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Traumatic injury of the axillary artery or its branches with distal embolization to the hand arteries is a rare finding, which is found in volleyball, baseball, tennis and handball players. The main mechanism for developing this vascular injury with local thrombosis (traumatic aneurysm) is a specific motion sequence of the shoulder seen during athletes’ activity (hyperabduction and external rotation of … Preberite več >>

Head and neck cancer accounts for approximately  5 % of all cancers, which makes it the sixth most common form of cancerin terms of its frequency of occurence. In Slovenia approximately 450 people are diagnosed with this cancer every year. The most common head and neck cancer site of metastasis are lymph nodes in the neck, which account for 40 … Preberite več >>

Current therapeutic options for treating depression are limited to use of antidepressants that target the monoamine system (serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine). Despite their effectiveness in treating depression, they have several downsides. The main problems are that they require weeks, sometimes months to reach their maximum efficacy and have limited effect in certain patients with treatment-resistant depression. Glutamate receptors are emerging as … Preberite več >>

Extracellular vesicles are a heterogeneous population of membrane vesicles, released from cells both in vivo and in vitro, with an important role in intercellular communication. They have been isolated from a variety of biological samples such as blood, bronchoalveolar lavage, synovial fluid, urine, amniotic fluid, semen, milk, saliva; and from cell cultures of most mammalian cells. Based on their size … Preberite več >>

Bone metastases are significantly more common than primary neoplasms. Solid tumors, which spread to the bone most frequently, originate from the breast, prostate, thyroid gland or kidney cancer. These metastases can be divided into complicated and simple, whilst their structure can be osteolytic, osteoblastic or mixed. The clinical manifestations found in patients with bone metastases can present themselves as bone … Preberite več >>

Threatened preterm birth is the third most common cause of sick leave during pregnancy in Slovenia. There is no evidence that sick leave may reduce the risk of preterm birth. However, there are data that indicate that excessive workload may lead to preterm birth. Slovenian legislation allows pregnant women to be protected against such occupational stress. More and more pregnant … Preberite več >>

The most likely risk factor for lumbosacral injuries in classical ballet dancers is hyperlordosis. Its development may be affected by weak abdominal muscles, holding the back too straight in the arabesque position, genu recurvatum, and excessive external rotation. Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc herniation are all common injuries due to repetitive microtrauma. Male dancers often report having spare lumbar spine … Preberite več >>