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PURPOSE: Our goals were to characterize associations of author number, author gender, and institutional affiliation on ratings and acceptances of abstracts submitted to one surgical education conference over 5 years. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all abstracts submitted between 2017 and 2021 to the annual meeti…

Since the beginning of interventional cardiology and for decades, the femoral artery has been the access of choice for both diagnostic and interventional endovascular procedures. Due to an extensive evidence base accumulated over the last 20 years, the majority of interventional cardiologists around the world prefer cl…

Luminescent organic materials have attracted significant attention in recent times owing to their opportunities in various functional applications. Interestingly, unlike fluorescence, opportunities hidden within the phosphorescence properties of organic compounds have received considerably less attention even until las…

The JCPP has just published a virtual issue focusing specifically on the journal's contribution to progress in the field of ADHD neuropsychology over last 30 years and its role in establishing the foundations of next generation ADHD neuropsychology models. The virtual issue is structured around six themes. Here we…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the results concerning the use of simvastatin for promoting bone regeneration and to discuss the level of scientific evidence supporting such findings. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A Pubmed search using "Simvastatin"[Mesh] AND "Bone Regeneration"[Mesh] as Boolean…

The performance of pancreaticoduodenectomy by Whipple in 1935 demonstrated that the operation was feasible technically and compatible with reasonable function after recovery. From the mid- to late 1940s until the last 10 years, the procedure was condemned by many because of its associated mortality and morbidity. For r…

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer (LC) remains serious medical and social problem. In US it represents the most frequent cause of malignancy-related deaths both in males and females. In Czech Republic about 6000 persons acquires LC each year. The aim of the study was to describe developmental trends of the mortality, methods of…

To evaluate the clinical effect of Z-shaped rotating osteotomy of metatarsal diaphysis in patients with moderate and severe hallux valgus with metatarsophalangeal joint incongruency.We selected 36 patients (38 feet) with moderate and severe hallux valgus with metatarsophalangeal joint incongruency who underwent Z-shape…

Injuries to the face, mouth and jaws are common presentations to UK hospitals. Understanding the current volume of work and the recent changes can yield important lessons for the teams that deal with facial injuries. We examined the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) covering England for the financial reporting years en…

This perspective, marking the 30th anniversary of the Tissue Engineering journal, discusses the exciting trends in the global commercialization of tissue engineering technology. Within a historical context, we present an evolution of challenges and a discussion of the last 5 years of global commercial successes and eme…

The head and neck region is one of the most common sites of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but it is an infrequent tumor at the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses site, representing no more than 5.8-8 percent of the entire malignant tumors in this localization and 0.3-2 percent of all extranodal lymphomas. A case o…

BACKGROUND: The Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) operation can be an effective palliation in patients who have single-ventricle physiology and systemic outflow obstruction. Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) may be used as a preliminary procedure in these patients to limit overperfusion of the pulmonary circulation. In some series…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the visual outcome and associated findings in isoametropic amblyopia due to high hyperopia. METHODS: Children with > or = 5 D spherical equivalent hyperopia and < or = 1.5 D anisometropia and < or = 1.5 D cylinder in both eyes were selected. Data were collected on the…

Pancreatic cancer is known to be the deadliest of all common cancers. Despite all efforts in pancreatic cancer treatment, the five-year survival rates at diagnosis over the past 20&#xa0;years have only increased from 5% to 8%. Assuming that pancreatic cancer is going to become the second most frequent cause of cancer r…

BACKGROUND: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has become the standard in the treatment for degenerative spondylolisthesis since improvement of spinal instrumentation However, few published studies have reported long term outcomes of PLIF using a same surgical procedure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a…

BACKGROUND: This study examined the impact of Mobidisc implant on spinopelvic parameters, with particular focus on the preservation of the lumbar lordosis (LL) and on the segmental lordosis (SL) of the treated and adjacent segments. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 63 consecutive patients with symptomatic…

Blue collar workers in the rubber industry are exposed to a number of toxic and potentially carcinogenic substances. In the last years an increased incidence of laryngeal cancer has been found in this group of workers. Besides naphthylamine, asbestos, vulcanization fumes and especially nitrosamines have been considered…

BACKGROUND: Whereas supply prognoses is mainly a matter of establishing mathematical scenarios with ongoing adjustments of variables, reliable demand prognoses are more difficult and complex to establish. However, optimum use of human and educational resources and--on the other hand--sufficient supply of medical doctor…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of coronal bone structure matching(CBSM)in the treatment of distal radius fracture. METHODS: A total of 39 cases of distal radius fracture between Jannary 2018 and Jannary 2022 were included in this study. Among them there were 22 males and 17 females with an average age o…