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A reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament should allow normal motion and stability of the knee. An accurate placement of the graft is mandatory to prevent slackening, deformation or rup­ture of the graft, or limitation of the range of knee motion. We studied the influence of orien­tation of the femoral attachment on the distribution of loads on the graft during knee motion. … Preberite več >>

The paper reports on a patient who developed acute renal failure as a result of myoglobinu­ria due to rhabdomyolysis induced by intense physical exertion. The authors present the asses­sment of patients with acute renal failure, placing special emphasis on urinalysis and biochemical analysis of blood serum and urine used for the determination of various ratios and diagnostic indices. These may … Preberite več >>

Langerhans cells are part of the widely distributed antigen-presenting cells known as den­dritic cells with a key role in immune responses. These specialised bone marrow-derived cells were originally found in the epidermis and later demonstrated in the mucosa of other organs. Langerhans cells are difficult to identifiy in sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin. A lar­ge number of surface and/or cytoplasmic antigens … Preberite več >>

The term »Sudeck« is usually heard in Slovene medical jargon to denote a rather frequent pain­ful complication after surgery or injury, which was officially named the complex regional pain syndrome in 1994. There are quite a few hypotheses about its pathogenesis, and each of them contributes to the understanding of the syndrome. Recent studies have been based on the well-founded … Preberite več >>

The Jebsen hand function test is one of several tests available for hand function. The Slove­ne version of the test is based on its original British version. The Jebsen hand function test consists of nine subtests that are representative of a wide variety of hand functions: writing, maze drawing, turning cards over, manipulation of small objects, stacking checkers, simula­ted eating, … Preberite več >>

Changes in erythrocyte shape are necessary in the circulation of blood, therefore deforma­bility is one of the basic properties of erythrocytes. A research project was conducted in order to determine the role of the submembrane protein skeleton in the mechanical stability of erythrocytes. Our hypothesis suggested that changes in the mechanical properties of the pro­tein skeleton should result in changed … Preberite več >>

The following hypotheses were examined: 1. Rapid initial elongation of the regenerating axons in crushed nerves observed even in the absence of distal cell support is later slowed down or stops altogether. 2. If, in addition, Schwann cell proliferation in the proximal nerve stump is prevented, the reduction of the axon elongation rate during the prolonged absence of cell support … Preberite več >>