Effects of vertebral fusion on levels of pro-inflammatory and catabolic mediators in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the alterations in levels of pro-inflammatory and catabolic mediators following vertebral fusion in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration.

Methods: In this study, 24 female New Zealand albino rabbits (aged 4 to 5 months and weighing 3 to 3.5 kg) were used.

There is No Remarkable Difference Between Pedicle Screw and Hybrid Construct in the Correction of Lenke Type-1 Curves.

Aim: To compare the deformity correction success of segmental pedicle screw and hybrid instrumentation for the treatment of Lenke type-1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) curves.

Material And Methods: Surgically treated Lenke type-1 scoliosis patients were retrospectively evaluated and data of 26 patients treated with hybrid instrumentation were included in the first group. In this group, all patients had been operated with hooks at the thoracic part and transpedicular screws at the lumbar part.

An anatomic study of the lateral patellofemoral ligament.

Objective: The lateral patellofemoral ligament (LPFL) is part of the lateral retinaculum cut during arthroscopic or open release. We investigated its anatomic and morphometric characteristics.

Materials And Methods: We identified the LPFL insertion point on the condyle in vertical and sagittal planes in 32 adult cadaveric knees.

Utilization of the bicipital groove axis for confirming alignment of the humerus with transepicondylar and ulnar shaft axes during intramedullary nailing.

Objective: Intramedullary nailing is the preferred surgical treatment of humerus shaft fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the bicipital groove and specific anatomical landmarks in achieving correct alignment of the humerus during intramedullary nailing, and to describe these anatomical landmarks.

Methods: Thirty (15 right; 15 left) total upper cadaver extremities were used in this study.

Interobserver reliability of the Turkish version of the expanded and revised gross motor function classification system.

Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common disability in childhood. The gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) has become an important tool to assess motor function in CP patient. In 2007, the expanded and revised (E&R) version of GMFCS which includes age band for youth 12-18 years of age was developed.

Anatomical variations of iliolumbar artery and its relation with surgical landmarks.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to reveal the variations of origin of iliolumbar artery, and its relations with the surrounding surgically important anatomical structures.

Methods: The origin, diameter, and tract of iliolumbar artery were determined bilaterally in 21 formalin-fixed adult male cadavers (21 right and 21 left arteries) in the Laboratory of Department of Anatomy.

Results: Iliolumbar artery was originating from common iliac artery in 4.

Regional migratory osteoporosis: case report of a patient with neuropathic pain.

Regional migratory osteoporosis (RMO) is an idiopathic disorder characterized by severe periarticular pain, transient and migratory arthralgia, and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis in this disease may appear in the form of local regional osteoporosis and bone marrow edema or generalized osteoporosis. It occurs most commonly in middle-aged men and late second or third trimester pregnant women.

Neurovascular risks of sacral screws with bicortical purchase: an anatomical study.

The aim of this cadaver study is to define the anatomic structures on anterior sacrum, which are under the risk of injury during bicortical screw application to the S1 and S2 pedicles. Thirty formaldehyde-preserved human male cadavers were studied. Posterior midline incision was performed, and soft tissues and muscles were dissected from the posterior part of the lumbosacral region.

Botulinum toxin A injection for spasticity in diplegic-type cerebral palsy.

Botulinum toxin type A can be both safe and effective in relieving spasticity in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy. In our prospective study, we evaluated the functional effect of botulinum toxin A in spastic diplegic-type cerebral palsy. Patients were examined on enrollment and at 1, 3, and 6 months after injection.

[The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis].

Objectives: We evaluated the relationship between functional objective and patient-based subjective assessments and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

Methods: Thirty patients (25 females, 5 males; mean age 62+/-9 years; range 41-78 years) were prospectively studied. All were diagnosed as having LSS by clinical and radiological evaluations.

Flexible flatfoot and related factors in primary school children: a report of a screening study.

The aim of this study was to analyze the longitudinal arch morphology and related factors in primary school children. Five hundred and seventy-nine primary school children were enrolled in the study. Generalized joint laxity, foot progression angle, frontal hindfoot alignment, and longitudinal arch height in dynamic position were evaluated.

Reliability and validity of adapted Turkish Version of Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaire.

Study Design: Outcome study to determine the internal consistency, and validity of adapted Turkish version of Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) Instrument.

Objectives: To evaluate the validity and reliability of adapted Turkish Version of SRS-22 questionnaire.

Summary Of Background Data: The SRS-22 questionnaire is a widely accepted questionnaire to assess the health-related quality of life for scoliotic patients in the United States.

Apical instrumentation alters the rotational correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the effect of apical vertebral instrumentation in the axial plane in the surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Seventy-six consecutive patients with King type II idiopathic scoliosis, treated with posterior spinal instrumentation, were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 14.

Relationship between onychocryptosis and foot type and treatment with toe spacer. A preliminary investigation.

The relationship between onychocryptosis and foot type was investigated in a series of 512 patients. Of these patients, 124 had signs or a history of onychocryptosis. Among the nine foot types identified by digital and metatarsal formulas, the Greek index minus and squared index minus types showed the strongest association with onychocryptosis, which was present in more than one-third of such feet.

Congenital anterior dislocation of the radial head: a case with radiographic findings identical to traumatic dislocation.

Differentiation of congenital unilateral dislocation of the radial head from a traumatic dislocation depends mainly on the radiographic findings. Here, we report a case of congenital unilateral anterior radial head dislocation with radiographic findings identical to traumatic dislocation.