Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) as a clinical feature of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS): a prospective study with lumbar spine morphometry analysis
Aim To investigate clinical and morphometric characteristics of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).Methods This study evaluated LSS patients using clinical assessments of motor, sensory, bladder, and bowel functions, and functional disability scores from the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Swis...
By Harun Hodzic, Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagic, Nejla Huseinspahić, Igor Sladojević, Andrej Popov, Rasim Iriškić, Tarik Zulović, Emir Becirovic, Goran Lakičević, Adem Nuhović, Haso Sefo, Aldin Jusić, Jovana Radovanović
Intravenous drugs abuse as the main risk factor of increasing hepatitis C infection prevalence in prisoners in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) among prisoners in Zenica prison, and to investigate therelation between HCV and risky behaviors: intravenous drugs use (IDU), tattooing, promiscuity.MethodsThis cross-sectional study conducted at the High Security Penitentiary in Zenica involved 200 convicted persons whogave thei...
By Harun Hodžić, Amel Bajramović, Zarema Obradović, Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo