Aim To compare a medial pivot (MP) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with posterior stabilized (PS) TKA designs from a subjective, clinical and biomechanical point of view, in a single-centre, single-surgeon, case-control non-randomized trial.Methods Sixteen patients were randomly picked up from case series into each group. Subjective outcome was asses...

By Nicola Bianchi, Andrea Facchini, Nicola Mondanell, Federico Sacchetti, Roberta Ghezzi, Marco Gesi, Rodolfo Capanna, Stefano Giannotti

Aim To report clinical, functional and radiographic results of oneincision distal biceps tendon repair with Toggle Loc (Zimmer-Biomet, Warsaw, Indiana, USA) at an average 4-year follow-up and to assess posterior interosseous nerve injury complications after reconstruction.Methods We conducted a retrospective review of 58 consecutive distal biceps t...

By Silvio Chiossi, Marco Spoliti, Pasquale Sessa, Valerio Arceri, Attilio Basile, Francesca Romana Rossetti, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti

Aim Facial aesthetics is at present a concept intricately linked to the degree of self-esteem. Unwanted submental fat (SMF) leads to an unattractive submental profile. Sodium deoxicolate (ATX) -101 is the only injectable drug approved to decrease submental fat of moderate to severe intensity.Methods We carried out a bibliographic review in PubMed u...

By Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Miguel Carrato-Gomez, Luigi Meccariello, Umberto Ripani, Michele Bisaccia

Balneo-gynaecological treatment methods include external bath hydrotherapy, sedentary baths and topical dressings/cataplasm, and internal (intravaginal or intrarectal use of peloids and mineral water). Hyperosmolar thermal spas have been very popular in the treatment of infertility due to the improvement of symptoms of chronic pelvic pain, endometr...

By Dubravko Habek, Anis Cerovac, Lejla Kamerić, Enida Nevačinović, Adnan Šerak

Rotator cuff tears (RCT) are a common problem encountered by orthopaedic surgeons. The incidence of re-tears (up to 94%) following surgical repair of RCTs renders the management of RCTs challenging. This higher re-tear rate has been attributed to the failure of healing at the tendon-bone junction. Biological augmentation methods such as growth fact...

By Erdi Özdemir, Dogac Karaguven, Egemen Turhan, Gazi Huri

Aim To evaluate the pattern of indications and a spectrum of colonic pathology, and to determine appropriateness of indications for colonoscopy in order to improve patient selection for colonoscopy.Methods This retrospective study includes 294 patients who were referred to the Gastroenterology Department from a primary carephysician in order to app...

By Nerma Čustović, Lejla Džananović, Ismar Rašić, Nadža Zubčević, Lejla Šaranović-Čečo, Jasmina Redžepagić

Aim To propose a new prognostic classification system for pelvic injuries based on a new detailed and all-encompassing evaluation of the injury pelvic outcome score and to check the prognostic value of this classification and evaluate its reliability and reproducibility.Methods From January 2017 to June 2020 from 156 pelvic fractures treated at our...

By Luigi Meccariello, Cristina Razzano, Cristina De Dominicis, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Francesco Liuzza, Rocco Erasmo, Guido Rocca, Michele Bisaccia, Enzo Pagliarulo, Pietro Cirfeda, David Gómez Garrido, Giuseppe Pica, Giuseppe Rollo

Aim Thyroid nodules are very common and may be found in more than 50% of the population. Fine-needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) of thyroid nodules is a very useful diagnostic tool with high sensitivity and predictive value for diagnosis. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) uses six categories for thyroid cytology reportin...

By Francesk Mulita, Fotios Iliopoulos, Christos Tsilivigkos, Levan Tchabashvili, Elias Liolis, Charalampos Kaplanis, Ioannis Perdikaris, Ioannis Maroulis

Aim To evaluate tunnel positioning on radiographs in singlebundle (SB) and double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction, to evaluate if measurement is accurate and reproducible.Methods Radiographs of 30 SB and 30 DB ACL reconstruction were reviewed by two examiners who measured tunnel positioning with the quadrant method on the...

By Michele Losco, Francesco Giron, Luca Giannini, Pierlugi Cuomo, Roberto Buzzi, Stefano Giannotti, Nicola Mondanelli

Aim To establish the prevalence of refractive errors in preschool and school children between 4 and 15 years of age, living in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods Children from all elementary schools in the city of Tuzla and as well from eight day-care centres were screened for refractive errors in the period 2015-2019. Any child, who failed to p...

By Amra Nadarević Vodenčarević, Meliha Halilbašić, Anis Međedović, Vahid Jusufović, Adisa Pilavdžić, Aida Drljević, Mufid Burgić