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The development of the knee surgery in Poland started in 70. and 80. years of the last century. Financial limits resulted in slowing the process comparing to other European countries, however the group of polish doctors interested in modern knee surgery, better trained and with growing clinical experience, raised fast.…

Large (about 5 per mil) millennial-scale benthic foraminiferal carbon isotopic oscillations in the Santa Barbara Basin during the last 60,000 years reflect widespread shoaling of sedimentary methane gradients and increased outgassing from gas hydrate dissociation during interstadials. Furthermore, several large, brief,…

Autologous transplantation has been used increasingly over the last 10 years for the treatment of multiple myeloma. As is the case in other cancers treated by high-dose therapy and stem cell rescue, the contribution of occult tumor cells in the graft to relapse posttransplant remains to be resolved. In this report, we…

The last 5 years has seen an increase in the number of cases of meningococcal infection. Despite the availability of highly active antibiotics, the mortality from this infection remains at 10%, rising to 40% in patients presenting in severe shock. Here we describe the spectrum and pathophysiology of meningococcal infec…

The development of cancer registration, from the introduction of obligatory notification and the establishment of National Cancer Registry of Slovakia, is described. The activity of the registry is illustrated by the list of publications which have emanated from this institution in recent years. The survey is completed…

The study of thin films and surfaces has received increasing attention over the last 10 years. Furthermore, there has been an increasing number of techniques devoted to these studies.The majority of the techniques achieve their surface sensitivity as a result of the strong coupling between the charged particle and the…

The term 'deux étages fracture' is used in different meanings. Therefore, an exact definition seems necessary. 38 own cases of this kind treated in the last 5 years are analysed. Special problems of diagnosis and treatment of this type of fracture are dealt with. Because of the risky complications primary definiti…

There were 15 cases of multiple meningiomas in a consecutive series of 168 cases of meningioma studied by computed tomography during the last 5 years. This incidence of 8.9% is significantly higher than the 1 to 3% incidence reported previously. A brief clinical survey of the 15 cases and a description of the location…

In the period from 1965 to 1975, in our department were treated ten pseudocysts and cysts of the pancreas. All of them, except two, were operated. Operation was performed in eight patients (external drainage 2 cases, internal drainage 5 cases and excision in 1 selected case), and in two patients occured spontaneous reg…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the various anatomical parameters that influence segmental stability in patients suffering from lumbar intra spinal cysts (LISCs) and to determine the outcome of microscopic unilateral laminotomy and cystectomy. METHODS: All patients that were surgically manage…

BACKGROUND: Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance (AFP) is an essential strategy of the WHO's Polio Eradication Initiative. This is the first study conducted to estimate the incidence, etiology, distribution, and surveillance performance of AFP in Iraq. METHODS: Surveillance data about the AFP cases under the age of 15…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic balloon dilatation in children with esophageal stenosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of patients treated in the last 5 years, diagnosed with esophageal stricture. Response to dilatation was defined as excellent when there was no need for…

BACKGROUND: India and Pakistan have disputed ownership of the Kashmir Valley region for many years, resulting in several conflicts since the end of partition in 1947. Very little is known about the prevalence of violence and insecurity in this population. METHODS: We undertook a two-stage cluster household survey in t…

AIM: To determine the effect of sildenafil citrate on the nocturnal penile erections (i.e. time to onset, the duration of erection, and the interval between first and second erections) of healthy young men. METHODS: Twenty-two potent men, 23-29 years old, were recruited for the study. All subjects completed three sess…

PURPOSE: To analyze refractive change in children with congenital ptosis who have undergone unilateral levator resection. METHODS: All charts of patients with congenital ptosis who underwent one levator resection performed by 2 pediatric ophthalmologists at the University of Minnesota from 1981 through 1995 were revie…

CONTEXT: Homeless children are at risk of getting many diseases, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). The number of street children is on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while very little is known about their health problems. OBJECTIVES: To determine knowledge of HIV (transmission and p…

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study. PURPOSE: To assess the radiological, clinical features and surgical outcomes of six patients of elementary school age with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: LDH is common in people in their fourth and fifth decades. However, the condition is extremely rare in c…

Worldwide incidence of malignant melanoma has been constantly increasing during the last years. Surgical excision is effective when primary tumours are thin. At later disease stages patients often succumb, due to failure of metastasis control. Therefore, great efforts have been made to develop improved strategies to tr…