Biallelic frameshift variants in cause mild-type osteogenesis imperfecta with regressive spondylometaphyseal changes.

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterised by susceptibility to fractures, primarily due to defects in type 1 collagen. The aim of this study is to present a novel OI phenotype and its causative candidate gene.

Methods: Whole-exome sequencing and clinical evaluation were performed in five patients from two unrelated families.

Cementless modular total hip arthroplasty with subtrochanteric transverse shortening osteotomy for high hip dislocations.

Background: Performing a total hip arthroplasty for a high hip dislocation is technically demanding and presents several challenges, with appropriate evaluation of the bone morphology of the hip and proper implant selection being critical for successful outcomes.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of cementless modular total hip arthroplasty for the treatment of high hip dislocations with sub-trochanteric transverse shortening osteotomy.

Methods: Sixty-eight hips with a high hip dislocation, were treated using a sub-trochanteric transverse shortening osteotomy and cementless modular total hip arthroplasty, retrospectively reviewed.

Clinical, radiological and HRQoL outcomes after selective thoracic fusion with minimum 15-year follow-up.

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to provide a 15-year natural history evaluation of the radiographic appearance of uninstrumented compensatory lumbar curves in patients who had undergone selective thoracic fusion (STF) for scoliosis, measure any changes in health-related quality of life scores (HRQoL) and compare them with controls matched for age, gender and body-mass index (BMI).

Methods: STF group included 43 female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who underwent STF with mean age 33(27-42) years and a mean follow-up of 18.7 (15-28) years, mean BMI 22(18-29).

Single-Stage Posterior Vertebral Column Resection With Circumferential Reconstruction for Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures With or Without Neurological Deficit: Clinical Neurological and Radiological Outcomes.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical, neurological, and radiological outcomes of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) technique for treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Methods: Fifty-one patients (18 male, 33 female) with thoracic/thoracolumbar burst fractures who had been treated with PVCR technique were retrospectively reviewed.

Academic productivity and obstacles encountered during residency training: A survey among residents in orthopedics and traumatology programs in Turkey.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the academic productivity of and the obstacles encountered by orthopedic residents in Turkey.

Methods: Overall, 220 orthopedic specialists who were registered in the Ministry of Health and had started orthopedic residency between 2009 and 2010 were invited to participate in a survey through e-mail. The survey comprised a total of 19 questions to evaluate the academic works conducted and obstacles encountered during residency.

Modified Woodward Technique for Sprengel Deformity and a Modification of the Cavendish Classification.

Introduction: Sprengel deformity (SD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the shoulder. Surgery is required for moderate and severe forms. The modified Woodward procedure is the most widely used procedure for the surgical treatment.

Sprengel Deformity: Comprehensive Evaluation of Concomitant Spinal and Extraspinal Anomalies in 90 Patients.

Study Design: A retrospective, case series.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the concomitant anomalies in patients with Sprengel deformity (SD).

Summary Of Background Data: SD is the most common congenital anomaly of the shoulder.

``Sandwich technique" with dual strut allograft in surgical treatment of femoral nonunion.

Objective: The treatment of femoral nonunion is challenging for both the surgeon and the patient. Strut allografts increase the bone stock, enhance fracture healing and increase stability by acting as a biological plate. In this study, we aimed to report the results of the sandwich technique with two-strut allograft in the treatment of oligotrophic or atrophic femoral nonunions.

The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic Coccydynia.

Objective: Coccydynia is a disorder that decreases quality of life with significant functional failure. Extra-corporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is used to treat several painful musculoskeletal disorders.

Subjects And Methods: The medical records of 34 patients (29 females, 5 males) who had been treated with ESWT between 2017 and 2018 for chronic coccydynia were evaluated.

Clinical and radiological evaluation of surgical management in olecranon fracture-dislocations.

Purpose: The treatment of olecranon fracture-dislocations (OFDs) remains challenging. OFDs are often misdiagnosed as Monteggia lesions, and the real frequency is actually higher. However, studies on OFDs are limited.

Open reduction of a total talar dislocation: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Total talar dislocation (TTD) is very uncommon for many orthopedic surgeons and emergency/trauma specialists. Scarce cases of TTD have been reported, mainly in the form of open fracture-dislocation injury.

Case Summary: We report a very rare injury of closed TTD with a follow-up period of 36 mo.

Radiological and functional outcomes of ultrasound-guided PRP injections in intrasubstance meniscal degenerations.

Aim: This retrospective study is aimed to analyze the effect of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on grade 2 intrasubstance meniscal degenerations (IMDs).

Materials And Methods: Fifteen patients who underwent PRP injections for symptomatic grade 2 meniscal lesions were included in the study. All injections were performed with ultrasound in the degenerated menisci.

Clinical and radiologic outcomes following resection of primary proximal fibula tumors: Proximal fibula resection outcomes.

Purpose: Reconstruction of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and biceps femoris tendon following proximal fibula resection is controversial. Postoperative knee instability and peroneal nerve dysfunction affect outcome. This study aimed to determine functional, clinical, and radiological outcomes of patients who underwent en bloc proximal fibula resections and to compare clinical and radiological instability rates for primary repair after type I and type II resections.

Chondroblastoma: An evaluation of the recurrences and functional outcomes following treatment.

Objective: Chondroblastoma is a benign aggressive tumor which needs surgical treatment and has a recurrence rate up to 35%. Extended (aggressive) curettage is the mainstay of treatment and local adjuvants have been reported to decrease the recurrence rate.

Methods: The recurrence rates and the functional results of 14 patients who were treated in our institution and 2 other patients who were treated elsewhere between the years 2004-2016 were evaluated.

Worldwide arthroplasty research productivity and contribution of Turkey.

Purpose: Bibliometrics is increasingly used to assess the quantity and quality of scientific research output in many research fields worldwide. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have documented the main characteristics of arthroplasty publications from different countries. This study aimed to evaluate the worldwide research productivity and status of Turkey in the field of arthroplasty using bibliometric methods and to provide an insight into the arthroplasty research for surgeons and researchers.

Cementless total hip arthroplasty for severely dislocated hips previously treated with Schanz osteotomy of the proximal femur.

Introduction: We report the short-term outcomes of total hip arthroplasty(THA) in patients previously treated with Schanz osteotomy (SO).

Materials And Methods: Eighteen patients [2 male, 16 female; mean age, 55.4 (range, 50-66) years] who had undergone THA after SO were retrospectively evaluated.

The effect of distraction-based growth-friendly spinal instrumentation on growth in early-onset scoliosis.

The present study assessed the advantages and disadvantages of growth-friendly spinal instrumentation surgery for early-onset scoliosis in 17 patients who underwent this surgery with a minimum 2-year follow-up. The mean number of lengthening procedures was three, initial age at which surgery was performed was 108.1 ± 30.

Atypically localized glomus tumor causing anterior interosseous nerve syndrome: A case report.

This article presents a 48-year-old male patient who presented with pain in the left forearm and weakness and clumsiness in the left hand of 6 months' duration. Flexor motor strength loss of the thumb and the index finger was present and neurophysiologic tests showed findings compatible with axonal injury in the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) innervated muscles. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a space-occupying lesion in the proximal forearm resembling a glomus tumor.

The comparison of the effects of a novel hydrogel compound and traditional hyaluronate following micro-fracture procedure in a rat full-thickness chondral defect model.

Purpose: The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the impact of HA-CS-NAG compound (hyaluronate, sodium chondroitin sulfate, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine) on the quality of repair tissue after micro-fracture and to compare it with HA (hyaluronat), in a rat full-thickness chondral defect model.

Methods: Full-thickness chondral defects were created in a non-weight bearing area by using a handle 2.7-mm drill bit, in the right knees of 33 Sprague-Dawley rats.

Simultaneous bilateral correction of genu varum with Smart frame.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical and radiological results of simultaneous bilateral correction of genu varum with Smart frame.

Methods: Between 2011 and 2015, a total of 25 patients (10 females, 15 males) who had bilateral genu varum deformity were operated bilaterally with tibial and fibular osteotomy in the same session, using Smart frame. The mean follow-up period was 28.

Open reduction in pilon variant posterior malleolar fractures: Radiological and clinical evaluation.

Background: Pilon variant posterior malleolar (PVPM) fractures significantly disrupt joint congruency and cause tibiotalar instability. They are often underestimated and inadequately treated.

Purpose: This study assessed the outcomes of surgical treatment of this subtype of malleolar fracture, and examined the importance of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Total joint replacement for neglected posterior knee dislocation following septic arthritis after arthroscopy.

This report presents the first case of a knee dislocation following septic arthritis after arthroscopy. A 65-year-old woman had an arthroscopy with irrigation and debridement (I&D) of the joint and microfracture for the chondral lesions. She had complaints of postarthroscopic infection but non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and local ice compression was recommended.

Elastoplasty as a promising novel technique: Vertebral augmentation with an elastic silicone-based polymer.

Objective: Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) restores the stiffness and the strength of fractured vertebral bodies, but changes the pattern of the stress transfer. This effect may cause a secondary fracture of the adjacent vertebrae. Elastoplasty has emerged as a new technique to overcome this complication.

A comparison of the open reduction-internal fixation and resection arthroplasty techniques in treatment of Mason Type 3 radial head fractures.

Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively compare a series of patients surgically treated with ORIF or early resection arthroplasty due to isolated comminuted radial head fractures.

Methods: Between the years 2009 and 2013, 34 patients with isolated comminuted fractures of the radial head (Mason Type 3) had been operated (ORIF in 19 patients, resection arthroplasty in 15 patients). The mean age of the patients in the ORIF group was 38.

The Surgical Overcorrection of Lenke Type 1 Deformities with Selective Fusion Segments: What Happens to the Coronal Balance?

Purpose: The aim of our study is to determine the alterations on coronal balance after overcorrection of Lenke type 1 curve, retrospectively.

Methods: Datas of 34 patients (29 female, 5 male patients; mean age, 16.3±3.