Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Serbian Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) Questionnaire (refers to r-axSpA) and its relations with disease activity and functional status indices.

Objectives: To translate, cross-culturally adapt and validate the Serbian Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire, e.g. according to the new nomenclature Radiographic-Axial Spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), and to relate it to disease activity and functional status domains.

Calcitonin-Gene-Related Peptide in Migraine and Tension-Type Headache in Children During Interictal Period.

Research on calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) in adult migraine is extensive, but its role in childhood migraine remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate serum CGRP levels in children experiencing migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) during interictal periods, comparing these levels to age-matched healthy controls. A total of 66 migraine patients, 59 with TTH, and 53 controls were recruited and stratified by headache onset age: under 7, 7-12, and over 12 years.

The Influence of Health Education on Vaccination Coverage and Knowledge of the School Population Related to Vaccination and Infection Caused by the Human Papillomavirus.

Background/objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a causative agent of infections and cancers of the reproductive and digestive tract, and vaccination is the most effective prevention method. This research aimed to assess the impact of health education on vaccination coverage and knowledge of the school population related to HPV infection and vaccination.

Methods: This non-randomized clinical trial included 170 participants out of the 221 students in the generation of 2022/2023, who were divided into a group of Subjects and Controls and who self-assessed their knowledge and tested knowledge at four and two time points, respectively.

Examining the impact and implementation of the ENabling VISions And Growing Expectations (ENVISAGE) program in Croatia: a discourse analysis pilot study.

Purpose: To explore the impact of the online ENVISAGE program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) on parents' perception of , their , and their , as well as to explore experiences of participating in the program in Croatia.

Methods: In this before-after discourse analysis study, participants took part in the five-week ENVISAGE program. There were two semi-structured interviews for each participant: within one month before and after participating in the program.

The impact of smoking on estimated biological age and body fat composition: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Smoking tobacco results in the death of more than 8 million people every year. Our study aims to explore a new approach for smoking cessation by analyzing body composition differences between smokers and non-smokers, focusing on potential variations in biological and chronological ages.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 at the Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation in Croatia.

The Accuracy of Serum Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Steatosis, Fibrosis, and Inflammation in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Comparison to a Liver Biopsy.

: This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of various biomarkers for steatosis, fibrosis, and inflammation in comparison to a liver biopsy (LB) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This was a cross-sectional study that included 135 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD. Fatty liver index (FLI), hepatic steatosis index (HSI), cell death markers (CK-18 M30 and CK-18 M65), FIB-4 index, NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), BARD, and AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) were calculated and analysed.

PR interval as a predictor of syncope in tilt-up testing in adolescents and young adults.

Background: Syncope, as the most frequent consciousness disorder, is very common in young individuals. The aim of this study was to analyze ECG parameters and clinical properties obtained during tilt-up testing in 12 to 30-year-old subjects. We enrolled a total of 142 patients from our outpatient clinic (39 males, 103 females) with a true positive tilt-up test and analyzed ECG records obtained during tilt-testing.

Functional and magnetic resonance imaging outcome after polyurethane meniscal scaffold implantation following partial meniscectomy.

Purpose: Prevention of the knee osteoarthritis following meniscectomy is implantation of an allotransplant or an artificial meniscus. We present retrospective study of our early results of the treatment using polyurethane meniscal scaffold.

Methods: From 2016 to 2020, we implanted nine polyurethane scaffolds (Actifit) after partial meniscectomy, five males and four females, age 36 (16-47), BMI 26.

Refractive Changes Associated with Diabetes Mellitus.

Background And Methods: Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent endocrinedisease in developed countries. In people with diabetes in addition to visionloss caused by diabetic retinopathy transient visual disturbances may occurfrequently caused by refractive changes. These changes in refraction are associated with variations in blood glucose levelsbut the underlying mechanism is still not fully understood.

Carpal tunnel and median nerve volume changes after tunnel release in patients with the carpal tunnel syndrome: a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study.

Purpose: Our aim was to study the dynamics of the post-surgical canal and nerve volumes and their relationships to objective [electromyoneurography (EMNG)] and subjective (pain) outcomes.

Methods: Forty-seven patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) (median age 52, range 23-75 years) with a prominent narrowing of the median nerve within the canal (observed during carpal tunnel release) were evaluated clinically using EMNG and magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) before and at 90 and 180 days post-surgery.

Results: Canal and nerve volumes increased, EMNG findings improved and pain resolved during the follow-up.

Pregnancy and vaginal delivery in epidural analgesia in woman with cerebrospinal fluid shunt.

Hydrocephalus is a medical condition characterized by enlargement of cerebral ventricles due to abnormal cerebrospinal fluid accumulation. Hydrocephalic women with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are now surviving to reproductive age, but still there are doubts regarding the mode of delivery, analgesia and anesthesia. Postpartal complications are more frequently described in deliveries ended by cesarean section than in spontaneous vaginal deliveries.

A validity of ultrasound subdivision of Risser grade 4 in assessment of skeletal maturity.

In the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, one of the most frequently used technique to determine skeletal maturity is the method described by Risser. The ossification of iliac apophysis progresses from ventral to caudal through the four zones and the fusion of the iliac apophysis to the iliac crest (Risser grade 5) indicated vertebral growth completion, therefore the termination of scoliotic deformity progression. The main disadvantages of Risser method are exposure to radiation and the questionable reliability, so there are efforts to examine iliac apohysis by ultrasound.

Eye and pregnancy.

Hormonal, metabolic, hemodynamic, vascular and immunological changes that occur during pregnancy can affect the function of the eye. These changes are commonly transient, but in some cases they may be permanent and have consequences even after childbirth. The ocular effects of pregnancy may be physiological or pathological and can be associated with the development of new ocular pathology or may be modifications of pre-existing conditions.

The effect of epineurotomy on the median nerve volume after the carpal tunnel release: a prospective randomised double-blind controlled trial.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of epineurotomy on the post-surgical median nerve volume and clinical outcomes in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) patients with a prominent nerve narrowing.

Methods: This was a prospective, randomised, double-blind controlled trial. Patients (n = 50) were randomised (1:1) to open-field surgical carpal tunnel release followed by a longitudinal epineurotomy of the nerve (test), or to open-field release without epineurotomy (control).

A case report of spontaneous concurrent bilateral rupture of the quadriceps tendons in a patient with chronic renal failure.

In patients with chronic renal failure, many complications may develop that involve all organ systems, especially the locomotor system. Spontaneous concurrent bilateral rupture of the quadriceps tendons is a very rare complication in patients with chronic renal failure, usually occurring in patients under 50 years of age. Although there are numerous causes that lead to tendon weakness and rupture, most authors agree that secondary hyperparathyroidism plays a major role in the pathogenesis of tendon rupture.

Effects of war aggression in Croatia on histopathological manifestations of breast cancer in defined population of one county.

The aim of the present study was to determine the differences in epidemiological and clinical manifestations of breast cancer during the war in Croatia and in peacetime. 660 consecutive patients were recorded (656 female and 4 male patients) from Pozesko-Slavonska County. The changes in histopathological features were recorded in war period (1991-1995, 156 patients) and through two control periods, before the war (1981-1990, 282 patients) and after the war (1995-2000, first five months, 223 patients).

Unilateral multicentric breast cancer.

Clinical characteristics of unilateral multicentric breast cancer (UMBC) were explored depending on aggressiveness, survival rate, disease-free period and local recurrence. The study included 296 women with breast cancer, surgically treated between 1990 and 2001. UMBC was histologically proved in 29 (9.

Effects of war aggression in Croatia on some forms and manifestations of breast cancer.

The aim of this study was to determine the differences in epidemiological and clinical manifestations of breast cancer in time of war in Croatia and in peacetime before and after the war, in the defined population of Pozesko-Slavonska County. The methods used in this study were the evaluation of relative predictive value of variables by means of chi 2-test and the analysis of variance, while the survival studies were tested by Long Rank test according to Kaplan-Meier analysis of survival. This work encompasses 660 patients who had breast cancer.

War-related transformation and work of surgery service of the Pozega Medical Center, East-Croatian Hospital unaffected by direct war activities.

The work of the Pozega Medical Center Surgical Unit during the two war years (from July 16, 1991, to October 1, 1993) in Croatia is described. Since the war operations did not affect the town directly, the work was mostly characterized by treatment of wounds inflicted by explosive devices (51.2%) and localized mostly on the extremities (62.