Publications by authors named "Birsel S"

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Hip dislocation is one of the major causes of disability in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Surgical treatment can be achieved using different techniques including proximal femoral varus derotation osteotomy (FVDRO), pelvic osteotomies, and open hip reduction (OHR). However, we claim that pathologies originating from extraarticular structures in the dislocated hip in CP can be reconstructed by extraarticular methods and OHR may not always be necessary.

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Purpose: Changes to routine clinical approaches during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are necessary to decrease the risk of infection in patients and healthcare providers. Because the treatment of many conditions is time sensitive, it is crucial to modify the management of paediatric orthopaedic cases by minimizing any subsequent morbidity. Our purpose was to describe the different measures and management strategies that have been applied by paediatric orthopaedic surgeons and to show how paediatric orthopaedic practice is affected in Turkey.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the split anterior tibialis tendon transfer (SPLATT) to peroneus tertius (PT) for equinovarus foot deformity in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: The medical records of 25 ambulatory CP patients (mean age: 8.7±3.

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Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the efficacy of single-dose tranexamic acid (TA) 20 mg/kg preoperatively to reduce blood loss in patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR).

Methods: A total of 387 patients (82 males, 305 females) undergoing TKR between January 2014 and December 2018 were included in the study. The T + group was administrated intravenous (iv) TA 20 mg/kg 20 min before the skin incision.

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Bacterial infections are known to trigger renal failure in patients with cirrhosis. However, the mechanisms for this process are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in a cirrhotic rat model with endotoxin induced renal failure by mixed ET-1 receptor antagonist, bosentan.

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