Radiographic and functional outcome of complex acetabular fractures: implications of open reduction in spinopelvic balance, gait and quality of life
Aim To investigate the effects of surgical reduction of complex acetabular fractures on spine balance, postural stability and quality of life.Methods Twenty-six patients with acetabular fractures surgically treated by open reduction and internal fixation were divided intotwo groups according to the amount of reduction. Group A consisted of 18 patie...
By Vitaliano F. Muzii, Giuseppe Rollo, Guido Rocca, Rocco Erasmo, Gabriele Falzarano, Francesco Liuzza, Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Pica, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello
Application of a personal Santini technique in the resolution of a complex celiac trunk aneurysm - endovascular treatment
Aim Vascular pathologies have been already explored for the most of their aspects. It is a group of pathologies with unclear ethology and with an evolution in time not easy to forecast. Treatment guidelines are conflicting. The aim of this study was to describe cases in their most practical and technical aspect, especially in complicated conditions...
By Gianpaolo Santini, Pasquale Quassone, Luca Tarotto, Francesco Arienzo, Giuseppe Sarti
The importance of plasma ferritin values in blood donors for the evaluation of body iron store in a five-month period
Aim To present haemoglobin and ferritin parameters in donors to highlight the importance of serum ferritin testing for the purpose of evaluating iron depots in order to make recommendations for preserving a population of blood donors.Method A prospective study was conducted on 80 blood donors divided in two groups: group I (regular donors, n =40) a...
By Elma Ćatović-Baralija, Gorana Ahmetović-Karić, Sabaheta Hasić, Nesina Avdagić, Nermina Babić
Comparing hand strength and quality life of locking plate versus intramedullary k wire for transverse midshaft metacarpal fractures
Aim In the scientific literature there are no papers that clarify which method of surgical fixation in transverse metacarpal fractures has the best functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare the hand strength obtained using two different methods in the treatment of these fractures.Methods A total of 52 patients who presented a transv...
By Andrea Pasquino, Alessandro Tomarchio, Enio De Cruto, Jacopo Conteduca, Damiano Longo, Valentina Russi, Giuseppe Pica, Luigi Meccariello, Giuseppe Rollo
Anti-fibrotic effect of intravenous umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) injection in experimental rats induced liver fibrosis
Aim To investigate the effect of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) administration among liverfibrosis experimental rat model via the regulation of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) and platelet-derived growth factor-β (PDGF-β) due to their therapeutic potential to replace liver transplantation for advanced liver ...
By Taufik Sungkar, Agung Putra, Dharma Lindarto, Rosita Juwita Sembiring
Workload changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects on the flow of cancer patients in the Maxillofacial Surgery Department
Aim A SARS Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic drastically changed the way the health system works. In Croatia, lockdownmeasures to curb virus spread lasted from March to May 2020, and all non-essential medical procedures and patients’ visits have been cancelled. The study aimed to compare patients’ flow and interventions in the surgical ...
By Ana Kvolik Pavić, Vedran Zubčić, Slavica Kvolik
Effectiveness of teriparatide combined with the Ilizarov technique in septic tibial non-union
Aim The septic non-union is a common compliance in bone healing due to bone infection. Bone resection, associated with Ilizarov osteo-distraction technique, is commonly used in these cases. The aim of this study was to analyse clinical and radiological results of teriparatide in combination with the Ilizarov technique and to compare this treatment ...
By Giuseppe Rollo, Francesco Luceri, Gabriele Falzarano, Carlo Salomone, Enrico Maria Bonura, Dmitry Popkov, Mario Ronga, Giuseppe Pica, Michele Bisaccia, Valentina Russi, Predrag Grubor, Raffaele Franzese, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Luigi Meccariello
Scrotal trauma: interest of preoperative ultrasound in the prediction of the rupture of the tunica albuginea
Aim Scrotal bruises are quite frequent injuries affecting young subjects, with psychological repercussions on body image and fertility. The interest of ultrasound in the context of the emergency remains controversial. The aim of our study was to investigate clinical, ultrasonographic and operative features of scrotal contusions, and to evaluate the...
By Stefano Manno, Antonio Cicione, Lorenzo Bagalà, Antonio Catricalà, Piero Ronchi, Simona Tiburzi, Carolina Giannace, Lucio Dell’Atti
Traumatic bilateral scaphoid fractures
Aim To illustrate the surgical treatment of bilateral post-traumatic scaphoid fracture.Methods We came across a young student, who sustained bilateral, undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures following a fall during afootball match. Despite careful clinical and radiographic evaluation by four views at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, w...
By Dariush Ghargozloo, Alessandro Tomarchio, Mauro Ballerini, Gianpaolo Chitoni
Correlation between numerical and categorical immunohistochemical score of Ki-67 and HER2 with clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer
Aim To evaluate the relationship between numerical and categorical immunohistochemical score of Ki-67 and human epidermal growth factor of receptor 2 (HER2) with clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer (BC).Methods The study included 311 patients with invasive BC diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine inSarajevo, Bosni...
By Mirsad Dorić, Suada Kuskunović-Vlahovljak, Edina Lazović Salčin, Svjetlana Radović, Nina Čamdžić, Mirsad Babić, Haris Čampara