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Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Related to Obesity in Young Men
2011
Muscle performance, sex hormones and training in peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women
2003
Age-related deterioration in muscle performance is one of the major reasons for decreased functional capacity and disability in older people. In women, impaired muscle performance has already been observed during peri-menopause in concert with rapid and dramatic decrease in ovarian hormone production. This observation suggests that female sex steroids may have an important role among other agents in regulating muscle performance in middle-aged and older women. Previous experimental studies have shown that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and intensive physical training have positive effects on muscle force and explosive power in healthy post-menopausal women. Hormone replacement therapy in…
Biomechanical evaluation of a new treatment method for distal tibia fractures
2015
Distal tibial fractures are often the result of high-energy impacts combined with excessive soft tissue injury. Treatment options include either open reduction and internal fixation usually as a mi...
Migration of a Fractured Acetabular Socket Wire Into the Femoral Vein: Indication for Urgent Removal by Venous Thrombectomy: A Case Report
1990
The migration of a foreign body into a great vein is a rare occurrence that requires urgent surgical intervention. In our patient one fragment of a circular acetabular socket wire marker had entered the femoral vein. Exact topographic location of the wire was achieved by computerized tomography. Urgent surgery revealed a floating wire within the venous lumen with associated thrombosis.
Laparoscopic Treatment of Intussusception
2021
Most cases of ileocolic intussusception are reduced by imaging-guided air or fluid enema. If unsuccessful, operative intervention is necessary. The laparoscopic approach allows inspection of the bowel, identification of intraabdominal pathology, and achieves reduction of the intussuscepted bowel in most cases. The procedure requires the combination of slow and gradual traction as well as “rolling” the cecum distally. If unsuccessful, the bowel can be delivered through an extended umbilical incision for extracorporeal manipulation, or resection if this should be necessary.
Liposuction and diabetes type 2 development risk reduction – A commentary
2007
Skin-reducing Mastectomy with Primary Implant Reconstruction
2011
Background: We present a series of skin-sparing mastectomies (SSMs) with skin reduction and immediate breast reconstruction to treat large and ptotic breasts. The technique combines oncological mastectomy with immediate subpectoral implant placement as a single-step procedure. Methods: Data was collected from a prospective database from February 2009 to April 2011. A total of 24 patients with macromastia or pronounced ptosis fulfilled the criteria for skin-saving mastectomy. All operations were carried out as a single-step procedure with adaptation of the contralateral breast by reduction mastopexy. Results: A total of 27 SSMs were performed in 24 patients. The mean implant volume was 265 c…
New Trends in the Treatment of Osteoporosis
1998
Osteoporosis is “a systemic disease characterized by a reduction in bone mass and a microarchitectonic alteration of the skeleton, with a consequent increase in skeleton fragility and susceptibility to fractures”, as defined by the last Consensus Development Conference1. With this definition, the alteration in skeletal structure, which is not yet easy to evaluate, becomes an important factor determining the risk of fracture of the osteoporotic patient, in addition to the bone mass, which to certain limit can be easily evaluated. This is an aspect that may create some problems at the time of taking a decision on how to proceed with a subject with decreased bone mass. Currently, the measureme…
Blood pressure reduction following treatment with positive airway pressure in sleep apnea: data from the European Sleep Apnea Database
2020
Abstract Introduction Positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment modifies blood pressure (BP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to explore which factors that influence the BP response to PAP therapy in the European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA). Methods A total of 2662 OSA patients with PAP therapy ≥90 days were included in the analysis (74% male, age 55±11 years, body mass index 32.3±6.1 kg/m2, 47% hypertensives, apnea-hypopnea index 40±24 events/h, treatment duration 1.0±1.1 years, PAP compliance 5.2±1.9 h/day). Anthropometric data, co-medications and office BP were assessed at baseline and follow-up visit. Results Systolic and diastolic BP were modestly reduced after …