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The 20-year outcome of the Charnley arthroplasty in younger and older patients
(2005)The purpose of this study is to present the 20-year outcome of 206 Charnley low-friction arthroplasties done by the same surgeon on 181 patients who were separated into two age groups (younger and older). In Group A (76 ... -
Arthroscopic meniscal repair with an absorbable screw: results and surgical technique
(2005)The results of a new method for arthroscopic all-inside meniscus repair using a biodegradable cannulated screw (Clearfix meniscal screw) were assessed in a medium-term follow-up prospective study. The Clearfix meniscal ... -
Arthroscopic meniscal repair: a comparative study between three different surgical techniques
(2006)The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate and compare the results of arthroscopic meniscal repair using three different techniques. Between January 2002 and March 2004, 57 patients who met the inclusion criteria ... -
Characterization of breast lesions with CE-MR multimodal morphological and kinetic analysis: Comparison with conventional mammography and high-resolution ultrasound
(2009)Objective: Evaluation of the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance mammography and comparison with conventional mammography and ultrasonography in cases of women with suspicious breast lesions. Subjects and methods: ... -
Clinical significance of the fluctuation of primary biliary cirrhosis-related autoantibodies during the course of the disease
(2013)Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic disease characterized by the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA). PBC-specific antinuclear antibodies (ANA) have been characterized and associated with ... -
Comparison of MR-arthrography and MDCT-arthrography for detection of labral and articular cartilage hip pathology
(2011)Objective To compare the diagnostic ability of MR arthrography (MRa) and MDCT arthrography (CTa) in depicting surgically proven hip labral tears and articular cartilage degradation. Materials and methods Labral pathology ... -
A Critical Analysis on the Impact of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Patency of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts
(2013)Antiplatelet therapy plays an important role in the management of atherosclerotic disease and numerous studies have shown their efficacy in the reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Antiplatelets are given ... -
Cryotherapy for renal tumors: Current status and contemporary developments
(2010)The proportion of renal tumors found incidentally dramatically increased in the past decade. More than half of them were diagnosed in patients over 70 years of age, a population with high associated comorbidity. Nephron-sparing ... -
Depressive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: Natural course and temporal relation to function and cognitive status
(2005)OBJECTIVES: To examine the natural course of depressive symptoms in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), specifically, the temporal relationship between depressive symptoms, function, and cognitive status. ... -
Evaluation of a microsphere-based flow cytometric assay for diagnosis of Celiac disease
(2004)The multiplexed particle-based flow cytometric technology proposes a new approach for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases combining the advantages of conventional methods with the ability to quantitatively determine ... -
FDG-PET for detecting local tumor recurrence of ablated liver metastases: a diagnostic meta-analysis
(2012)Context: Scanty reports have focused on FDG-PET after radiofrequency ablation (RFA), for recurrence of hepatic metastases. Objective: To assess FDG-PET diagnostic accuracy on detection of recurrent hepatic lesions. Methods: ... -
Femoral head osteonecrosis: Volumetric MRI assessment and outcome
(2007)Effective treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis (FHON) requires early diagnosis and accurate assessment of the disease severity. The ability to predict in the early stages the risk of collapse is important for selecting ... -
Focal therapy for prostate cancer: patient selection and evaluation
(2012)Recent stage migration toward low-risk prostate cancer, overtreament of biologically insignificant tumors with radical prostatectomy at the additional expense of a non-negligible morbidity and undertreatment of patients ... -
I do not smoke - I exercise: A pilot study of a new educational resource for secondary education students
(2009)Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of a smoking prevention educational resource for secondary education students named 'I do not smoke, I exercise'. The main focus of this program was the promotion ... -
Increased Cardiovascular and Renal Disease but not Reduced Life Expectancy Among Diabetic Participants in the General Northern Greek Population
(2012)We compared life expectancy and causes of death based on death certificates of 269 diabetic participants (group A) and 5659 nondiabetic participants (group B) who died from January 1, 1991 to December 31, 2010, in 3 small ... -
Male Breast Carcinoma: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Current Therapeutic Approaches
(2012)Male breast cancer is a very rare disease with an incidence of about 0.5-1% comparing with the one of female breast cancer but relatively little is known about its cause. Treatment strategies for breast cancer in males are ... -
A mid-term clinical outcome study of the Advance Medial Pivot knee arthroplasty
(2009)The Advance Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, Tennessee, USA) has been designed to reproduce modern ideas of knee kinematics. We report a prospective clinical outcome study of 284 ... -
Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
(2009)Although transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered to be the reference standard for minimally invasive surgical treatment (MIST) of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic obstruction ...