Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 132
Clinical and arthroscopic assessment of wrist ligament injuries and instability
(2016-04-11)
Wrist ligament injuries are common
after trauma, especially when concomitant
dislocated radius fractures are
present. The diagnostics of scapholunate
(SL), lunotriquetral (LT) and triangular
fibrocartilage complex ...
Aspects on Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
(2016-01-08)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe visual loss among
persons ≥ 60 years. AMD can be categorized in one of three stages: early, intermediate, or late. In early AMD visual symptoms ...
Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts. Epidemiology, Morphology and Surgical Outcome
(2016-05-13)
Background: Intracranial arachnoid cysts (AC) are malformations of the arachnoid membrane. They may cause symptoms, either by obstruction of the CSF flow or by compression of adjacent neural tissues. The aim of this thesis ...
Reconstruction of the RVOT with a conduit: Lifetime follow up
(2016-01-15)
Background: The use of a conduit is an established surgical method for reconstruction of the right ventricular
outflow tract in congenital heart disease. The most commonly used conduit is a homograft. Its limited ...
Carbonic anhydrase activity in sleep apnea - a potential therapeutic mechanism for intervention
(2016-11-30)
There is no pharmacological treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in clinical practice. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzyme activity on sleep apnea severity ...
Factors influencing prognosis in acute coronary syndrome - A report from the SWEDEHEART registry
(2016-02-25)
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the major causes of mortality in the
world. The prognosis for patients with ACS is affected by several factors, such as baseline
characteristics and treatment before, ...
How to support knowing and doing in promotion of health - Lessons learned from the Promoting Aging Migrants' Capabilities program
(2016-11-23)
Worldwide, the number of persons aging in the context of migration increases. Aging and migration can influence a persons’ opportunities to experience health. There is a need to develop knowledge of how to facilitate ...
Extracellular Vesicles and RNA interference in tumors
(2016-05-18)
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) including apoptotic bodies (ABs), microvesicles (MVs), exosomes (EXOs) and cell derived artificial nanovesicles (NVs) are important mediators of cell-to-cell communication, in part by transferring ...
Using genetics to identify epigenetic and signal transduction targets in cancer
(2016-05-12)
Cancer arises mostly due to the stepwise acquisition of untamed growth
capabilities by various means, ranging from genetic, epigenetic to
environmental factors. With the advancement made in molecular biology and
associated ...
Fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents at school – caries, conceptions and costs
(2016-02-26)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study the effects on caries, conceptions and costs of school-based fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents in Sweden.
Paper I was a 3.5-year randomised controlled study of 1,143 ...