Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023
Original article
Comparison between conventional open-heart valve surgery and minimally invasive valve replacement surgery regarding the length of hospital stay and usage of blood derivates: insights from a single-centre, single-surgeon study conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nermir Granov, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Armin Šljivo, Tarik Selimović, Damir Kurtagić, Edin Kabil, Muhamed Djedović and Arian Abdulkhaliq
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 91-97
Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children: a single centre experience
Amela Selimović, Nina Mekić, Selma Terzić, Almira Ćosićkić, Evlijana Zulić and Majda Mehmedović
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 112-117
Cement extravasation as a complication for kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty procedure: a retrospective analysis of 171 cases
Sultan Jarrar, Mohammed M. AL Barbarawi, Suleiman S. Daoud, Amer Jaradat, Rand Alkalban, Layan Abu Qayyas, Nadeem B. Alabdallah, Basel W. Khurfan, Ala’ M. Al Barbarawi and Ziad A. Audat
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 176-183
Percutaneous elastic-dynamic fixation for the treatment of volar displaced distal radius fractures. A solution for elderly patients?
Lorenzo Rocchi, Rocco De Vitis, Gianfranco Merendi, Camillo Fulchignoni, Silvia Pietramala and Giuseppe Taccardo
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 184-189
Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in a rare case of tuberculosis of the talus
Chiara Comis, Tommaso Greco, Michele Inverso, Antonio Mascio, Chiara Polichetti, Marco Barbaliscia, Vincenzo La vergata, Massimiliano Mosca, Silvio Caravelli, Nicola Mondanelli, Elisa Troiano, Giulio Maccauro and Carlo Perisano
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 222-228
Morphometric and Ki-67 proliferative index-related characteristics of meningiomas and their correlation with demographic, clinical, histopathological, and postoperative features
Ragib Pugonja, Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagić, Rasim Skomorac, Edin Selimović and Mirza Moranjkić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 132-139
The level of occlusion of small saphenous vein after endovenous laser ablation
Anel Okić, Hasib Mujić, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Nermina Babić, Alma Krvavac Hafizović and Azra Kajmaković Kožo
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 147-153
Prevalence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and correlation with histological patterns in lung adenocarcinoma in patients from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dalma Udovičić-Gagula, Nejra Džananović and Mirsad Dorić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 8-15
Single-centre experience with the treatment of high-prevalence metabolic syndrome in kidney transplant patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maida Dugonjić-Taletović, Denijal Tulumović, Mirna Alečković-Halilović, Mirha Pjanić, Mithad Hajder, Alma Halilčević-Terzić, Danijela Lončar and Amila Jašarević
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 85-90
Hypoxic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCS)-induced interleukin (IL)-10 alleviate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) infl ammation through inhibiting interferon (IFN)-gamma production
Yan Wisnu Prajoko, Agung Putra, Ardi Prasetio and Nur Amalina
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 1-7
A systematic evaluation of big data-driven colorectal cancer studies
Eslam Bani Mohammad and Muayyad Ahmad
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 63-77
Deflazacort and Nevridol 800 to prevent acute carpal tunnel syndrome in adult distal radius fractures
Luigi Meccariello
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 229-235
Does SarsCoV-2 infection really cause damage to retinal microcirculation in mild cases of COVID-19?
Adisa Pilavdžić, Suzana Pavljašević, Amra Nadarević Vodenčarević, Anis Međedović, Meliha Halilbašić, Alma Čičkušić, Nejra Hodžić, Sumeja Terzić, Azra Šmigalović and Sanela Muhović
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 52-56
Correlation of localization and size of the parathyroid glands by ultrasound and intraoperative findings in hyperparathyroidism
Sabrina Uščuplić, Šekib Umihanić, Hasan Altumbabić, Almir Salkić, Merima Kasumović and Almedina Ramaš
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 45-51
Association of age at menopause and age at menarche with later-life skeletal fragility fractures in Bosnian postmenopausal women
Rubina Alimanović-Alagić, Martina Bonić, Dženan Pleho, Amila Kapetanović, Gordan Bajić and Sabina Sarić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 154-158
Prognostic value of a predictive score based on functional parameters for clinical outcome in patients with decompensated cirrhosis of the liver
Jasminka Mujkanović, Kenana Ljuca, Amir Tursunović, Nadina Ljuca, Dževad Džananović and Farid Ljuca
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 57-62
Comparison of cutout risk factors between single- and doublescrew proximal nails in intertrochanteric femur fractures - a multicentric study
Giulia Colasuonno, Vincenzo Caiaffa, Giuseppe Solarino, Michele Coviello, Antonella Abate, Giovanni Vicenti, Francesco Ippolito, Vittorio Nappi, Andrea Michele Abbaticchio and Elio Caiaffa
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 208-213
Availability and quality of primary health care in the compulsory health insurance system in Kazakhstan
Makhabbat Shurenova, Kuralbay Kurakbayev, Tleukhan Abildaev and Aigul Tazhiyeva
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 159-165
ChatGPT's contributions to the evolution of neurosurgical practice and education: a systematic review of benefits, concerns and limitations
Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagić, Rasim Skomorac, Anes Mašović, Edin Selimović and Mirza Pojskić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 126-131
An impact of treatment initiation timing on stroke outcome: bridging the time gap
Kuanysh Nikatov, Ermek Dyussembekov, Rauan Kastey, Yevgeniy Zhukov, Niyazbek Yerniyazov, Mukhtar Korabayev, Gani Akhanov, Timur Saliev and Ildar Fakhradiyev
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 98-106
Tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients and its effect on laboratory parameters: a retrospective case series
Amel Krkalić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 107-111
Effect of plateletpheresis on haematological values in voluntary donors: a retrospective data analysis over an eight-month period
Gorana Ahmetović-Karić, Elma Ćatović-Baralija and Kenan Mehić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 16-22
The ion resonance and bromelain-vitamin C vs bromelainvitamin C to prevent ankle complications in post-operative bimalleolar surgery
Luigi Meccariello, Anna Iolanda Bello, Giovanni Bove, Nicola Gagliardo, D’Anna Raffaele and Luigi Matera
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 236-243
Common inflammatory markers in the screening of knee arthroprosthesis infections
Jacopo Conteduca, Marco Filipponi, Paolo Pichierri, Alberto Casto, Luigi Meccariello and Giuseppe Rollo
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 203-207
Comparative assessment of high-risk cardiovascular medication knowledge between practising and student nurses: a descriptive multi-centre study
Najla Taslim, Amal Turikham Alghamdi, Dana Ali Alqarni, Shaista Rashid and Dustin Todd Edge
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 166-174
Prediction of pulmonary embolism and its complication in diabetes mellitus type 2: a 5-year retrospective study
Jasmina Bošnjić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 36-44
Vascularization of a bone stump
Viktor Shevchuk, Yurii Bezsmertnyi, Yankai Jiang, Olexander Branitsky, Halyna Bezsmertna and Dmytro Bondarenko
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 214-221
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) in the surgical treatment of Haglund’s syndrome: the use of PRP membranes as an intra-operative local adjuvant
Giuseppe Restuccia, Giorgio Varchetta, Alessandro Lippi, Lorenzo Dolfi, Federico Bizzocchi, Stefano Giovannetti and Edoardo Ipponi
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 196-202
Histopathological spectrum of lumbar disc changes in obesity: analysis of intervertebral discs in lumbar hernia patients in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fatima Juković-Bihorac, Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagić, Ragib Pugonja, Jovana Radovanović, Amina Džidić-Krivić, Binasa Bašić, Andrej Popov, Haso Sefo and Ermina Iljazović
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 140-146
The assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS HI) in patients with spondyloarthritis - a single centre experience
Maida Skokić, Almira Ćosićkić and Adin Alić
2024-01-01 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 118-125
Renal function in patients with chronic hepatitis B during antiviral therapy
Nerma Čustović, Lejla Alić, Ismar Rašić, Aida Saray, Amila Mehmedović and Nadža Zubčević
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 78-84
Breaking habits: safety and efficacy of elective electrocardioversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in the setting of day hospital
Ammar Brkić, Minela Bećirović, Emir Bećirović, Tarik Brkić, Esad Brkić, Denis Mršić, Amir Bećirović, Amila Jašarević, Emir Softić and Alma Mujić Ibralić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 23-28
Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Željka Dragila, Matea Lozert, Silvija Canecki-Varžić and Kristina Selthofer-Relatić
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 29-35
Early career accuracy of shoulder ultrasound in evaluating rotator cuff tendon tears
Naser Obeida, Asma’a Al-Mnayyis, Suhaib Bani Essa, Mohammad Alkhatatba, Heba Al Qudah, Majed M. Aljarrah, Yahya Alshgerat, Ammar Al-Tawarh, Raghad Al-titi, Taqwa Alzuqaili and Waseem Samir
2023-11-06 Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 190-195