â  â  background hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. the hcv genotype has a geographic distribution and an important role in clinical and histological outcomes. this study determined hcv genotypes and their related risk factors among patients from khuzestan province, southwest iran. methods in a cross-sectional study, 223 patients...

Open pelvic fractures are devastating injuries, rare, and with high mortality. Leading causes of mortality are: haemorrhage, infection associated injuries. The aim this paper is to point out methods treating these injuries great number prognostic factors. Material - in period from January 2011 December 2015, 221 patients pelvis ringfracture were treated three large clinical centers Serbia, whic...

BACKGROUND Burns are among the preventable traumas encountered during childhood. Burn injuries are mostly classified as scalds, flame, electric, and chemical burns. However, each subject has some difference in the course of treatment related to the sub-etiologies. To reveal the importance of milk burns, scald burn patients were studied retrospectively. METHODS Demographics of the patients, bu...

BACKGROUND Generalised Joint Hypermobility (GJH) is suggested as an aetiological factor for knee injuries in adolescents and adults. It is presumed that GJH causes decreased joint stability, thereby increasing the risk of knee injuries during challenging situations like jumping and landing. The aim was to study the extent and risk of knee injuries in children with GJH and knee hypermobility. ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of injury in English professional rugby league over a period of four playing seasons. METHODS All injuries that were received by players during match play were recorded. Each injury was classified according to site, type, player position, team playing for, activity at the time of injury, and time off as a result of injury. RESULTS The overall injury ra...