Attitudes towards Maternal Immunisation of Polish Mothers: A Cross-Sectional, Non-Representative Study.

Introduction: Vaccination protects pregnant women against dangerous infectious diseases and contributes to disease prevention for the child until their vaccination schedule begins. Vaccination behaviour is related to attitudes concerning vaccine prevention.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional, non-representative study was conducted among Polish mothers using a diagnostic survey.

A jump into the deep end - Women's strategies on the way to VBAC in Poland.

Problem: In Poland, as in other high-income countries, the rate of caesarean sections (CS) is alarmingly high. Promoting vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) is one of the ways that may help to decrease CS rate. Despite the recommendations by the Polish Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians that one previous CS should not be an indication for a subsequent one and VBAC should be promoted, the rate of VBAC in Poland remains low.

Analysis of mortality between 2019-2020 at the Neuroorthopedic and Traumatic Orthopedic Departments.

Unlabelled: The number of deaths from skeletal injuries is still significant, but is declining with advances in emergency medicine. The adopted principles of emergency procedures and the availability of specialist centres enable the treatment to be effective.

Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the deaths of patients with spine and limb injuries who required surgery.

Evaluation of the results of posterior approach in thoracic disc herniation surgery.

Unlabelled: The incidence of symptomatic intervertebral disc hernias in the thoracic segment is estimated at 1 case per million people per year, which is about 0.25-0.75% of all symptomatic intervertebral disc hernias and 0.

Surgical treatment of thoracic disc herniation.

Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation is estimated on 1 person per million per year. 70% of all thoracic disc herniation cases are asymptomatic. This condition is often undiagnosed in regard to misguided clinical manifestations.

Intradural disc herniation - report of two cases.

Unlabelled: Intradural disc herniation is a very rare condition, which occurs in up to 0.3% cases of all disc herniations. It mostly develops at L4-L5 level, which is caused by the presence of strong adhesions between the posterior longitudinal ligament and dura mater.

Spinal cord infarction after tumor removal surgery of the thoracic region - a case report.

Unlabelled: Spinal cord infarction is very rare condition and usually occurs in the thoracic region of the spine. The etiology is often unknown and patophysiology can be diverse. The stroke may occur while performing a surgical procedure, but it is also found in vascular diseases, for example dissecting aneurysms, vasculitis and vascular malformations.

Analysis of Reasons for Failure of Surgery for Degenerative Disease of Lumbar Spine.

Background: In the aging society, there is a growing number of patients with advanced degenerative disease of the spine. These patients frequently require surgical treatment. This paper aims to analyse the reasons for failure of surgery for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine.

Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion Injury with Occipital Condyle Fractures. Case Study.

Avulsion injuries of the brachial plexus with occipital condyle fractures are very rare and usually result from motor vehicle accidents. This paper presents an analysis of the case of a 24-year-old male patient who sustained both these injuries in a car accident. Computed tomography revealed a fracture of the right occipital condyle and a magnetic resonance scan showed spinal nerve disruption at the C3-C7 level on the left.

Malocclusions and craniofacial anomalies in a child with velo-cardio-facial syndrome.

Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome (VCFS), also called 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, is a rare pathology. The syndrome is caused by 22q11.