Chronic partial rupture of the Achilles tendon: The Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) tendon transfer: A report of two cases
Achilles tendon injuries most commonly occur in athletes, but also in the middle-aged population practicing recreational sports. The aetiology of injury and disease of the Achilles tendon has not been completely clarified. While acute injury can be attributed to trauma, research showed that a chronic degenerative process is present in most ruptures...
By Mihajlo Mitrović, Dražen Jelača, Ivana Mitrović
The effect of transcutaneous auricular stimulation on anxiety before colposcopy: A randomized clinical trial
Women experience a high level of anxiety and negative emotional responses during colposcopy, which results in women's' unwillingness to return for follow-up. Transcutaneous auricular stimulation may be useful in reducing anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of transcutaneous auricular stimulation on anxiety before c...
By Samaneh Jouya, Nahid Golmakani
Validity and reliability of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) among Iranian community-dwelling older adults
Comorbidity Index (CCI) is a simple method for the demonstration of comorbidity burden. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the CCI among Iranian community-dwelling older adults. This cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 600 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and over in Tehran, Iran, 2017. A multis...
By Raziye Hosseini, Yadollah Momtaz, Farahnaz Shahboulaghi, Masoome Aghamaleki
Significance of the lower lip central groove for determination of the contact between the upper central incisors
Among many factors influencing human beauty, the correct position of the upper front teeth, including central incisors, is undoubtedly of particular importance. When determining the intermaxillary relationship, an important phase is determination of the medial line of a person’s face or places of contact of the upper central incisors. The aim...
By Marko Igić, Milena Kostić, Nebojša Krunić, Ana Pejčić, Stefan Dačić, Nenad Stošić
Systematic review and meta-analysis of human visceral leishmaniasis in Iran
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoan disease caused by some Leishmania donovani complex species and is considered as an endemic zoonotic parasitic disease in Iran. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of human VL in Iran. Data were systematically gathered from 1985 to 2018 in Islamic republic of Iran from the following electro...
By Vahid Rahmanian, Karamatollah Rahmanian, Abdolreza Sotoodeh-Jahromi, Saied Bokaie
Reduction of polymerization shrinkage in adhesive restaurations
Composite materials used for the restoration of lost dental tissues fulfill almost all functional and aesthetic requirements. However, polymerization shrinkage still remains the main problem of light-curing composite resins. The consequences of this phenomenon are microfractures and microleakage in the marginal areas of the composite restoration. T...
By Stefan Dačić, Milan Miljković, Aleksandar Mitić, Marija Nikolić, Marko Igić, Milica Jovanović
Erythropoietin Resistance in Hemodialysis Patients
Summary Anemia is defined as blood hemoglobin concentration of less than 120 g/l in women and less than 130 g/l in men. The main cause of the development of anemia in patients treated with regular hemodialysis is the lack of endogenous erythropoietin, and its main clinical consequences are: progressive decline in residual renal function, developmen...
By Saša Jacović, Milena Jovanović, Nedim Hamzagić, Radiša Pavlović, Dejan Petrović
Erratum
ERRATUM The article entitled “Evaluation of Prognostic Factors Involved in Seroma Formation after Radical Surgery for Breast Cancer“, authored by: Miodrag Djordjević , Toplica Bojić , Lidija Djordjević , Dragana Budjevac , Nebojša Djordjević, Nebojša Ignjatović, Ivan Pešić, Ana Cvetanović , Mladjan Golubović , Jo...
Operative treatment of femoral neck fractures with cannulated screws with and without platelet rich plasma in young adults: A comparative study
Many studies have evaluated the effect of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of non-union fractures but few studies have investigated their effect on the union of femoral neck fractures or their functional outcome in young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the union time and functional outcome in young adult patients with femor...
By Mohammed Al-Edanni, Yaseen Al, Ghadeer Majeed, Sadik Al-Muktar
Association of parameters of hospital admission and the level of functional recovery in conservatively treated patients with spontaneous brain hemorrhage
The aim of the paper was to identify the correlation between the parameters of hospital admission and clinical outcome in nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients younger than 65 years, who were not surgically but conservatively treated only. The analyzed data was collected from the medical records of 341 consecutive patients who suffer...
By Srđan Ljubisavljević, Aleksandra Ignjatović