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The malposition of breast prostheses without capsular contracture has become an increasingly frequent event. In our experience with 40 patients over the last 5 years, we have found multiple-layer breast capsulorrhaphy to be a simple, safe, and reliable technique. With this method, repositioning of the breast is easier,…

The standard patient with colonic cancer is described. For the last 30 years surgery has been able to cure nearly 50% of colorectal cancers with 5% perioperative mortality. Technical novelties such as the stapler, antibiotics and colon wash have not improved this crude rate. Moderate improvement in cure rates can reaso…

Preliminary considerations are made about the aesthetic surgery of the hands, stressing the fact that little interest has been devoted to this field. The senile changes of the hand are analyzed, mentioning the presence of sagging and wrinkling, the appearance of senile lentigos and senile keratoses, as well as dilatati…

To investigate the clinical outcome of the coronal Y-shaped osteotomy in the apical vertebra for treating congenital complex rigid scoliosis.A retrospective analysis was conducted on 66 cases who underwent Y-shaped osteotomy treatment for congenital complex rigid scoliosis in the uppermost vertebra at the Department of…

BACKGROUND: For the treatment of the severe infantile coxa vara it is mandatory for the orthopaedic surgeon to observe the mechanobiology of the growing hip before and after the surgical intervention. We hereby would like to present our experiences with the subtrochanteric end-to-side valgization osteotomy and to compa…

BACKGROUND: Limited data exists regarding the clinical course and outcomes of children with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) from low- and middle- income countries. METHODS: Children aged 1-18 years with biopsy-proven primary FSGS followed from January 2010-June 2023 in a tertiary-care center wer…

AIMS: The aim of this study was to report long-term clinical outcomes of a modern convertible metal-backed glenoid (MBG) in total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). METHODS: After a minimum of 15 years, a previously studied cohort of 35 patients who received a modern convertible MBG during the period 1996 to 2005 was contac…

In patients with poliomyelitis, degenerative arthritis of the hip may be encountered in the paralytic or normal contralateral limb because of leg length discrepancy, pelvic obliquity, or severe deformities of the affected hip. Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most common orthopedic procedures, there…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to report the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children with sickle cell disease and to compare the patients who had surgery as emergency with those who were operated as routine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 72 patients (males 48, females 24) less than 14 years of a…

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hospitalized patients of sarcoidosis in the Republic of Croatia, its distribution in relation to sex and age as well as its geographical distribution. The data on sarcoidosis patients hospitalized in Croatia in the last six years, from 1997 to 2002, were analyz…

A prospective study of 82 patients with acute renal failure was carried out over the last 2 years. Mean age of the patients was 35.6 years (8-82 years). Male to female ratio was 3.5:1. The etiological factors were septicaemia in 18 patients (21.95%), aminoglycoside toxicity in 16 patients (19.51%), open heart surgery i…

457 patients with a bronchial carcinoma of the years 1947--1962 are compared with 126 patients of the years 1969--1970 and set up in comparison to the whole clinical material of the years 1960--1975. In the period between 1969 and 1970 radical resections were performed in 20% more patients than in the first period (194…

BACKGROUND: Some studies have indicated that reproductive factors affect the risk of histological types of breast cancer differently. The long-term protective effect of a childbirth is preceded by a short-term adverse effect. Few studies have examined whether tumors diagnosed shortly after birth have specific histologi…

The objective of this work was to gain more insight into the controversial characteristics of meningiomas occurring during childhood and adolescence. Management of meningiomas is an important field in pediatric neurosurgery. Every pediatric neurosurgeon has tried to resolve the problems relating to the clinical charact…

Specific IgG and IgM antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae were evaluated by microimmunofluorescence test in a group of healthy subjects (age 0-18 years). Antibody titers (IgG) > or = 1:16 were found in 9.7% of the age group 0-1 years, in 5.3% of the group of 2-3 years and rose to 19% in children of the group 4-6 years. T…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between homestead food production and night blindness among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh in the presence of a national vitamin A supplementation programme. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING: A population-based sample of six rural divisions of Bangladesh assesse…

OBJECTIVE: To study changes over time in the incidence of migraine and frequent headache. METHODS: A population-based study on migraine and other headaches in Finnish children starting school at age 7 years in the city of Turku was conducted in 1974, 1992, and 2002. The study design used in each study was virtually id…