CAN ULTRASOUND MEASURES OF INTRINSIC FOOT MUSCLES AND PLANTAR SOFT TISSUES PREDICT FUTURE DIABETES-RELATED FOOT DISEASE? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Can ultrasound measures of intrinsic foot muscles and plantar soft tissues predict future diabetes-related foot disease? A systematic review.

INTRODUCTION:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with hyperglycaemia and advanced glycosylation end-products.In the foot, the consequences of chronic or uncontrolled diabetes are micro and macrovascular disease, neuropathy, reduced joint mobility and structural and soft tissue changes that increase the risk of ulcer development and amputation.Diab

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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of S-1-based and capecitabine-based regimens in gastrointestinal cancer: a meta-analysis.

PurposeOral fluoropyrimidine (S-1, capecitabine) has been considered as an important part of various regimens.We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of S-1-based therapy versus capecitabine -based therapy in gastrointestinal cancers.MethodsEligible studies were identified from Pubmed, EMBASE.Additionally, abstracts presented at American Socie

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On the linguistic violence

This work addresses the problem of renaming certain parts of indivisible Serbian language in Montenegro into a cumulative mother tongue with four name sub-variants (Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian and Croatian).In fact, this represents a lead into the phase of renaming the indivisible Serbian language into the "indivisible" Montenegrin language, whic

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