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An 11- to 15-year clinical outcome study of the Advance Medial Pivot total knee arthroplasty: Pivot knee arthroplasty

Karachalios Th., Varitimidis S., Bargiotas K., Hantes M., Roidis N., Malizos K.N. (2016)

Aims The Advance Medial-Pivot total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was designed to reflect contemporary data regarding the kinematics of the knee. We wished to examine the longterm results obtained with this prosthesis by extending ...

The 12-in-1 procedure for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot

Dailiana, Z. H.; Beris, A. E.; Malizos, K. N.; Varitimidis, S. E.; Hantes, M.; Soucacos, P. N. (2008)

The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term results of an extended soft tissue release in a single procedure, for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot. Seventeen patients with 22 congenital idiopathic ...

A 13- to 16-year clinical and radiological outcome study of the genesis II cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty with an oxidised zirconium femoral component

Papasoulis E., Karachalios T. (2019)

Purpose: The Genesis II Total Knee Arthroplasty with an oxidized zirconium (OxiniumTM) femoral component (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN, USA) was introduced in an attempt to reduce polyethylene wear and osteolysis. Methods: ...

2-Deoxy-glucose Enhances the Effect of Cisplatin and Pemetrexed in Reducing Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Proliferation but Not Spheroid Growth

Gerogianni I., Pitaraki E., Jagirdar R.M., Kouliou O., Giannakou L., Giannopoulos S., Papazoglou E., Hatzoglou C., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zarogiannis S.G. (2019)

Background/Aim: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a therapy-resistant neoplasm of the pleura. Standard chemotherapy consists of a combination of cisplatin (CPDD) and pemetrexed (PEM). The aim of this study was to ...

(2-Heremans-schmid glycoprotein (fetuin A) downregulation and its utility in inflammatory bowel disease

Manolakis A.C., Christodoulidis G., Kapsoritakis A.N., Georgoulias P., Tiaka E.K., Oikonomou K., Valotassiou V.J., Potamianos S.P. (2017)

AIM: To investigate the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on α2-Heremans-Schmid Glycoprotein (AHSG/fetuin A) and potential associations with disease and patient characteristics. METHODS: AHSG serum levels were ...

A 2-month linear periodized resistance exercise training improved musculoskeletal fitness and specific conditioning of navy cadets

Vantarakis A., Chatzinikolaou A., Avloniti A., Vezos N., Douroudos I.I., Draganidis D., Jamurtas A.Z., Kambas A., Kalligeros S., Fatouros I.G. (2017)

Major objectives of army and navy training are the development of readiness, performance, and injury prevention. Numerous studies have examined the effect of specific strength training (ST) programs on performance of Special ...

20-year trends of characteristics and outcomes of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation

Ntaios G., Sagris D., Gioulekas F., Galanis P., Pardali C., Vemmou A., Koroboki E., Papavasileiou V., Vassilopoulou S., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Spengos K., Mitsikostas D.-D., Milionis H., Vemmos K. (2018)

Background: The accurate knowledge of secular trends in prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation allows better projections into the future. Aim: We aimed to report ...

The 2009 influenza A virus – subtype H1N1 pandemic, a glance from Greece

Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2016)

The 2009 influenza A - subtype H1N1 pandemic tested the public health care systems all around the globe, infecting millions and leading to thousands of deaths. Greece became the epidemic centre of the 2009 flu pandemic due ...

2020 international consensus on ANCA testing beyond systemic vasculitis

Moiseev S., Cohen Tervaert J.W., Arimura Y., Bogdanos D.P., Csernok E., Damoiseaux J., Ferrante M., Flores-Suárez L.F., Fritzler M.J., Invernizzi P., Jayne D., Jennette J.C., Little M.A., McAdoo S.P., Novikov P., Pusey C.D., Radice A., Salama A.D., Savige J.A., Segelmark M., Shoenfeld Y., Sinico R.A., Sousa M.-J., Specks U., Terrier B., Tzioufas A.G., Vermeire S., Zhao M.-H., Bossuyt X. (2020)

This document follows up on a 2017 revised international consensus on anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) testing in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis and focuses on the clinical and ...

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

Nikiphorou E., Santos E.J.F., Marques A., Böhm P., Bijlsma J.W.J., Daien C.I., Esbensen B.A., Ferreira R.J.O., Fragoulis G.E., Holmes P., McBain H., Metsios G.S., Moe R.H., Stamm T.A., De Thurah A., Zabalan C., Carmona L., Bosworth A. (2021)

Background: An important but often insufficient aspect of care in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is empowering patients to acquire a good understanding of their disease and building their ability to deal effectively ...

4-Arylazo-3,5-diamino-1H-pyrazole CDK inhibitors: SAR study, crystal structure in complex with CDK2, selectivity, and cellular effects

Kryštof, V.; Cankař, P.; Fryšová, I.; Slouka, J.; Kontopidis, G.; Džubák, P.; Hajdúch, M.; Srovnal, J.; De Azevedo Jr, W. F.; Orság, M.; Paprskářová, M.; Rolčík, J.; Látr, A.; Fischer, P. M.; Strnad, M. (2006)

In a routine screening of our small-molecule compound collection we recently identified 4-arylazo-3,5-diamino-1H-pyrazoles as a novel group of ATP antagonists with moderate potency against CDK2-cyclin E. A preliminary SAR ...

-572 G/C single nucleotide polymorphism of interleukin-6 and sepsis predisposition in chronic renal disease

Panayides A., Ioakeimidou A., Karamouzos V., Antonakos N., Koutelidakis I., Giannikopoulos G., Makaritsis K., Voloudakis N., Toutouzas K., Rovina N., Bristianou M., Damoraki G., Routsi C., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J. (2015)

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin (IL)-6 are associated with the development of chronic renal disease (CRD). Their impact for sepsis in the field of CRD was investigated. One control cohort of 115 ...

5G and human health

Theodorou K., Tyrakis C., Softa V., Kappas C. (2021)

The considerable characteristics of 5G technology (Fifth Generation of telecommunication) is the very high amount of data that can be transmitted in the time unit (data speed: Megabits per second - throughput) and the very ...

The 5′ regulatory region of the human fetal globin genes is a gene conversion hotspot

Kalamaras, A.; Chassanidis, C.; Samara, M.; Chiotoglou, I.; Vamvakopoulos, N. K.; Papadakis, M. N.; Kollia, P.; Patrinos, G. P. (2008)

The human fetal globin genes consist of the first mammalian genomic loci for which gene conversion was reported. To date, 14 gene conversions have been described in the human Gγ- and Aγ-globin genes, the vast majority of ...

A 72-Year-Old Woman With Multiple Pulmonary Nodules and a History of Malignancy

Perlepe G., Karetsi E., Papamichali R., Papadopoulos D., Chevas A., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)

A 72-year-old woman, nonsmoker, presented with approximately 2 months of nonproductive cough. The cough was initially intermittent, occurred more regularly during bedtime, but gradually became more frequent throughout the ...

A 9-Year Outcome Study Comparing Cancellous Titanium-Coated Cementless to Cemented Tibial Components of a Single Knee Arthroplasty Design

Karachalios T., Komnos G., Amprazis V., Antoniou I., Athanaselis S. (2018)

Background: The cemented Advance Medial-Pivot total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was designed to reflect contemporary knee kinematics data and has shown satisfactory long-term outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated ...