Current status of localized submental fat treatment with sodium deoxicolate (ATX-101)
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
Minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach in Sanders II-III calcaneal fractures in high-demand patients
Aim To evaluate if the sinus tarsi approach treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), without using plate fixation, provided good functional results in active adult population. The hypothesis was that the sinus tarsi approach with limited incision provided good results comparable to other approaches. Methods A total of 78 patients (...
By Paolo Ceccarini, Francesco Manfreda, Rosario Petruccelli, Giuseppe Talesa, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Auro Caraffa
Refractive errors in children: analysis among preschool and school children in Tuzla city, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Medial pivot vs posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty designs: a gait analysis study
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
Distal biceps tendon repair and posterior interosseous nerve injury: clinical results and a systematic review of the literature
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
Clinical use of an analysis of oxidative stress and IL-6 as the promoters of diabetic polyneuropathy
Aim To investigate interleukin 6 (IL-6) values depending on duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) and evaluate possible correlationwith diabetic polyneuropathy.Methods The research study included 90 patients with DM divided into three groups (30 patients each) according to the durationof DM: group A – patients who had DM for less than 10 years, ...
By Emina Karahmet, Besim Prnjavorac, Tamer Bego, Adaleta Softić, Lejla Begić, Edin Begić, Esma Karahmet, Lejla Prnjavorac, Irfan Prnjavorac
The importance of education in patients with metabolic syndrome with regard to their knowledge and attitudes about the disease, and the impact of education on laboratory parameters
Aim A metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes mellitus type 2, thus the aim of this study is tocorrelate the clinical and laboratory parameters in patients suffering from MetS who have previously had education compared to patients who have not had any education about a healthy lifestyle, and to check their knowled...
By Azra Bureković, Elvira Đozo, Anida Divanović
Balance assessment after altering stimulation of the neurosensory system
Aim Posture requires fine integrative elaboration, performed by the central nervous system, of neurosensory information originated from the visual, vestibular and spinal circuit. Many perturbing agents can influence this elaboration and then the postural stability. Several studies have evaluated only the effect of a single agent on the postural con...
By Valentina Li Causi, Alessandro Manelli, Valentina Gianpaola Marini, Mario Cherubino, Luigi Meccariello, Michael Mazzacane, Mario Ronga
Arthroscopic labral repair with all-suture anchors: a magnetic resonance imaging retrospective study with a 2.5-year follow-up
Aim To evaluate radiological and clinical outcomes of a case series of patients affected by glenohumeral instability (Bankart lesion) or superior labrum tear from anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions treated by arthroscopic repair using all-suture anchors.Methods Patients were operated by a single surgeon at a single Institution. Exclusion criteria...
By Federico Sacchetti, Martina Di Meglio, Nicola Mondanelli, Nicola Bianchi, Vanna Bottai, Federico Cartei, Fabio Cosseddu, Rodolfo Capanna, Stefano Giannotti
Correlation of signal to noise ratio (SNR) value on distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) in cochlear organ of Corti in rat exposed to noise
Aim To investigate the changes in the value of the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and to assess changes in the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) in the organ of Corti of rat exposed to noise.Methods This study used a randomized post test only control group laboratory experimental design with 27 male Wistar strain Rattus ...
By Diana Amellya, Tengku Siti Hajar Haryuna, Wibi Riawan