Knee prosthesis

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Dr. Ervin PRIFTAJ

Knee replacement is a surgical procedure that enhances the quality of life and eliminates pain in many patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Pain and the decline in quality of life are the two main factors for undergoing this procedure (according to the Arthritis Foundation in the USA). Generally, patients underg...  read full article

Foot deformities in children

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

Parents worry about flat feet, but ... flat feet are normal in infants, children, and adults. Special shoes, inserts, wedges, or exercises do not create an arch in a child with a flexible flat foot. One in five children never develops an arch. Most adults with flat fee...  read full article

Ozone, the elixir of life

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

In the painting "The Fountain of Youth" (1546, State Museums Berlin), Lucas Cranach has depicted the famous landscape where old and crippled people, upon reaching an oasis, washed and swam in the magical water, which made them pass to the other side young, rejuvenated, and ready to start a new life...  read full article

Leukemia

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Leukemia (leucemia, leukosis) represents a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors (neoplasms), with varying degrees of proliferation, differentiation, and cellular maturation, originating from the precursor cells of the blood's formed elements in the Bone Marrow (BM). Leukemia is classified among the "liquid" tumors and differ...  read full article

Achilles tendon rupture

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

The Achilles tendon is at the back of the heel. The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in our body and serves to carry out the lifting on the toes or to carry out the pushing during walking. It can be torn from sudden forces on the foot or ankle...  read full article

Full-time embryologist?

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Dr. Elton Peci

There are several centers in Tirana that offer In Vitro Fertilization, however, not all of them have a full-time embryologist, meaning present every day of the month. This is explained by the fact that Albania does not train embryologists, and consequently, those aspiring to become embryologists must study abroad. For this reason, the majority.....  read full article

Endometrial and cervical polyps

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Endometrial polyps are one of the most common causes of abnormal genital bleeding in women in pre and postmenopause. Most of them are benign in nature, but malignancy can occur. The prevalence varies from 10-40% in women with bleeding and 12% in routine examination and asymptomatic forms...  read full article

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

In this group, more than 150 types of viruses are included. Among these, over 30 types infect the genital area. Each virus is assigned a number, called the HPV type. Only 80 of them have had their sequences fully studied. HPV contains DNA that colonizes the mucosal or cutaneous epithelium and causes hyperproliferation, leading to the formation...  read full article

Osteoarthritis

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Dr. Ervin Jonuzi

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common problem for people after middle age. Osteoarthritis is often referred to as degenerative arthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis. The hip, or the hip joint which is formed by the pelvis and femur bone, is one of the joints most affected by osteoarthritis...  read full article

Electroencephalogram

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Dr. Shk. Artan Haruni

The Electroencephalogram EEG, or as it is commonly referred to in everyday language (Ezheja), is an examination used to detect the brain's electrical activity through a system of electrodes, which transmit signals they receive from the scalp and send them to a computerized system. This signal is analyzed and converted...  read full article

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