The histopathological effects of sleep disorders on striated muscle in rats.

Objectives: To histopathologically examine the change in gastrocnemius muscle created by sleep disorder in rats.

Methods: This study was carried out at Giresun University, Turkey from December 2018 to January 2021. A total of 30 Wistar rats were separated into 3 groups as the control group (CG), absence of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (ARS) group, chronic absence of sleep (CAS) group.

The clinical results of lower trapezius tendon transfer with the peroneus longus allograft augmentation combined with interpositional repair with fascia lata in massive irreparable rotator cuff tears.

Objectives: To investigate the clinical results of lower trapezius (LT) tendon transfer and interpositional repair that were performed simultaneously in patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears.

Methods: Between 2018 and 2020 years, 16 patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears that were treated with LT tendon transfer and interpositional repair at the same time were included in this study. The mean follow-up period was 29±3 months (24-39 months) and the mean age of patients was 62±9 years (42-73 years).

Evaluation of Necrotic, Edematous and Inflammatory Changes in Bone Marrow and Soft Tissue After Irrigation with Different Concentrations of NaOCl Solution: An Experimental Study in Rat Tibia.

Objective: We aimed to investigate effects of different concentrations (0.5-5%) of Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution on healthy tissues, and determine the optimal concentration that does not harm to tissue.

Materials And Methods: 30 tibias of 15 male Wistar albino rats were used.

Evaluation of different intraarticular injection volumes to assess optimum efficient amount; an experimental study in rat knee joints.

Introduction: The injection amount of solutions differs in wide ranges, from 20 to 200 μL in intraarticular injections experiments that was carried out with rats. The 10-fold difference between applied volumes is not acceptable since injection errors might affect the outcomes of the studies significantly. The excessive amount of solution that was injected into the knee joint of rats might end up with leakage of the solution from injection aperture, and damage the articular structures etc.

Intra-articular injection of hydrogen sulfide decreased the progression of gonarthrosis.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is found in both the plasma and synovial fluid of patients with gonarthrosis. In the present study, we investigated whether intra-articular injection of sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH) (1 mM, 30 μL), a HS donor, might affect gonarthrosis in rats. Gonarthrosis was induced surgically in the left knees of rats and left for 6 weeks for the development of disease.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach Using an Equal-Sized Plate as an External Guide to Lateral Malleolar Fractures.

Background: For minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) techniques applied to fractures of the lateral malleolus, there is no external guide for inserting the plate, determining the incision, and inserting the screws as used for fractures in other regions. With MIPPO, fluoroscopy exposure is unavoidable. The MIPPO technique is advantageous for patients; however, the unavoidable problem with this method for the surgical team is repeated exposure to fluoroscopy.

Comparison of Anesthetic Administration According to Method of Hip Surgery.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare total hip prosthesis (THP), partial hip prosthesis (PHP), and proximal femoral nail (PFN) patients in terms of the chosen anesthetic method.

Methods: A total of 850 patients who underwent hip surgery were divided into 3 groups according to the operation type: PHP (n=281), PFN (n=393), and THP (n=176). The type of anesthesia administered, interventions during anesthesia, and complications were retrospectively evaluated.

The results of Bankart repair without capsular plication in patients with recurrent traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of patients with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation, who had been treated with repair of the Bankart lesion without capsuler plication.

Material And Method: The study included 22 shoulders of 22 patients (16 males and 6 females) with a mean age of 28 years, who underwent Bankart repair between 2011 and 2014. Patients with bilateral shoulder instability, multiple instability, >25% glenoid bone loss, and those with a history of shoulder surgery were not included in the study.

Results of minimal invasive coracoclavicular fixation by double button lift-up system in Neer type II distal clavicle fractures.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate clinical and functional outcomes of indirect fracture reduction performed by coracoclavicular fixation with minimal invasive double button lift-up system in Neer type IIa unstable fractures of distal clavicle.

Material And Methods: 22 patients with Neer type 2 distal clavicle fracture were enrolled in that prospective study. All patients underwent indirect reduction and osteosynthesis performed by coracoclavicular fixation with minimal invasive double button lift-up system.

The results of bone deformity correction using a spider frame with web-based software for lower extremity long bone deformities.

Aim: To present the functional and radiological results and evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-assisted external fixator (spider frame) in patients with lower extremity shortness and deformity.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 17 patients (14 male, 3 female) who were treated for lower extremity long bone deformity and shortness between 2012 and 2015 using a spider frame. The procedure's level of difficulty was determined preoperatively using the Paley Scale.

An evaluation of meniscus tears in lateral tibial plateau fractures and repair results.

Background: Soft tissue injuries may co-occur with tibial plateau fractures. These injuries may include medial or lateral ligament ruptures, peroneal nerve lesions, anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, and meniscus tears.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of meniscus tears in lateral tibial plateau fractures and to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of meniscus repairs.

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia.

Objective: Our study is a prospective, randomized study on patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the beach-chair position to evaluate the effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on hemodynamic stability, providing a bloodless surgical field and surgical satisfaction.

Methods: Fifty patients were divided into two groups. Group I (n=25) had zero end-expiratory pressure (ZEEP) administered under general anesthesia, and group II (n=25) had +5 PEEP administered.

Effects of the lower extremity external fixators on the sexual life of males.

Objective: In tibial fractures, the use of an external fixator (EF) may be associated with sexual dysfunction (SD) in sexually active male patients. We aimed to investigate the influence of EF applied for tibial fracture on the sexual life in male patients.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 137 male patients who presented with tibial fractures and underwent surgical intervention with unilateral or circular EF.

Effects of hyaluronic acid (Hyalonect) on callus formation in rabbits.

Objective: Bone fragment and graft stabilization are important during reconstructive surgery of cases with comminuted fractures and bone defects. We examined the effect of Hyalonect surgical mesh on the healing dynamics of metaphyseal bone defects created in rabbit tibiae.

Methods: Approximately 5-mm defects were created on the anterior aspect of the proximal tibial metaphysis of 80 male rabbits.

Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the knee joint line level by its distance to the adductor tubercle and the apex of the fibular head in the Turkish population.

Methods: The study included 117 knees of 108 patients (63 males, 45 females; mean age: 31.3 years, range: 16 to 82 years).

Osteoid osteoma treated with radiofrequency ablation.

Purpose. Our aim is to evaluate the results of treatment with computed tomography (CT) guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteomas which were localized in a difficult area for operation. Materials and Methods.

Relationship between axillary nerve and percutaneously inserted proximal humeral locking plate: a cadaver study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the axillary nerve and the percutaneously inserted proximal humeral locking plate and to evaluate the risk of axillary nerve injury during percutaneous plate insertion.

Methods: The study included 50 shoulders of 25 fresh frozen cadavers. A 5 cm incision was made from the anterolateral border of the acromion to the arm and a 5-hole 3.

Surgical treatment of the neglected achilles tendon rupture with Hyalonect.

Background: The purpose of this study was to report the management and outcomes of ten patients with chronic Achilles tendon rupture treated with a turndown gastrocnemius-soleus fascial flap wrapped with a surgical mesh (Hyalonect).

Methods: Ten men with neglected Achilles tendon rupture were treated with a centrally based turndown gastrocnemius fascial flap wrapped with Hyalonect. Hyalonect is a knitted mesh composed of HYAFF, a benzyl ester of hyaluronic acid.

Hyalonect in the treatment of pseudarthrosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate union rates and complications of Hyalonect, a knitted mesh composed of HYAFF, a benzyl ester of hyaluronic acid, and a naturally occurring constituent of the extracellular matrix, for the treatment of pseudarthrosis.

Methods: The study included 11 patients (8 male, 3 female; mean age: 44.6 years; range: 23 to 57 years) operated for pseudarthrosis using Hyalonect.

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis presenting with bilateral achilles tendon xanthomata: a case report.

Xanthomas are described as deposits in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Mostly known as pseudotumors, xanthomas consist of connective tissue containing mainly cholesterol, triglycerides, and numerous foamy macrophages. Bilateral Achilles tendon xanthomata is pathognomonic for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in the case of normal cholesterol levels but increased cholestanol levels in serum.

The effects of osteoporosis on functional outcome in patients with distal radius fracture treated with plate osteosynthesis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of osteoporosis on functional results in patients with distal radius fracture treated with plate osteosynthesis.

Methods: The study included 37 female patients who underwent osteosynthesis using volar locking plate for distal radius fracture between 2006 and 2008. Diagnosis of osteoporosis was made with bone mineral density measurement.

Effects of calcitonin on knee osteoarthritis and quality of life.

There has been a recent interest in calcitonin as a potential treatment for osteoarthritis, based on its metabolic activities in both bone turnover and cartilage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nasal form calcitonin on knee osteoarthritis and quality of life in women who receive calcitonin treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Two hundred and twenty postmenopausal women, aged between 55 and 65 years with knee pain and knee osteoarthritis, graded II-III by using Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic scoring system, were included.

Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation and primary autogenous grafting in terms of pain, functional status and arthrodesis position.

Methods: The study included 8 patients (7 males and 1 female; mean age: 39.3 years; range: 22 to 68 years) who underwent arthrodesis with plate fixation and primary autogenous grafting.

Relationship between meniscal tears and tibial slope on the tibial plateau.

Objective: The geometry of the tibial plateau has a direct influence on the translation and the screw home biomechanics of the tibiofemoral joint. Little information on the relationship between the tibial slope and meniscal lesions is available. The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the effect of the tibial slope on the medial and lateral meniscus lesions in patients with intact ACLs.