[Medical and biologic research of electromagnetic fields in radiofrequencies range. Results and prospects].

The authors present research findings on the problem of technology-related electromagnetic fields as an occupational risk factor of workers health disturbances, and on the issue of prevention measures development against this adverse physical factor effects. Prospects for further research development in the field of electromagnetic safety are discussed.

Knowledge of sexually transmitted HPV infection, genitoanal warts, cancer and their prevention among young females after vaccine introduction in Germany.

BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) high-risk types cause carcinoma and low-risk types lead to warts of genitoanal area. Since the HPV vaccine has been introduced, awareness of HPV infection, prevention and health-related behaviour have not been studied in a large sample of young women in Germany. OBJECTIVES: Assessment of awareness and health-related behaviour regarding HPV infection and prevention among young German females. METHODS: In 2010, a postal cross-sectional survey was conducted with a random representative sample size (n = 2000) of females aged 19-35 attending Germany's largest (comprehensive) university, which was designed to obtain data about socio-demographics, the awareness of sexually transmitted HPV, genitoanal neoplasms and their prevention, HPV vaccine, immunisation and cervical cancer screening. RESULTS: Of the 547 (27.3%) participants, 69.1% had heard of HPV, 62.5% were aware of the vaccine, 14.4% were vaccinated and 6.9% reported a history of sexually transmitted infection, including HPV (2.7%). The HPV-related knowledge among those who had heard of it was high (75.1-99.7%), except of that HPV affects men (52.9%) and HPV's causative role in genital (54.2%) and anal (35.6%) warts, and smoking (11.3%) as an HPV risk factor. The lower HPV knowledge score (

[Surgical treatment of multileveled diskogenic compression of the cervical spine and its roots].

The authors studied 54 patients with diskogenic compression of the cervical spine and nervous roots, who had undergone interventions including diskectomy, anterior cervical spondylodesis, and plate fixation. The purpose of the study was to provide rationale for choice of a surgical treatment for multileveled diskogenic compression of the cervical spine. Twenty-seven patients with multileveled lesion underwent diskectomy at 2-3 levels with and without vertebral body resection. Preference was given to the mini-invasive technique involving diskectomy, anterior cervical spondylodesis, by using osteoinductor blocks, and plate fixation. A control group consisted of 27 patients with one-leveled lesion who had undergone conventional surgical treatment. 0.5-3-year follow-ups showed positive results in 84% in the study group and in 89% in the control one. Fusion was successful in 89 and 96% in the study and control groups, respectively. The rate of complications and the level of successful professional and social rehabilitation were similar in both groups.

[Percutaneous laser denervation of the zygapophyseal joints in the pain facet syndrome]. / Chreskozhnaia lazernaia denervatsiia dugootrostchatykh sustavov pri bolevom faset syndrome

Percutaneous laser denervation of archoappendicular joints in spinal pain was made in 15 patients from a study group. Percutaneous high-frequency denervation of archoappendicular joints was performed in a control group consisting of 15 patients with facet syndrome. A preoperative protocol for each patient included at least two diagnostic segmental blocks. A surgical intervention was morphologically substantiated during an experiment; the most optimum surgery protocol was chosen. Destruction was performed by 0.97-micron laser radiation for 4-6 sec at 5-10 W. The number of cases of a complete or partial pain regression, the duration of its impact, side effects and complications were determined. Of the 15 patients from the study group, 8 and 6 patients were observed to have a complete and significant pain regression (more than 50% of the baseline). No effect was achieved in one patient. The similar results were obtained in the control group. There were no postoperative infectious complications in the patients of both groups; transient pain dysesthesia was registered in one case. The findings have led to the conclusion that laser denervation of archoappendicular joints is effective in the pain facet syndrome.