The purpose of our research was to analyze the existent methods for measurement of child's body posture development. The research was made on the basis of studies, which was in…

Biocompatibility of different materials in the body is very complicated phenomenon. Although structural characteristics of implant are decisive for its specific purpose, biologic response mainly depends on surface characteristics of…

The placenta is crucial for fetal survival, growth and development. After the baby has been born the role of the placenta is finished, however, it is essential that delivering physician…

During the course of Crohn's disease, some patients require surgical bowel resection due to intestinal stenosis. Attention is drawn to a possible complication of such surgical procedures: in a patient…

Induced hypothermia after primary cardiac arrest (PCA) reduces post-ischemic reperfusion brain damage. At the Center for Intensive Internal Medicine (CIIM) of the LjubljanaMedicalCenter, it has been in routine use since…

BACKGROUND. The purpose of orthodontic diagnosis and classification systems is to record different dental and arch anomalies (malocclusions). The modified Angle's method of clas­sifying malocclusion is still the most widely…

Neurotrophins are a subgroup of growth factors acting within the nervous system. They are small proteins forming a family of several members. Among these, NT-3 is the most abun­dantly distributed…

The contribution focuses on one of the more recent immunosuppressive drugs, mycophe­nolate, which is available as mycophenolate mofetil and sodium mycophenolate. The active substance of both compounds is mycophenolic acid.…

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the main indicator of kidney function and GFR esti­mation is essential for the evaluation of patients with chronic kidney disease. In clinical practice, serum…

One of the essential elements of healthcare evaluation is the assessment of health-related quality of life. Health-related quality of life refers to how health impacts an individual's ability to function…

In the past ten years, development of ultrasound diagnostic technology has been very fast, especially in the field of three- and four-dimensional ultrasound. The purpose of this arti­cle is to…

Glaucoma is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness. Therefore, detection of structural optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber layer changes and…

In the paper methods and devices for measurement and evaluation of grasping in the rehabilitation environment are proposed. Investigation of grasping was divided into three phases: reaching to grasp an…

Rectal cancer is a common malignant disease. Its incidence has been rapidly increasing dur­ing the last decades. With improved preoperative diagnostic procedures and histopathological evaluation, rectal cancers can be divided…

Hallux valgus is a deformity without a known cause. Failure of conservative treatment is an indication for operative correction. First metatarsal osteotomy is the basis for over 130 dif­ferent procedures.…

Traumatic knee dislocation is a medical emergency. It is associated with extensive damage of all elements of the knee joint, among which injury of the popliteal blood vessels presents a…

Hereditary elliptocytosis is a clinically, biochemically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders of red blood cells. It is characterised by the presence of elongated, oval or elliptically shaped erythrocytes…

The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer is rising and primary prevention, including the use of sunscreens, has been proven inadequate. Skin cancer strongly correlates with chron­ic sun exposure. Here we…

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women in Slovenia. Male breast cancer, how­ever, is a rare disease comprising less than 1% of breast cancer patients in Slovenia. The…

Cardiac arrest is the most common cause of sudden natural death. Ischemia during cardiac arrest and reperfusion damage after resuscitation are often the source of permanent neurological impairment in survivors.…

The infection with Helicobacter pylori, mostly asymptomatic in children, is also an important factor in the development of intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma in adulthood. In the present article we…

A zoonosis called toxoplasmosis, which is caused by the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii, occurs worldwide. The prevalence of Toxoplasma infection varies in different populations, proba­bly due to differences in exposure to…

Malaria is the most important tropical disease which represents the major health and eco­nomic problem in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries worldwide. For the past 20 years, the incidence…

In Slovenia, the use of experimental animals in education and for experimental and other scientific purposes is regulated by the Animal Protection Act and other subsidiary legal acts, in which…