Aim To confirm the effectiveness of the ActiPatch device in treating and preventing pillar pain following open carpal tunnel release surgery.Methods Ten elderly patients with pillar pain after carpal tunnel release surgery were treated with ActiPatch for seven days. When these patients underwent surgery on the opposite hand, they were pre-emptively...

By Giulia Maria Sassara, Adriano Cannella, Ludovico Caruso, Giuseppe Taccardo, Marco Passiatore, Arturo Militerno, Maurizio Marinangeli, Rocco De Vitis

Aim To assess the prevalence and risk factors associated with obstetric violence during childbirth among Jordanian women. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted. Recruitment occurred in public maternity and children’s health centres in the Irbid Directorate in Jordan. Five hundred and fifteen women were enrolled in the ...

By Nour Alrida, Amal Ababneh, Muna Salahat, Yasmeen Abu-Sumaqa, Ahmad Rayan, Basheer Al-Zu'bi, Manar Abu-Abbas

Aim Moderate to severe asthma patients with sufficient and insufficient vitamin D serum level, respectively, were assessed with quality of life questionnaires before and after treatment with vitamin D added to their standard asthma treatment.Methods Patients with moderate to severe asthma have been divided into two groups based on a serum level of ...

By Dzenan Halilovic, Jasmina Nurkić, Senahid Trnačević, Midhat Nurkić, Eldina Halilović, Ekrema Mujarić

Aim 3D printing technology revolutionises orthopaedic surgery by creating accurate patient-specific models, surgical guides, and implants. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend, allowing localized solutions and biocompatible materials to replicate bone geometric complexity, enabling surgeons to plan and rehearse surgeries. This study aims to...

By Domy Pradana Putra, Edi Mustamsir, Krisna Yuarno Phatama, Ananto Satya Pradana, Felix Cendikiawan

Aim The position of science and scientific research in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is unfavourable. University education lacks research programs, hindering students from developing critical evaluation skills. Methods This cross-sectional study examined knowledge, attitudes, experience and perceived barriers towards scientific research amo...

By Nejra Selak, Meliha Šehić, Bakir Kudić, Ismar Ećo, Behija Spahić Šehić, Aida Kulo Ćesić

Aim Magnetic fields affect all living things, which is why they are the subject of extensive research around the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different levels of static magnetic field on chemical behaviours of aqueous extract of Syzygium aromaticum L and their effect on selective oral pathogenic bacteria. Meth...

By Wafaa Eid, Saba Al-Sultan, Rana Al-Sabaawi

Aim To investigate the effect of Arabic gum on gentamycin nephrotoxicity in mice kidney.Methods Forty (40) mice were divided into five groups, eight mice in each. Group one (G1) stands for the negative control group. The second one (G2) was injected with gentamycin only, while the third one (G3) was given an Arabic gum orally 10g/kg. The 4th group ...

By Liqaa Alhyali, Firas Abed, Entisar AL-Kenanny

Aim To investigate the predictors of biochemical relapse (BCR) among patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy as the first-line therapy. Methods The study included 91 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer at the University Clinical Centre in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the radiation treatment as the fir...

By Amila Kovčić, Šefika Umihanić, Hasan Osmić, Almedina Muhić, Enida Trumić, Eldar Hamzić, Emir Becirovic, Semir Hadžić, Amir Bećirović, Minela Becirovic, Emir Begagic

Aim To examine several aspects, such as sociodemographic, psychological, personality, and parenting characteristics, that may contribute to the occurrence of PIGD in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Additionally, the study intends to create a model that can accurately predict people who are at high risk of developing PIGD.  Methods. A cross-secti...

By Andrian Fajar Kusumadewi, Raihan Hananto, Arrum Putri Amalia, Muhammad Dicky Hertanto, Hermanuaji Sihageng, Muhammad Jordan Diandraputra

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