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We carried out a prospective study of 47 Exeter (Stryker Inc, Warsaw, Ind) small stem total hip arthroplasty in 42 patients with an average age of 58 years and a mean follow-up of 8.5 years. The Oxford hip score improved from a preoperative mean of 47 to 17 at last follow-up. More than 87% patients had excellent or goo…

Important data on the occurrence of urological tumours are presented. In particular, the actual values and estimations have been compiled. In the Federal Republic of Germany 19135 patients died of genitourinary tumours in 1988:81.3% of these were male and 47.5% had prostatic carcinoma. Death occurred after the age of 6…

One hundred fifteen patients over 65 years of age were operated on at our institution for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The operative mortality was 5% compared with an overall operative mortality of 2.5% in the last five years for 1,500 persons with CABG. Increased risk factors included qualification for New…

The Serbian cohorts of the Seven Countries Study were examined four times during a 25-year period. Large changes were observed in average serum cholesterol, blood pressure and the prevalence of smoking in these ageing cohorts. Comparison of men of the same age strata e.g. men aged 50-59 examined at baseline and after 1…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of the modified Urbaniak operation to treat avascularnecrosis of the femoral head (ANFH). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 38 patients (41hips) with ANFH treated between February 2010 and October 2012 with the modified Urbaniak operation (to…

Epidermoid cysts of the central nervous system may be difficult to resect and recurrent lesions may be impossible to control with open surgery. We identified three patients with recurrent epidermoids treated with radiosurgery at Stanford. One patient with a middle fossa lesion that had been resected twice in six years,…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Poster Fusion Cage combined with xenogeneic bone graft augmentation for bone defect management in distal radius fractures. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 20 patients with bone defects complicating distal radius fractures who met the selection criteria and…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), often caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), poses significant health threat to women of childbearing age (WCBA). This study assessed the global prevalence trends and research landscape of STIs-related PID. METHODS: This study integrated GBD 2021 data and bibli…

Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes have been applied widely for desalination and wastewater reuse in the last 5-10 years. A novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane featuring a nanomaterial interlayer (TFNi) has emerged in recent years and attracted the attention of researchers. The novel T…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the extent to which undervaccinated subpopulations may influence the confidence about no circulation of wild poliovirus (WPV) after the last detected case. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We used a hypothetical model to examine the extent to which the existence of an undervaccinated subpopulation influe…

We evaluated the antibiotic susceptibility of 233 Helicobacter pylori strains isolated in the period 2011-2016, involving 62 strains from elderly patients aged 66-93years and 171 strains from younger adults. To assess resistance evolution, primary resistance rates in 92 strains from as many patients aged ≥60year…

The impact of pregnancy and parenthood on the long-term course of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome is still not known. The LIPCOS study (Lifestyle Intervention for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PCOS] - using the example of pregnancy and parenthood) systematically investigates long-term changes in PCOS symptom…

PURPOSE: To present effectiveness of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), resistant to intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection. METHODS: Files of the patients who had the diagnosis of CSC between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Eighty-five eyes of 81 patien…

BACKGROUND: Despite huge efforts to promote widespread vaccination, measles remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in African children. In March 2011, an abnormally high number of cases were reported from the Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic to the national measles case-ba…

INTRODUCTION: Psychogenic disorders are frequently seen in neurological practice and sometimes make it necessary to hospitalise the patient in order to rule out a potentially severe organic pathology. AIM: To determine the profile of patients with a discharge diagnosis of psychogenic disorder that are admitted to the…

INTRODUCTION AND METHODS: The authors analysed the data of 307 live-birth newborns and premature infants who were born from 104 triplet pregnancies between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2005 at the Semmelweis University First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. AIMS AND RESULTS: In 86% of the triplet pregnancies…

BACKGROUND: Bleeding in the calf or ankle joint may lead to ankle equinus deformity, particularly in childhood and during adolescence. We assessed the long-term functional and radiographic results after Achilles tendon lengthening for ankle equinus deformity in hemophiliacs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1975 and 1986…

INTRODUCTION: Subglottic hemangioma is an unusual lesion which can be treated in various ways. Multiple therapeutic attitudes with variable clinical results have been described. We present our experience in the management of these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During last the three years we have treated four patient…

This study aimed to assess factors associated with awareness of hypertension among older adults living in the community. All the 919 hypertensive participants (aged: >or= 60 years) from the baseline cohort in Bambui, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, were selected. 76.6% of these individuals did not know that they were hyper…

BACKGROUND: Splenectomy is a major surgical intervention that has many implications for patients with malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. As debated during the last few decades, the therapeutic benefit must outweigh the surgical risk and the loss of cellular immunity. A more liberal attitude toward splenectomy developed…