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Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023

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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
  • Arian Abdulkhaliq

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
  • Majda Mehmedović

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
  • Ziad A. Audat

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
  • Giuseppe Taccardo

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
  • Carlo Perisano

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
  • Mirza Moranjkić

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
  • Azra Kajmaković Kožo

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
  • Mirsad Dorić

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
  • Amila Jašarević

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
  • Nur Amalina

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 1-7

A systematic evaluation of big data-driven colorectal cancer studies

  • Eslam Bani Mohammad
  • Muayyad Ahmad

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 63-77

Deflazacort and Nevridol 800 to prevent acute carpal tunnel syndrome in adult distal radius fractures

  • Luigi Meccariello

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
  • Sanela Muhović

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
  • Almedina Ramaš

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
  • Sabina Sarić

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
  • Farid Ljuca

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
  • Elio Caiaffa

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
  • Aigul Tazhiyeva

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
  • Mirza Pojskić

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
  • Ildar Fakhradiyev

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 98-106

Tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients and its effect on laboratory parameters: a retrospective case series

  • Amel Krkalić

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
  • Kenan Mehić

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
  • Luigi Matera

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
  • Giuseppe Rollo

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
  • Dustin Todd Edge

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

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 36-44

Vascularization of a bone stump

  • Viktor Shevchuk
  • Yurii Bezsmertnyi
  • Yankai Jiang
  • Olexander Branitsky
  • Halyna Bezsmertna
  • Dmytro Bondarenko

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
  • Edoardo Ipponi

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
  • Ermina Iljazović

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
  • Adin Alić

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
  • Nadža Zubčević

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
  • Alma Mujić Ibralić

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 23-28

Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome

  • Željka Dragila
  • Matea Lozert
  • Silvija Canecki-Varžić
  • Kristina Selthofer-Relatić

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
  • Waseem Samir

Volume 21 • Issue 1 • 2023 • 190-195