Publications by authors named "C S Baltas"
Comparative Evaluation of Osteoporosis Clinical Risk Assessment Tools in Postmenopausal Women Aged 50-64.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates five osteoporosis risk assessment tools in young postmenopausal women aged 50-64, focusing on those who had DXA screenings.
- It involves 258 women, analyzing how different risk scores relate to their DXA T-scores, finding notable differences based on T-score thresholds.
- Despite some limitations, the OST tool shows the strongest correlation with DXA results, indicating its potential as a valuable screening option for this age group.
Multiple cuneiform fractures combined with isolated intermediate cuneiform dorsal dislocation and cuboid fracture, with disruption of the Lisfranc ligament, are rare injuries. In this study, we present a polytrauma patient who sustained these injuries, his treatment course, and the follow-up period. The patient was operated on the day of the injury and six months after that the results are very satisfactory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to review shoulder clinical and imaging findings in Parkinson's disease (PD), focusing on the significance of timely diagnosis and management of shoulder dysfunction in PD for the prevention of shoulder-related complications. A bibliographical search was employed, using "Parkinson's" and "Shoulder Dysfunction" as keywords. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging, twenty clinical and three US studies were selected as relevant to shoulder dysfunction in PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of the Quality of Life and the Quality of Sleep of postmenopausal osteoporotic women, without evidence of an osteoporotic fracture, who attended an outpatient DXA scan service.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
March 2023
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate whether impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and possibly, the quality of sleep (Sleep Quality - SQ), of osteoporotic women, may occur, even before the onset of an osteoporotic fracture.
Methods: The study included 109 women, divided (DXA) into two groups (age-matched): the Control Group (n=68; normal and osteopenic) and the Patient Group (n=41; osteoporotic). Review of medical history of the participants, was followed by evaluation of HRQOL and SQ with the EQ-5D-3L and the PSQI questionnaires, respectively.
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- The study evaluated the outcomes of surgical repair for isolated anterior horn meniscus tears, focusing on subjective clinical scores and imaging results after 24 months.
- The research involved reviewing patient records who underwent the same surgical technique between 2016 and 2018, finding that most patients had successful repairs indicated by improved clinical scores post-surgery.
- Results showed high patient satisfaction with significant improvements in the Lysholm, Tegner, and IKDC scores, confirming the effectiveness of the outside-in repair technique in young, active individuals.