Publications by authors named "N Karvouniaris"
Purpose: Distal humeral coronal shear fractures (CSF) are uncommon and may be challenging to treat due to their size, location, and intraarticular nature. The purpose of this study was to analyze treatment concepts of this rare entity in the growing age.
Methods: Based on a multi-center data analysis we retrospectively reviewed patients below 16 years of age with CSF treated at 13 high-volume pediatric trauma centers.
Background: The prevalence of patellar tendinopathy is elevated in elite soccer compared to less explosive sports. While the burden of training hours and load is comparably high in youth elite players (age < 23 years), little is known about the prevalence of patellar tendinopathy at this age. There is only little data available on the influence of age, the amount of training, the position on the field, as well as muscular strength, range of motion, or sonographical findings in this age group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sulfasalazine is a combination of sulfapyridine and 5-aminosalicylic acid and is used as a first-line treatment in inflammatory bowel disease.
Objective: We describe a case of acute interstitial nephritis that presented after 7 months of sulfasalazine therapy. Despite the discontinuation of the drug, the patient's renal function continued to deteriorate and recovered only when systemic corticosteroid treatment was initiated.
Background: Sleep disturbances are usually the outcome of a complex interplay between intrinsic factors and environmental influences. Aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of insomnia and to assess its relation to clinical and laboratory parameters in hemodialysis patients.
Methods: Using Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), sleeping profile of 45 subjects (32 male, 13 female, mean age 59+/-16.