Efficacy of Spinous Process Splitting Decompression Compared with Conventional Laminectomy for Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis.

Background: Spinous process splitting decompression (SPSD) is a minimally invasive surgical technique. We evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of SPSD compared with conventional laminectomy for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

Methods: SPSD was performed in 144 patients (group 1) and conventional laminectomy was performed in 132 patients (group 2) for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

The Role and Contribution of Lumbar Myelography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: Clinical and Statistical Evaluation of Post-Myelography Treatment of 63 Patients.

Introduction Myelography is a radiological examination method that has been used for the diagnosis of spinal canal pathologies for a long time. More than 90 years of experience has been improved by the development of increasingly less toxic contrast agents. Nowadays, although there are many advanced diagnostic tools, lumbar myelography is a direct imaging technique and so it is a powerful diagnostic method for patients whose treatment has not been decided.

Effects of Quetiapine on Neural Tube Development in the Early Stage of Chicken Embryos.

Aim: To investigate the effects of quetiapine exposure on neural tube development in early stage chicken embryos.

Material And Methods: Eighty-four fertilised specific pathogen-free chicken eggs were divided into four equal groups (groups 1?4). Three experimental groups (groups 2, 3 and 4) and a single control group (group 1) were used.

Effects of Tartrazine on Neural Tube Development in the Early Stage of Chicken Embryos.

Aim: To investigate the effects of tartrazine exposure on neural tube development, in early stage chicken embryos.

Material And Methods: A total of 120 fertilized specific pathogen-free chicken eggs were divided into 4 equal groups (groups 1?4). After 30 hours of incubation, the eggs, except for the Group 1 (control group), were opened under 4X optical magnification.

Effects of Erythrosine on Neural Tube Development in Early Chicken Embryos.

Objective: Erythrosine (E127), a synthetic food dye containing iodine and sodium, has often been used inside packaged foods and beverages in Turkey and many other countries. We evaluated the effects of erythrosine on neural tube development in early-stage chicken embryos.

Methods: The study included 4 groups, with a total of 80 embryos: a control group, a normal saline group, a half-dose group, and a high-dose group.

Morphologic Variations of the Collateral Sulcus on the Mediobasal Region of the Temporal Lobe: An Anatomical Study.

Objective: The fusiform gyrus and the collateral sulcus are the anatomical structures located in the temporobasal region. In this study, the topographic anatomy of the fusiform gyrus and the collateral sulcus is detailed to make a contribution for a successful course of temporal lobe surgery.

Methods: We studied the basal surface of the temporal lobes of 38 formalin-fixed adult human brain specimens.

A New Paradigm for Individual Subject Language Mapping: Movie-Watching fMRI.

Background: Functional MRI (fMRI) based on language tasks has been used in presurgical language mapping in patients with lesions in or near putative language areas. However, if patients have difficulty performing the tasks due to neurological deficits, it leads to unreliable or noninterpretable results. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using a movie-watching fMRI for language mapping.

Dose dependent morphological effects of alpha lipoic acid on vasospastic femoral artery in rats.

Aim: The dose dependent effects of alpha lipoic acid (α-LA) were investigated morphologically on rat vasospasm model.

Material And Methods: 32 rats were divided into four groups: group I=control; group II=vasospasm; group III=vasospasm +low dose (20 mg/kg) intraperitoneal α-LA administered; and group IV=vasospasm +high dose (100 mg/kg) intraperitoneal α-LA administered. Histological and morphometric examinations were carried out for each groups under light microscope.

Avulsion fracture of the anterior iliac crest after bone graft harvest: case report and review of techniques, risk factors and treatment.

The anterior iliac crest is the harvest site preferred by many surgeons because of the quantity and quality of bone obtainable and the simplicity of harvesting techniques. Avulsion fracture of the iliac crest following bone grafting is an extremely rare occurrence. We present a case report of avulsion fracture of the anterior iliac crest following bone graft harvesting for anterior cervical fusion in a 63-year-old man.