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Information obligation in surgery

natale mario di luca, Alessandro del Rio

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The modified TIME-H scoring system, a versatile tool in wound management practice: a preliminary report

Giuseppe Guarro, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Elena Bonati, Paolo Del Rio

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Comparison of stent and indomethacin suppository efficacy in the prevention of acute pancreatitis after ERCP

Gamze Icacan, Erhan Onalan, Mehmet Yucesoy

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Wounds morphologic assessment: application and reproducibility of a virtual measuring system, pilot study

Giuseppe Guarro, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Elena Bonati, Paolo Del Rio

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Intravenous treatment with biphosphates in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Marianna Faggiani, Alice Piccato, Chiara Baroni, Salvatore Risitano, Luigi Giulio Conforti

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Management of pediatric cardiac surgery wound: a literature review

Angela Prendin, Benedicta Tabacco, Paola Claudia Fazio, Ilaria de Barbieri

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The role of MRI in the management of a prostate cancer patient with bone and lymph nodes metastases. A case report.

Maddalena Belmonte, Giulia Saia, Fabio Zugni, Sarah Alessi, Alberto Colombo, Paul E. Summers, Stefano Luzzago, Giulia Marvaso, Gennaro Musi, Ottavio De Cobelli, Barbara A. Jereczek-Fossa, Giuseppe Petralia

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Use of different devices for surgical treatment of proximal humerus fractures in adults: a systematic review

Gianluca Testa

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Inter-observer concordance in normal and pathological findings of the hip joint in plain radiographs.

Maria Giovanna Atria, Marco Calvi, Giada Zorzetto, Marco Curti, Angelica Celentano, Marta Duvia, Massimo Venturini, Eugenio Annibale Genovese

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Validity of Skin Prick Test to Bermuda grass in dessert environment

Mona Al-Ahmad, Edin Jusufovic, Nermina Arifhodzic, Jasmina Nurkic

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Epidemiology of Toscana Virus in Italy (2018-2020), a summary of available evidences.

Matteo Riccò, Simona Peruzzi

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Epidemiology of Tick-borne encephalitis in North-Eastern Italy (2017-2020): international insights from national notification reports

Matteo Riccò

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Oncologic outcomes of salvage high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in radiorecurrent prostate cancer. A systematic review.

Umberto Maestroni, Alessandro Tafuri, Francesco Dinale, Davide Campobasso, Alessandro Antonelli, Francesco Ziglioli

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Diagnosis of acute appendicitis based on clinical scores: is it a myth or reality?

Mauro Podda, Adolfo Pisanu, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Dimitrios Damaskos, Goran Augustin, Mansoor Khan, Francesco Pata, Belinda De Simone, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Salomone Di Saverio

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Invasive Breast Carcinoma with Abundant Collagenous Stroma Shows Lower Level of CD68-Positive Tumor Associated Macrophages than Those of Invasive Carcinoma without Abundant Collagenous Stroma 

Canan Kelten Talu, Ezgi Hacihasanoglu, Cem Leblebici, Mehmet Ali Nazli, Esra Arslan, Didem Can Trabulus

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Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity assessment in routine care: performance of the most widely used composite disease activity indices and patient-reported outcome measures

Fausto Salaffi, Marco Di Carlo, Sonia Farah, Daniela Marotto, Fabiola Atzeni, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini

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Analysis of Suicide Cases: A 3-year EMS Experience

eren, İshak şan, Semih Korkut, Selvi Kayıpmaz, Burak Bekgöz

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ACCURACY OF OTTAWA ANKLE RULES FOR MIDFOOT AND ANKLE INJURIES

Selen Yavas, Engin Deniz Arslan, Seda Ozkan, Yasemin Yilmaz Aydin, Macit Aydin

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A CASE OF NECROTIZING FASCIITIS FROM A PEDICURE: WHEN BEAUTY CENTERS BECOME LIFE-THREATENING

Mirco Pozzi, Roberto Cuomo, Francesco Ruben Giardino, Cesare Brandi, giuseppe nisi, Luca Grimaldi

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Correlation of Serum Decoy Receptor 3 and Interleukin-6 with Severity of Coronary Artery Diseases in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

Hossein Doustkami, Leli Avesta, Behzad Babapour, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady, Ali Nikoukhesal, Mohammad Reza Aslani

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AN OVERVIEW OF MALLET FINGER INJURIES

Bhavika Khera, Chad Chang, Waseem Bhat

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Dietary supplements for treatment of endometriosis: A review

Pınar Yalçın Bahat, Işıl Ayhan, Eda Üreyen Özdemir, Ümit İnceboz, Engin Oral

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The role of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) technique for treating 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures in the elderly – a case study

Dario Attala, Matteo Primavera, Arianna Di Marcantonio, Loris Broccolo , Francesco Pio Oliverio, Carmine Zoccali , Jacopo Baldi, Roberto Biagini

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A Novel SCN8A mutation in a case of early-onset infantile epileptic encephalopathy

Dr Swasti Keshri, Dr Anil Kumar Goel, Dr Seema Shah, Dr Ankit Kumar Garg

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Discordant ROP (Retinopathy of prematurity) development in twins less than 32 weeks of gestational age.

Musa Silahli, Mehmet Tekin, Ali Kal, Mahmut Oguz Ulusoy, Zeynel Gokmen

Abstract 274 |

Psychophysical health and perception of well-being between master badminton athletes and the adult Italian population.

Giuseppe Lassandro, Rodrigo Trisciuzzi, Valentina Palladino, Francesco Carriero, Orazio Valerio Giannico, Silvio Tafuri, Roberto Valente, Antonio Gianfelici, Domenico Accettura, Paola Giordano

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Degeneraive meniscal lesions: Conservative versus surgical management

Ibrahim Akkawi, Maurizio Draghetti, Hassan Zmerly

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Minimally manipulated adipose derived mesenchymal stromal cells and osteoarthritis: A narrative review

Ibrahim Akkawi, Maurizio Draghetti, Hassan Zmerly

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Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Narrative Review

IBRAHIM AKKAWI, Hassan Zmerly

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Outcome of surgical treatment of 54 Periprosthetic femoral fractures after total hip arthroplasty at mid term follow-up

IBRAHIM AKKAWI, Daniele Fabbri, Matteo Romantini, Massimo Laus, Alfonso Calogero

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Letter to the Editor “Rescheduling/Scheduling of Endoscopic Procedures during “Phase-Two”: Which Precautions Should Be Taken? Experience and Results of a Single Italian Endoscopic Unit”.

Damiano Bisogni, Luca Talamucci, Roberto Manetti

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Early complication of a subtrochanteric periprosthetic fracture following hip resurfacing. Is varus healing acceptable? A case report and literature review.

Giovanni Lugani, Alessandro Santandrea, Leonardo Puddu, Massimo Rigoni, Fabrizio Cont, Bruno Magnan, Fabrizio Cortese

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The PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND COMPLICATIONS OF FONTAN CIRCULATION

Giuseppe Antonio Mazza, Elena Gribaudo, Gabriella Agnoletti

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The different patterns of insulin response during Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in transfused young patients with β- Thalassemia.

Myrto Skafida, Christos Kattamis, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Vassilis Ladis, Charalambos Theodoridis

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Association between coping strategies and drug use in a large cohort of students from a northern Italian University.

Luca Caricati, Davide Ferrari

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Recurrent Status Epilepticus and SARS-CoV-2 infection: the “perfect storm”.

GIADA PAULETTO, ANNACARMEN NILO, CRISTIAN DEANA, LORENZO VERRIELLO, ILARIA DEL NEGRO, CHRISTIAN LETTIERI, LUIGI VETRUGNO, MARIAROSARIA VALENTE, GIAN LUIGI GIGLI

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Bioabsorbable magnesium screw fixation for tibial tubercle osteotomy; a preliminary study

Melih Ünal, Engin Demirayak, Mehmet Baris ERTAN, Omer Faruk KILICASLAN, Ozkan Kose

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Pleural effusion aetiology, presentation, treatment and outcome in haematological diseases: a review

Alberto Fantin, Nadia Castaldo, Paolo Vailati, Giuseppe Morana, Daniele Orso, Luigi Vetrugno, Vincenzo Patruno

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A vascular lesion in hip revision arthroplasty: a case report

Stefano Giaretta, Gian Mario Micheloni, Federico Mosconi, Valentina Luppi, Alessandro Vanzetti, Marco Gulmini, Alberto Momoli

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COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among the staff of the Bologna Health Trust, Italy, December 2020-April 2021

Chiara Giansante, Elisa Stivanello, Vincenza Perlangeli, Filippo Ferretti, Paolo Marzaroli, Muriel Assunta Musti, Lorenzo Pizzi, Davide Resi, Simona Saraceni, Paolo Pandolfi

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Rising concerns of Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis) among COVID-19 patients; an analysis and review based on case reports in literature

Kamleshun Ramphul, Renuka Verma, Nomesh Kumar, Yogeshwaree Ramphul, Stephanie Mejias, Petras Lohana

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Determining chronic pain data elements as a first step towards improving quality of care and research in chronic pain

Arezo Baradaran, Poupak Rahimzadeh, Marsa Gholamzadeh, Leila Shahmoradi

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Scorpion Stings in Saudi Arabia: An Overview

Mustafa A. Alhamoud, Mohammad S. Al Fehaid, Mohammed A. Alhamoud, Ahmed A. Alkhalifah, Mohammed H. Alzoayed, Ritesh G. Menezes

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Trancatheter embolization of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm with detachable coils in association with non-adhesive liquid embolizing agent (Squid).

Filippo Piacentino, Federico Fontana, Marco Curti, Andrea Imperatori, Massimo Venturini

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Italian Consensus Conference on Guidelines for preoperative treatment in acetabular fractures

Alessandro Aprato, Michele Nardi, Mario Arduini, Federico Bove, Luigi Branca Vergano, Dario Capitani, Alessandro Casiraghi, Matteo Cavanna, Gabriele Cominetti, Matteo Commessatti, Marco Favuto, Alberto Ferreli, Alberto Fino, Stefano Gulli, Federico Lamponi, Alessandro Massè, Umberto Mezzadri, Mauro Monesi, Michael Oransky, Antonello Pannella, Federico Santolini, Marco Stella, Domenico Tigani, Kristijan Zoccola, Guido Rocca

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Inappropriate brain CT-scan requesting in the emergency department: A retrospective study in patients with neurologic complaints

Hossein Alimohammadi, Shima Zareh Shahamati, Abdolazim Karkhaneh Yousefi, Behnam Safarpour Lima

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Peripheral schwannomas of the tibial nerve: surgical results in a case series

Lorenzo Andreani, Edoardo Ipponi, Alfio Damiano Ruinato, Federico Falcinelli, Silvia De Franco, Antonio D'Arienzo, Rodolfo Capanna

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Akathisia superimposed to Hashimoto’s encephalopathy in an old lady

Ahmet Turan Isik, Derya Kaya, Kubra Altunkalem Seydi

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The prevalence of hypomagnesemia in a representative population from northeastern Iran

Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Majid Gohari-Kahou, Maryam Saberi karimian, elham barati, hamideh Qazizadeh, ali javandoust, mohammad safarian, mohsen mouhebati, mahmoud ebrahimi, Gordon A.Ferns, hamid reza kazerani

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The Bisaccia and Meccariello technique in pediatric femoral shaft fractures with intramedullary titanium nail osteosynthesis linked external-fixator (IOLE): validity and reliability

Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Rollo, Auro Caraffa, David Gomez-Garrido, Dmitry Popkov, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Niki Cazzella, Luigi Meccariello

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Osteosynthesis devices in absorbable Magnesium alloy in comparison to standard ones: a Systematic Review on effectiveness and safety

Massimiliano Leigheb, Michela Veneziano, Rosalba Tortia, Michela Bosetti, Andrea Cochis, Lia Rimondini, Federico Alberto Grassi

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ROLE OF FRAILTY IN FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER HIP FRACTURE, THE VARIABLE IMPACT IN RESTORING AUTONOMY

Oriana Amata

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Multifocality in patients treated for papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: a preliminary analysis of related risk factors.

Paolo Del Rio, Tommaso Loderer, Mario Giuffrida, Federico Cozzani, Matteo Rossini, Deborah Bonfili, Elena Bonati

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Hantavirus infections in Italy: not reported doesn’t mean inexistent.

Matteo Riccò, Simona Peruzzi, Silvia Ranzieri, Federica Balzarini, Marina Valente, Federico Marchesi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

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The management of the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic in Italy, lessons earnt and reflections for the future

Manuel Maffeo, Antonio Azara, Enrico Di Rosa, Luigi Bertinato, Claudio Garbelli, Silvana Castaldi

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TECHNICAL EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CT-GUIDED TRANSFORAMINAL PERIRADICULAR INFILTRATION USING CT FOOT SWITCHES AND MPR IMAGES

Luca Saba

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A Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Reference Range: Iranian Thyroid Cohort study

rokhsareh meamar, awat feizi, Ashraf Aminorroaya, Massoud Amini; Maryam nasri; Azamosadat Tabatabaei, Majid Abyar

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COVID-19 RESPIRATORY SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE ICU'S DOORS - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FOR A NEW OPERATIVE STRATEGY

Elena Bignami , Valentina Bellini, Giada Maspero, Barbara Pifferi, Leonardo Fortunati Rossi, Andrea Ticinesi, Michelangelo Craca, Tiziana Meschi, Marco Baciarello

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FACIAL MASKS VESTIBULITIS: THE RISK OF MISMANAGEMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Matteo Gelardi, Rossana Giancaspro, Paolo Luperto, Michele Cassano

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The effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in improving pain and edema during early rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective, Randomized, Control Study

Luca Labianca, Valerio Andreozzi, Giorgio Princi, Alessandro A. Princi, Cosma Calderaro, Matteo Guzzini, Andrea Ferretti

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A Curious case of Bradycardia and Cardiac Arrest following Transesophageal Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration (EUS-B-NA).

Ram Niwas, Benhur Joel Shadrach, Kunal Deokar, Naveen Dutt, Priyank Jain

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Neurological complications of COVID-19: from pathophysiology to rehabilitation. An overview.

Loredana Raciti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

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The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the trend of measles and influenza in Europe

Vincenza Gianfredi, Omar Enzo Santangelo, Sandro Provenzano

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Case series of traumatic neglected EHL lacerations: choice of surgical treatment based on injury type.

Miriam Grassi, Luca Faugno, Marco Mattia Larghi, Giuliano Salvadori del Prato, Alfonso Manzotti

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The quality of patient-nurse communication perceived before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian pilot study.

Elsa Vitale, Maria Pia Giammarinaro, Roberto Lupo, Valeria Archetta, Rosa Silvia Fortunato, Cosimo Caldararo, Francesco Germini

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The Effect of Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Lowering Physiological Stressors

Mohammad Wazzan, Mohammed Estaitia, Sima Habrawi , Dina Mansour, Zain Jalal, Hadir Ahmed, Hayder A. Hasan, Sausan Al Kawas

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Impact of Covid-19 on the Mental Health of Delta State University students, Nigeria

Beryl Ominde, Jennifer Efe Jaiyeoba-Ojigho, Patrick Sunday Igbigbi

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The New Challenge in the Management of Proximal Femur Fractures during SARS Cov-2 outbreak

Fabrizio Matassi, Nicola Piolanti, Gabriele Filoni, Niccolò Giabbani, Gianluca Nulvesu, Carlo Rostagno, Roberto Civinini, Michelangelo Scaglione

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Acceptance of yellow fever vaccine in the older traveller: a cohort study

Pietro Ferrara, Cristina Masuet-Aumatell, Josep Maria Ramon-Torrell

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Chronic Pistachio Pretreatment Alters the Morphology of CA1 Hippocampus Neurons Following Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Mohammad Reza Afarinesh, Hossein Pourmobini, Ali Shamsara, Seyed Hasan Eftekhar-Vaghefi, Majid Asadi-Shekaari

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The temporal correlation between positive testing and death in Italy: from the first phase to the later evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic

Vincenzo d'Alessandro, Nicole Balasco, Pietro Ferrara, Luigi Vitagliano

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Correlation between ultrasound BI-RADS® categories and histopathologies of breast lesions in Brazilian women of the northeastern hinterland

Érika Nicodemos Santana de Lucena, Debora Krutman Zveibil, Edimar Cristiano Pereira, Glaucia Luciano da Veiga, Beatriz da Costa Aguiar Alves, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca

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CORRELATION BETWEEN FALL RISK INCREASING DRUGS (FRIDs) AND FALL EVENTS AT A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

Silvana Castaldi, Niccolò Principi, Davide Carnevali, Navpreet Tiwana, Anna Pietronigro, Marco Mosillo, Matteo Marrazzo, Roberto Colombo, Gianluca Maria Avanzi, Stefano Corna

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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURES DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY IN ITALY: A MULTICENTRIC STUDY

corrado ciatti, Pietro Maniscalco, fabrizio quattrini, serena gattoni, alessandra magro, patrizio capelli, filippo banchini, caterina fiazza, vito pavone, calogero puma pagliarello, fabiana valenti, giulio maccauro, michele cauteruccio, riccardo accetta, giuseppe basile, carlo ruosi, fabio di santo, nicola orabone, cristiano coppola, dario perugia, riccardo maria lanzetti, mauro Roselli, giuseppina montanari, francesco benazzo, mario mosconi, loris perticarini, vito pesce, Giuseppe Maccagnano, lorenzo moretti, biagio moretti, giuseppe solarino

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Septic arthritis following joint injections: a 17 years retrospective study in an Academic General Hospital.

Marco Larghi, Miriam Grassi, Emanuele Placenza, Luca Faugno, Pietro Cerveri, Alfonso Manzotti

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Current Issue

Vol. 92 No. 3 (2021)

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Published: 01-07-2021

Editorial

Tips to avoid weak scientific English

Maurizio Vanelli

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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS/COMMENTARIES - SPECIAL COVID19

Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Adult COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in India: an analytical cross-sectional study

Nishant Kumar Chauhan, Benhur Joel Shadrach, Mahendra Kumar Garg, Pradeep Bhatia, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Naveen Dutt, Ram Niwas Jalandra, Pawan Garg, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag, Praveen Sharma, Gopal Krishna Bohra, Deepak Kumar, Poonam Abhay Elhence, Mithu Banerjee, Deepti Mathur, Abhishek HL Purohit, Ravisekhar Gadepalli, Binit Sureka, Sanjeev Misra

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Knowledge, behaviours and anxiety of eastern part of Turkey residents about the current COVID-19 outbreak

Burkay Yakar, Erhan Onalan, Gamzecan Karakaya, Edibe Pirincci, Ramazan Fazil Akkoc, Suleyman Aydın

Abstract 169 | PDF Downloads 44

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COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian obstetric department: sharing our experience

Lorenza Driul, Francesco Meroi, Fabiana Cecchini, Alessia Sala, Daniele Orso, Diana Padovani, Serena Rovida, Teresa Dogareschi, Luigi Vetrugno, Tiziana Bove

Abstract 194 | PDF Downloads 49

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Assessing the ratio between new Covid-19 cases and new tests for Sars-Cov-2 in Italy by fractal investigation

Ugo Indraccolo

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CORRESPONDENCE - SPECIAL COVID19

Updated fractal assessment of Italian Covid-19 disease.

Ugo Indraccolo, Sara Conzadori

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COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown: A double whammy for patients with thalassemia.

Shruti Kakkar, Vaneet Anand, Priyanka Dewan, Praveen Sobti

Abstract 112 | PDF Downloads 35

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The necessity of early anti-inflammatory therapy initiation in cases with mild-to-moderate COVID-19: A personal experience from an attending pharmacist and his resident

Parisa Ghasemiyeh, Soliman Mohammadi-Samani

Abstract 243 | PDF Downloads 71

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Original articles

Ultrasound diaphragmatic excursion during non-invasive ventilation in ICU: a prospective observational study

Federico Barbariol, Cristian Deana, Giovanni Maria Guadagnin, Gianmaria Cammarota, Luigi Vetrugno, Flavio Bassi

Abstract 67 | PDF Downloads 36

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Bibliometric trend analysis in a decade of European Orthopaedic literature

Olimpia Mani, Anna Maria Nucci, Michelangelo Scaglione, Enrico Bonicoli, Paolo Domenico Parchi, Nicola Piolanti

Abstract 109 | PDF Downloads 36

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Association between serum Vitamin E concentrations and the presence of Metabolic Syndrome: A population-based cohort study

Maral Barzegar-Amini, Fateme khorramruz, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Reza Sahebi, Maryam Mohammadi-bajgyran, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili, Maryam Tayefi, Susan Darroudi, Mohsen Moohebati, Alireza Heidari-Bakavoli, Akram Mohammadi, Hamid Reza Sadeghnia, Gordon A. Ferns, Seyed javad Hoseini, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan

Abstract 257 | PDF Downloads 55

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Association of adipokines with frailty in heart failure

Shinya Fujiki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroaki Obata, Masayoshi Suda, Wataru Mitsuma , Asako Tomii, Katsuyuki Sakai, Akifumi Uehara, Ippei Shimizu, Takeshi Kashimura, Kazuyuki Ozaki, Tohru Minamino

Abstract 140 | PDF Downloads 46

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The Association between Glycemic Control with Oxidant Status Parameters in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Maryam Saberi-Karimian, Abdolreza Norouzy

Abstract 99 | PDF Downloads 42

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Burnout and Oncology: an irreparable paradigm or a manageable condition? Prevention strategies to reduce Burnout in Oncology Health Care Professionals.

Simona Bui, Annalisa Pelosi, Giulia Mazzaschi, Chiara Tommasi, Elena Rapacchi, Roberta Camisa, Cinzia Binovi, Francesco Leonardi

Abstract 39 | PDF Downloads 19

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Immediate-implant-based-breast-reconstruction with two-stage expander-implant reconstruction versus one-stage-reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix: analysis of patients’ satisfaction

Alessandro Innocenti, Dario Melita, Marco Affortunati, Tommaso Susini, Marco Innocenti

Abstract 66 | PDF Downloads 29

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Assessing visceral and subcutaneous adiposity using segmented T2-MRI and multi-frequency segmental bioelectrical impedance: A sex-based comparative study

Entesar Z Dalah, Hayder A. Hasan, Mohammed I. Madkour, Abdulmunhem Obaideen, Moez Al-Islam E. Faris

Abstract 234 | PDF Downloads 69

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Assessment of body weight from percutaneous widths of the bones and joints-Implications in forensic and clinical examinations

Deepika Rani, Kewal Krishan, Ajay Kumar, Tanuj Kanchan

Abstract 273 | PDF Downloads 34

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Intraoperative squash Cytology of diffuse glioma not otherwise specified, of the Cerebellum

Alexandra Kalogeraki, Dimitrios Tamiolakis, Iris Zoi, John Segredakis, Antonios Vakis

Abstract 133 | PDF Downloads 32

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Interleukin 9 serum level and single nucleotide polymorphism in patients with asthma

Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani, Mahsa Eskian, Mirhojjat Khorasanizadeh, Bahram Bashardoost, Sabereh Tashayoie Nejad, Hamid Reza Jamaati, Arezou Rezaei , Maryam Sadr , Zahra Aryan , Nima Rezaei

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The synergic use of the High Power Laser Therapy and Glucosamine sulfate in Knee osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Antonio Ammendolia, Nicola Marotta, Cinzia Marinaro, Andrea Demeco, Paolo Mondardini, Cosimo Costantino

Abstract 177 | PDF Downloads 129

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Dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: introduction of Pacetti’s line as radiological measurement to predict dorsal fracture displacement

Valerio Pace, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti, Teresa Venditto, Chang Park, Woo Jae Kim, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Auro Caraffa

Abstract 109 | PDF Downloads 28

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The outcomes of surgical management of failed two-stage revision knee arthroplasty

Carla Maden, Monketh Jaibaji, Sujith Konan, Luigi Zagra, Matteo Borella, Adrian Harvey, Andrea Volpin

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Incidence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with both Pulmonary Embolism and COPD

Giorgio Castellana, Pierluigi Intiglietta, Silvano Dragonieri, Pierluigi Carratù, Paolo Buonamico, Maria Peragine, Alberto Capozzolo, Mauro Carone, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Onofrio Resta

Abstract 286 | PDF Downloads 44

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Clinical, functional and radiological outcomes of the use of fixed angle volar locking plates in corrective distal radius osteotomy for fracture malunion

Valerio Pace, Pasquale Sessa, Matteo Guzzini, Marco Spoliti, Alessandro Carcangiu, Natale Criseo, Alessandro Giai Via, Luigi Meccariello, Auro Caraffa, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti

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Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in the state of Qatar: A Population-based Study

Salama E, husam salama Salama, S Alobaidly

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Assessment of weather and atmospheric pollution as a co-factor in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

José Gonçalves, Tom Koritnik, Metka Paragi

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Endovascular treatment of chronic hemoptysis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Giovanni Loiudice, Antonio Catelli, Antonio Corvino, Mario Quarantelli, Pietro Venetucci

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Short papers

Criteria of prescription of antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids among pulmonologists and general practictioners during asthma and COPD exacerbations: a southern Italian survey

Silvano Dragonieri, Pierluigi Carratu, Teresa Ranieri, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Onofrio Resta

Abstract 115 | PDF Downloads 42

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The Parma integrated model for intervention on pathological addictions in an Italian prison: process description and preliminary findings.

Lorenzo Pelizza, Amir Zaimovic, Bruno Veneri, Beatrice Urbani, Stefania Cutrino, Diana Gran Dall'Olio, Germana Verdoliva, Davide Maestri, Ursula Zambelli, Enrico Rossi, Ilaria De Amicis, Cecilia Paraggio, Adriana Adriani, Silvia Bertoli, Giuseppina Paulillo, Derna Palmisano, Emanuela Leuci, Pietro Pellegrini

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Focus On

Scientific writing like a native English-speaker: tips for Italian researchers

Vincenzo Rago

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Case Reports

Is a strict cow’s milk-free diet necessary to treat milk oral immunotherapy-related eosinophilic esophagitis?

Annamaria Bianchi, Mauro Calvani, Lucia Leonardi, Danilo Remotti, Roberto Paparella

Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 29

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Endoscopic mucosal resection of a large inflammatory fibroid polyp (Vanek’s tumor): a case report

Carmelo Buda, Claudia Garipoli, Giuseppa Penna, Antonio d'Aquino, Claudio Galletti, Alessio Facciolà, Francesco Fedele

Abstract 192 | PDF Downloads 35

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Abnormal Levels of Pepsinogen I and Gastrin 17 in a case of Ménétrier Disease

Pellegrino Crafa, Marilisa Franceschi, Lorella Franzoni, Francesco Di Mario

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Clinical applications of Lung Ultrasound in children in Pediatric Emergency Setting: a lesson from a child with severe heart disease

Cristina De Rose, Danilo Buonsenso, Gabriella De Rosa, Antonio Chiaretti

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Letters to the Editor

The Prevalence of glucose dysregulations (GDs) in patients with β-thalassemias in different countries: A preliminary ICET-A survey

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman , Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Antonis Kattamis, Polyxeni Delaporta , Mohamed A. Yassin, Mehran Karimi, Duran Canatan, Soad Al Jaouni , Maria Concetta Galati, Giuseppe Raiola, Giuseppe Messina, Saveria Campisi, Forough Saki, Dulani Kottahachchi, Valeria Kaleva, Kristina Petrova, Atanas Banchev, Christos Kattamis

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Preoperative anxiety: what are we really doing?

Pasquale Buonanno, Maria Vargas, Annachiara Marra, Carmine Iacovazzo, Giuseppe Servillo

Abstract 178 | PDF Downloads 16

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Fatal hyalohyphomycosis with cutaneous involvement caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum in an immunocompromised patient with bullous pemphigoid.

Marialuisa Corbeddu, Caterina Ferreli, Riccardo Cappai, Patrizia Ferraguti, Laura Atzori, Luca Pilloni, Franco Rongioletti

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Paraquat lung – a rare cause of diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Mehul Agarwal, Manohar Lal Gupta, Kunal Deokar, Neha Bharti, Priyank Jain

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Reviews

Priapism in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): A Systematic Review

Elrazi Ali, Ashraf Soliman, Vincenzo De Sanctis, Doris Nussbaumer, Mohamed Yassin

Abstract 300 | PDF Downloads 66

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Understanding the association between endothelial dysfunction and left ventricle diastolic dysfunction in development of coronary artery disease and heart failure

Livija Sušić, Lana Maričić, Josip Vincelj, Milena Vadoci, Tihomir Sušić

Abstract 463 | PDF Downloads 53

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The Pancreatic changes affecting glucose homeostasis in transfusion dependent β- thalassemia (TDT): a short review

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Bernadette Fiscina, Christos Kattamis

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A breakthrough in research on depression screening: from validation to efficacy studies

Luigi Costantini, Alessandra Costanza, Anna Odone, Andrea Aguglia, Andrea Escelsior, Gianluca Serafini, Mario Amore, Andrea Amerio

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Update

Treatment of lumbar and intrathoracic meningocele: bioethical implications

Cristina Tornali, Andrea Pratico', Flavio Vecchio, Agata Polizzi, Martino Ruggieri, Ignazio Vecchio

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Medical Humanities

The teaching of the History of Medicine in Italy: a path in progress

Anna Siri, Valentina Gazzaniga, Marta Licata, Rosagemma Ciliberti

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