Publications by authors named "S Simunic"

Purpose: With the ability to overcome specific anatomical and pathological challenges, 3D printing technology is setting itself as an important tool in patient-specific orthopaedics, delivering anatomical models, patient-specific instruments, and custom-made implants. One of the most demanding procedures in limb salvage surgery is the reconstruction of bony defects after tumour resection. Even though still limited in clinical practice, early results of the use of 3D technology are gradually revealing its potentially huge impact in bone tumour surgery.

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Background: Osteoid osteoma is a painful benign skeletal tumour of unknown aetiology. Most often it occurs in the long bones of extremities and responds well to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. However, unusual localization and atypical presentation of this tumour might present a diagnostic challenge, especially if symptoms mimic that indicative of juvenile spondyloarthritis.

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Shortly after the Roentgen's discovery (1895), X-rays were applied for depicting vascular system (Lindenthal and Haschek 1896). But it took rather long time before another brilliant idea (Seldinger 1953) for percutaneous puncture and catheterization of superficial artery was developed instead of these previously performed and the surgical arteriotomy. The percutaneous puncture enabled another idea to emerge, i.

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OFTEN AND IN VARIOUS CONNOTATIONS ONE CAN HEAR OR READ THE FOLLOWING SYNTAGMA: "Let's leave the past in the past - and turn to the future". Even more frequent and numerous are opposite opinions, e.g.

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