introduction: normal homeostasis system has several inhibitor mechanisms in front of the amplifier’s natural clotting enzyme to prevent fibrin clots in the vessels. the main inhibitors of coagulation pathway are antithrombin (at), protein c and protein s. patients with hereditary deficiency of coagulation inhibitors are susceptible to venous thromboembolism (vte). one of the major clinical mani...

background there are different and controversial reports about zinc deficiency in patients with major thalassemia. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate zinc status in patients with major thalassemia in sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran. patients and methods the study was performed in ali asghar hospital, a specialized governmental hospital located in zahedan, iran. ...

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using tendon or ligament autograft is the current goldstandard surgical technique for acute ACL ruptures. However, ACL repair surgical procedures are reappearing as anoptimistic treatment alternative for acute proximal ruptures. The purpose of this annotation is to review the current roleof primary repair of the ACL.<...

The aims of this study are to determine anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with Sy Behcet and to determine correlation between the levels of anticardiolipin antibodies in serum in patients with clinic systemic and ocular manifestations. The study was conducted on 11 patients with Behcet disease (group I), and on 11 healthy subjects (group II). Anticardiolipin antibodies -aCL were determined...

BACKGROUND Relative young and more active patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the isolated medial femorotibial compartment in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency are difficult to treat. The aim of this study was to explore the early clinical outcomes of combined Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and ACL reconstruction for the patients presenting ACL defic...

The association of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) or pseudotumour cerebri (PTC) with anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL-Abs) has been only acknowledged recently. However, its true incidence is as yet unknown. In this retrospective study, the co-occurrence of IIH and aCL-Abs was looked for among a relatively large group of patients diagnosed with IIH or PTC in the neuro-ophthalmology cl...

Background: Nowadays combined high tibial osteotomy and ACL reconstruction is accepted as a safe and effectivesurgery for patients with symptomatic varus osteoarthritis and anterior knee instability; however, the source of varusdeformity is sometimes the femoral bone. No studies have reported concomitant ACL reconstruction and distal femoralosteotomy in ACL-deficient knees wit...

Improved prosthetic design and application of strict criteria in selection of patients have resulted in wide use of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in surgical treatment of damaged joints. Here, we review the contemporary indications, outcomes, and complications of procedures such as lateral and medial UKA and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and compare the severity of these complicatio...