between last conception and the menopause…

UNLABELLED: The origin of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in humans and other primates remains largely unresolved. Understanding the origin of HBV is crucial because it provides a framework for studying the burden, and subsequently the evolution, of HBV pathogenicity with respect to changes in human population size a…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of the Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro) at our institution. METHODS: A computerized database retrospectively identified all patients who received a Boston KPro from August 2005 to October 2007. RESULTS: There were 37 patients, 24 (65%) were male. Mean age was 66.3 years (median 69 year…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyse the phenotype of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at first presentation and during follow-up in a newly established SLE cohort based at 'Attikon' University Hospital. The hospital combines primary, secondary and tertiary care for the region of Western Attica, Greece. METHODS: T…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term outcome of patients with spinal cord infarct (SCI) and identify prognostic predictors. METHODS: We reviewed 115 patients with SCI treated between 1990 and 2007. Severity of impairment was defined using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scoring. Functional outcome end…

In this review 14 studies were identified reporting the treatment strategy in 4891 patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) with the aim to investigate if the strategy of treatment of the first episode of CLI has changed during the last 15-20 years. A computer research has been performed on PubMed and Scopus database…

In recent years, graphene-based composites have received increasing attention due to their high biocompatibility, large specific surface area, high electrical conductivity and unique mechanical properties. The combination of biomacromolecules and graphene provides a promising route for the preparation of novel graphene…

Bruxism has become more and more debatable and pressing issue all over the world last years. the etiology of bruxism has been changing diverse definitions, over the years, however recently it is defined as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterized by clenching or grinding of the teeth and by bracing or thrusting o…

Today the rate of unexpected pregnancy is still unacceptably high; long-acting reversible contraceptives, (LARC) seem to be an effective and modern solution. Intrauterine contraception (IUC) is the main exponent of the LARC and it is living a new exponential spread in the last years. Today IUC is the most widely used r…

From January 1996 to January 2001, arthroscopic synovectomies were performed in 28 knees with haemophilic arthropathy. The mean follow-up period was 5 years and 11 months. Six portals (two anterior, two suprapatellar, two posterior) and a posterior trans-septal portal were used in all cases. The average Hospital for Sp…

High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a widespread option to avoid or delay total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The present study aimed to assess the long-term survival rate and postoperative subjective knee function after isolated medial open wedge HTO in patients with symptomatic medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) and v…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in patients with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED). METHODS: This was a retrospective, comparative study of all the patients with a histopa…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Glucocorticoids, secreted from the adrenal gland, are commonly used in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) because of their anti-inflammatory and anti-toxic effects. However, glucocorticoids have been reported to have the opposite effects within the course of treatment…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term outcome of moderate-to-high hyperopic refractive errors in childhood. METHODS: We reviewed medical records from children diagnosed with hyperopia (≥3D) in the amblyogenic risk factors screening that is performed in a public hospital in Portugal…

OBJECTIVES: To describe differences in modern contraceptive use among adolescent women aged 15-19 years according to their marital status and to determine factors associated with modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in this population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of Adolescent 360 evaluation basel…

AIM: The purpose of the study was to carry out comparative analysis of the status and trends in mortality of male and female population of working age (15-59 (54) years) in Russia and the EU-27. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Based on official Russian (Rosstat) data, on the global database of the World Health Organization's c…