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…

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…

A family with autosomal dominant cancer was first reported one century ago. The heredi­tary nature of some forms of colorectal cancer was confirmed less than 10 years ago by the…

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 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…

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…

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 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…