Anatomic Evaluation of the Ophthalmic Artery in Optic Canal Decompression: A Cadaver Study of 20 Optic Canals.

Aim: A relationship was shown in this study between the optic canal and the ophthalmic artery by cadaver study. It is intended that the anatomical and histological values which we obtained can be used as a guide in surgery MATERIAL and METHODS: A surgical anatomical evaluation was made of twenty optic canals in ten cadavers fixed in 10% formaldehyde. These were evaluated together with measurements of the ophthalmic artery and histological sections of the surrounding structure.

Actigraphic Analysis of Patients with Cervical Disc Herniation.

Aim: To analyze the relationship between the severity of pain and sleep disorder using wrist actigraphy in patients with cervical disc herniation (CDH).

Material And Methods: Fifty patients with the diagnosis of CDH underwent subjective tests and actigraphic analysis in preoperative period, and at the end of postoperative first week and postoperative first month. The data of the subjective tests and actigraphic analysis were compared.

The effect of bevacizumab and 5-Fluorouracil combination on epidural fibrosis in a rat laminectomy model.

Objective: An animal model of laminectomy in rats was used to study scar tissue formation around the spinal cord. Bevacizumab (BV) [a recombinant, humanized, monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor], 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and BV+5-FU was tested in this system for its ability to decrease fibrous tissue formation.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight Sprague Dawley rats were used in this sudy.