Publications by authors named "D Cufi"

An 18-year-old man presented with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the temporalis muscle. It was shown by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by intra-arterial angiography. The lesion was completely resected and the defect reconstructed with titanium mesh and cancellous bone.

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Until now, computer-assisted surgery has not been practiced as part of the surgical routine of posttraumatic orbital reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of a navigation system for computer-assisted preoperative planning with virtual reconstruction to obtain symmetry of the orbits and intraoperative control of virtual contours in comparison with the clinically achieved surgical results. A further objective of the computer-assisted orbital analysis was to use an ideal measurement for the two-dimensional and three-dimensional changes following orbital reconstruction and to check the equality of the postoperative values for the affected orbits in comparison with those of the unaffected sides.

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The ascorbic acid (AA)-status of 14 marathon runners, 12 soccer players, 9 wrestlers, 9 basketball players and 16 controls was determined. A 7-day food weighed record was kept to quantify the AA-intake. In addition, the AA-serum concentrations and urinary ascorbate excretion were measured.

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Objective: The investigation was designed to obtain information concerning the vitamin B6 status in high-performance athletes.

Subjects: Fifty-seven strength and speedpower athletes were available for examination.

Methods: Vitamin B6 status was determined by a 7-day weighed food record, enzyme activity (alpha-EGOT) measurement, whole blood concentrations (Saccharomyces carlsbergenisis and 4-pyridoxinic acid (4-PA) excretion (high-pressure liquid chromatography).

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