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PURPOSE: Spondyloarthropathies are characterized by inflammatory involvement of the sacroiliac joints [SIJ] and sacroiliitis is a diagnostic criterion for the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the preferred imaging modality for detection and diagnosis of sacroiliitis in its early stages. We review…

BACKGROUND: A new design of 3-part ankle replacement was developed to achieve compatibility with the natural ligaments by allowing certain fibers to remain isometric during passive motion. METHODS: We evaluate 75 ankle prostheses implanted from July 2003 to December 2008, at a mean follow-up 6.5±1.1years (range 5…

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to present the epidemiologic features of bacterial meningitis in the developing country of Kosovo. METHODOLOGY: Data were collected from active surveillance of bacterial meningitis cases treated at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo in the years 2000 (first post-war ye…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential of serum neurofilament light (NfL) to reflect or predict progression mostly independent of acute inflammatory disease activity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with natalizumab. METHODS: Patients were selected from a prospect…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage of women who have had a Pap smear in the last 5 years, and the place where it was carried out. To detect cytological abnormalities and precursors of cervical cancer in un-screened or inadequately screened women and the prevalence of HPV-positive determinations. DESIGN: Cross sec…

Little is known about what happens to COPD patients during their final years of life, in particular in terms of hospital use. We linked the Swedish Mortality and Inpatient Registers to examine this research question during the period 1987-2000. In year 2000, 2331 fatalities were diagnosed with COPD as the underlying ca…

We reviewed the clinical and radiographic results of 29 consecutive femoral head resurfacing procedures in 28 patients with avascular necrosis done from February 1997 until April 2000. There were 18 males and 10 females with an average age of 31.6 years (range, 12-48 years). The average Harris hip score significantly i…

The aim of the study was to compare the current state and efficiency of iodine prophylaxis during the last six years. The study included 800 children from the rural and urban area (462 children in 1992 and 338 children in 1998) with the proportional sex and age (8-13 years) distribution, 24.936 newborns (9875 in 1992/1…

Interpretation of tuberculin reactions in revaccinated children is somewhat controversial among paediatricians. In this study, the effect of the number of BCG vaccines on tuberculin reactivity is evaluated. In 2810 healthy children aged 7 to 14 years with purified protein derivative (PPD) testing. Children were grouped…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the coverage of Mexican journals and manuscripts of biomedical research in a Mexican data base (Bibliomex Salud) during its 10 years of existence (1985-1994). MATERIAL AND METHODS: All the manuscripts published by a single Mexican journal Revista de Investigación Clínica (RIC) were sea…

INTRODUCTION: The current study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of hemispherotomy in children with refractory hemispherical epilepsy. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of data in twenty one children aged ≤12 years who underwent hemispherotomy and had at least two years post surgery foll…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the early effectiveness of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) laminectomy in the treatment of two-level lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). METHODS: The clinical data of 98 patients with two-level LSS treated with UBE between September 2020 and December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 5…

OBJECTIVE: Acute mastoiditis is a serious complication of acute otitis media, but it can be treated successfully in most of the cases with broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics and myringotomy. In the last 5 years we have perceived that there have been more complicated cases in the otic infectious pathology and the fr…

BACKGROUND: The clinical predictors of aromatase inhibitor-related arthralgia (AIA), a drug-related adverse reaction of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), remain unclear. METHODS: AIA was prospectively surveyed every 4 months in 328 postmenopausal breast cancer patients administered a non-steroidal AI (anastrozole). Various…

We aimed to investigate the significance of optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in managing pediatric optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) in children younger than 5 years of age. A retrospective monocentric study was conducted. SD-OCT scans were obtained using the handheld iVue system to assess peripapillary retinal nerve f…

PURPOSE: Surgical treatment of Tarlov cysts is still a matter of debate. Published literature thus far includes mainly small case series with retrospective evaluation and short-term follow-up. We present a novel microsurgical technique that combines the decompression of the nerve fibers with the prevention of recurrenc…

This study explored the sexual behaviour of unmarried female students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and assessed the extent to which those who were sexually active negotiated and used the male condom. Four focus group discussions were conducted followed by a survey of 354 students. The results show that the mea…

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was the evaluation of how ophthalmological diagnoses and the proportion of multiply handicapped children has changed within the last 20 years at a state school for visually handicapped and blind children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A profile investigation was conducted on all 105 children a…

We report a comparative study of the complications in hypospadias repair of 1185 patients treated in our hospital in the last 20 years. They are divided in three well-defined groups: from 1974 to 1981 (265 p.); from 1982 to 1986 (281 p.) and from 1987 to 1993 (624 p.). These were the more frequent complications seen: a…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of corrective osteotomy for shortened medial foot column after old talar neck fracture. METHODS: The clinical data of 10 patients with shortened medial foot column after old talar neck fracture between June 2012 and May 2017 was retrospectively analyzed. There were 7 males a…