The level of actual functional fitness of men from different living environments in Poland and associations with health - a cross-sectional study.

Background: The study aimed to assess the differences in functional fitness between older men living in social welfare homes (SWH) and men living in society.

Methods: The study involved 474 men aged 60-84, including 134 men living in social welfare homes and 340 men living in community. The Senior Fitness Test was used to assess functional fitness.

Radiographic Assessment of Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Injury with Different Durations and Types of Fixation.

Introduction: There is no consensus among orthopedic surgeons on the number of cortical layers (tricortical or quadricortical fixation) involved or the duration of syndesmotic fixation after a tibiofibular syndesmosis (TFSD)-injury treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess radiographic parameters following the treatment of TFSD injuries, with various time-windows of syndesmotic screw removal and numbers of cortical layers involved.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-five patients, aged from 25 to 75 years, were included in the study.

The functional and radiographic outcomes following distal radius fracture treatment in a cast for 4 and 6 weeks in the elderly: A randomized trial.

Background: The optimal duration of cast immobilization following distal radius fractures (DRFs) in elderly patients has not been established.

Objectives: To assess the functional and radiological parameters following DRF treatment in elderly patients using 2 different periods of cast immobilization.

Material And Methods: We assessed 50 patients (33 women and 17 men).

Assessment of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and after Kidney Transplantation-A Comparative Analysis.

Depression and anxiety are common among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients but are rarely diagnosed and treated. Furthermore, the fraction of patients with depression is greater among hemodialyzed patients. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of depression symptoms, anxiety and assess the level of life satisfaction in three groups of patients based on the stage of CKD.

Time-series analysis of trial-to-trial variability of MEG power spectrum during rest state, unattended listening, and frequency-modulated tones classification.

Background: The nonstationarity of EEG/MEG signals is important for understanding the functioning of the human brain. From our previous research we know that short, 250-500-ms MEG signals are variance-nonstationary. The covariance of a stochastic process is mathematically associated with its spectral density, therefore we investigate how the spectrum of such nonstationary signals varies in time.

Topography of muscular branches of the superficial fibular nerve based on anatomical preparation of human foetuses.

Background: The progress of pediatric surgery and increasingly better diagnosis of fetal defects require detailed knowledge of human developmental anatomy. Precise knowledge of the anatomy of innervation of the lower extremities corresponds to this subject and is not only cognitive but also clinically important. The aim of this study was to analyse the anatomy of the topography of the muscular branches of the superficial fibular nerve (NPS) in the prenatal period, which will fill a gap in the literature.

Assessment of the lower limb biomechanics in patients after tibiofibular syndesmosis injury treatment.

Purpose: There is no consensus as to the number of bone cortices engaged in tibiofibular syndesmosis treatment. The purpose of our study was to assess the weight distribution on the lower limbs after tricortical or quadricortical syndesmosis fixation and different timing of screw removal.

Methods: A total of 55 patients who underwent treatment for acute tibiofibular syndesmosis injury were analyzed in this study.

Can the in-hospital mortality rate in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctions be lowered any further?

Background: A myocardial infarction is a specific clinical condition characterized by a relatively high acute mortality rate. Earlier reperfusion results in a smaller infarct size and a lower mortality rate.

Objectives: To assess the in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) regarding patients' characteristics, and the mechanisms behind the deterioration in hemodynamic and clinical status, in order to assess the possibility of preventing this type of death.

Influence of 8-Week Aerobic Training on the Skin Microcirculation in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease.

Materials And Methods: In the study, 48 men took part with a stabilized and pharmacologically controlled ischaemic disease. The participants were randomly divided into two groups with 24 people in each of them. The research group participated in an aerobic march training.

Preparedness and attitudes towards medical emergencies in the dental office among Polish dentists.

Background: Medical emergencies in dental offices are considered a problem in most countries owing to dentists' concerns about emergency preparedness, practical skills, lifesaving equipment and staff availability. The prevalence of medical emergencies in dental offices and dentists' preparedness have been analysed in several countries but have never been studied in Poland.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of medical emergencies in dental offices in Poland, as well as dentists' preparedness and attitudes towards medical emergencies.

Effect of medium pH on chemical selectivity of oxalic acid biosynthesis by W78C in submerged batch cultures with sucrose as a carbon source.

The pH of the medium is the key environmental parameter of chemical selectivity of oxalic acid biosynthesis by . The activity of the enzyme oxaloacetate hydrolase, which is responsible for decomposition of oxaloacetate to oxalate and acetate inside the cell of the fungus, is highest at pH 6. In the present study, the influence of pH in the range of 3-7 on oxalic acid secretion by W78C from sucrose was investigated.

The effects of an early intrahospital rehabilitation on weight bearing during lower extremity lengthening with Ilizarov method.

Purpose: Exerting axial pressure on the affected lower limb remains one of the most crucial elements of Ilizarov method. The objective was to determine the effects of an early intrahospital rehabilitation on weight bearing during lower extremity lengthening with Ilizarov method.

Methods: The study included 15 patients who underwent lower limb lengthening.