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The Clinical Importance Of Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibodies In Chronic Kidney Dysfunction And Organ Transplantation
(2015-06-15)
The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and is the first site of contact between immune cells and tissues. Therefore, alterations at the level of the endothelium are ...
Methods in Diagnosing Chronic Anterior Compartment Syndrome. A clinical study in patients with exercise induced leg pain
(2015-04-27)
Chronic anterior compartment syndrome (CACS) is a painful condition within one or more muscle
compartment(s) in the lower leg. It impedes blood flow and muscular function due to elevated
intramuscular pressure. The ...
Predictors of Complications after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
(2015-04-10)
BACKGROUND: An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is a serious knee injury that frequently affects young individuals active in soccer, alpine skiing, handball and basketball. Regardless of treatment, an ACL injury is ...
Small-Scale Absorbed Dose Modelling in Selective Internal Radiation Therapy
(2015-04-30)
Radioembolisation (RE), with yttrium-90 (90Y) labelled microspheres, is an increasingly common treatment method for unresectable liver tumours. The tolerable mean absorbed dose for normal liver (NL) tissue is higher in RE ...
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: long-term outcome in adults and adolescents. Clinical results, health-related quality of life, radiographic findings and boone mineral assessments
(2015-09-10)
The aim of this thesis was to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and assess pre-operative factors predicting good outcome of HRQoL after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Furthermore, to specifically ...
Who should have total hip replacement? Use of patient-reported outcome measures in identifying the indications for and assessment of total hip replacement
(2015-05-04)
Background: Total hip replacement (THR) is a successful treatment for end-stage hip osteoarthritis (OA). Patients commonly seek this treatment to improve physical function, diminish pain, and ultimately to increase ...
Intestinal adaption in response to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
(2015-11-12)
ABSTRACT
Background: Obesity is a condition with increasing prevalence that leads to morbidity, decreased quality of life and reduced life expectancy. The only effective evidence-based treatment is bariatric surgery. The ...
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using semitendinosus and gracilis autograft. Evaluation of the clinical outcome, radiographic findings, histology and biochemistry
(2015-05-18)
The present thesis focuses on different aspects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using hamstring tendon (HT) autografts. In Study I, two groups of patients were compared. One group underwent surgery in ...
Central and Peripheral Neuroendocrine Factors in Cancer-Associated Anorexia and Cachexia
(2015-11-26)
Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS) develops in response to tumor-host biochemical interactions. A loss of appetite (anorexia) and increased metabolism results in a progressive wasting of adipose and skeletal muscle ...
The influence of match events on injury incidence during male World Cup football - Epidemiological studies and video analysis of injuries
(2015-01-09)
The aim of this thesis was to assess the effect of game-related match events on the variation in injury incidence in top-level male football. Specifically, the primary aims were to investigate: (1) a possible relationship ...