Late anastomotic leakages in rectal surgery: a wake-up call about their impact on long-term results.

Objective: To assess the impact of the incidence of late anastomotic dehiscences, defined as those occurring after the 60 post-operative day, in the final results of rectal cancer treatment.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed reviewing all anastomotic leakages (AL) recorded in a prospective rectal cancer database, from November 2006 to December 2015.

Results: The analysis included 395 (71.

Stroke Incidence and Survival in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany: the Ludwigshafen Stroke Study (LuSSt).

Background And Purpose: Considerable locoregional differences in stroke incidence exist even within countries. Based on data from a statewide stroke care quality monitoring project, we hypothesized a high stroke incidence mainly among younger age groups in the industrial city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. To test this hypothesis and to provide data on stroke incidence and case-fatality rates, a population-based stroke register was initiated.

Effect of surface roughness, porosity, and a resorbable calcium phosphate coating on osseointegration of titanium in a minipig model.

The aim of this study was to compare the osseointegration of four different implant surfaces in the Göttingen minipig femur model. They were prepared by glasspearlblasting (A), sandblasting (B) and titaniumplasma spraying (C and D). Surface D received additionally an electrochemically deposited layer of a resorbable calcium phosphate (CaP) layer, made mainly of brushite.