Publications by authors named "R Kralj"
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- * A total of 33 patients were treated for tibial tubercle fractures, with 13 classified as overweight or obese; more severe injuries were noted in the healthy weight group, while less energetic traumas primarily affected the overweight/obese patients.
- * All patients achieved full recovery with few complications; however, those in the healthy weight group had a quicker rehabilitation process, suggesting BMI influences injury severity and recovery time.
Background: Salter-Harris I and II fractures of the distal radius are common injuries. In our facility, immobilisation is performed in a way that counteracts angulation forces. The aim of our study was to determine whether there are significant differences between patients with and patients without a loss of reduction treated with this method and to determine what degree of flexion reliably prevents secondary displacement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to assess whether the positioning of the wrist joint in the cast in such a manner that it counteracts the direction of angulation of fragments is more important than the cast index in the prevention of secondary displacements in distal forearm fractures. A retrospective review of all pediatric patients (0-16 years of age) who were hospitalized in our institution with displaced fractures of the distal forearm (either isolated fractures of the distal radius or both bone fractures) who underwent subsequent closed reduction and splinting in the period from August 2018 to October 2020. Patients with physeal fractures and open fractures, and skeletally mature patients were excluded from the study.
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- A 10-year-old boy with seborrheic dermatitis (SD) was referred for recurring Kaposi varicelliform eruption (KVE) linked to herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) and possible primary immunodeficiency.
- He has a history of skin issues since infancy, and his family has no known history of skin disorders or immunodeficiency, although he does have a sensory processing disorder.
- Medical evaluations revealed normal immunoglobulin levels but a lower T-cell count, leading to a diagnosis of Darier disease (DD) after unsuccessful treatments for his skin flare-ups.
Introduction: In the "Children's Hospital Zagreb Referral Centre for Paediatric Trauma of the Ministry of Health Republic of Croatia (MHC)" we observed a significant decline in the number of both hospitalised and ambulatory treated paediatric patients with burn injuries in the period from 2011 to 2018. Our hypothesis is that this decline could be either due to the decline of the paediatric population of Croatia or due to the economic growth and the improvement in the standard of living that Croatians have enjoyed in the past decade.
Materials And Methods: In this observational study, we analysed data on the numbers of patients treated due to burn injuries from January 2011 to December 2018 in the Children's Hospital Zagreb Hospital.