The effect of platelet-rich plasma on fracture healing in long-bone pseudoarthrosis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on fracture union rate and fracture union time in pseudoarthrosis surgery and to evaluate the clinical and functional results of the patients.

Methods: The patients who were undergone pseudoarthrosis surgery between 2011 and 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Twenty-four patients were included in the study.

Outcomes of isokinetic tests and functional assessment of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Transtibial versus single anatomic femoral tunnel technique.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the outcomes of the transtibial and anatomical femoral single tunnel surgical techniques in ACL reconstruction.

Methods: A total of 30 patients, with 16 patients (15 males and 1 female; mean age: 27.2 ± 7.

The BstUI and DpnII Variants of the COL5A1 Gene Are Associated With Tennis Elbow.

Background: Tennis elbow entails pain and tenderness over the lateral epicondyle. The exact cause of the condition is not fully understood. Type V collagen is a minor fibrillar collagen that intercalates with type I collagen and forms collagen fibrils.

The complete type of suprapatellar plica and lipoma arborescens: a case report.

Lipoma arborescens is a rare intra-articular benign lesion. It is characterized by villous lipomatous proliferation of the synovial tissue and its etiology is not certain. Clinical presentation is usually long-standing, painless and slowly progressive swelling of the related joint.

Short-term clinical outcomes after first metatarsal head resurfacing hemiarthroplasty for late stage hallux rigidus.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the short-term results of metatarsal head resurfacing hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of advanced hallux rigidus. We reviewed 14 consecutive patients (5 males [35.71%], 9 females [64.

Surgical practices in total knee arthroplasty in Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the current practices in the total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and the differences of practice among the orthopedic surgeons in Turkey.

Methods: Data in this cross-sectional and descriptive study was collected through a questionnaire from 76 orthopaedic surgeons performing TKA. The questionnaire form contained 57 questions under four main headings, covering the professional properties of the surgeon, pre-surgery approach, surgical technique applied for TKA and the surgical details peculiar to the technique with solutions applied for complication scenarios, and finally the postoperative approach.

[Parallelism of vibration sense with proprioception sense in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a pilot study].

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the utility of vibration sense as a proprioceptive test in patients with a clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Patients And Methods: Nineteen patients with a clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome and 10 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Patients and volunteers underwent a joint position sense test and a vibration sense test.

[Patellofemoral joint dynamics in patients with gonarthrosis].

Objectives: Although the tibiofemoral joint has been evaluated in most of the gonarthrosis studies, the relationships between gonarthrosis and the patellofemoral joint have usually been disregarded. In this study, the dynamics of the patellofemoral joint in gonarthrosis has been evaluated.

Patients And Methods: Dynamic and kinematic axial computed tomography scans were obtained in 33 knees of 22 patients (19 females, 3 males; mean age 67.

[Proprioception of the knee joint in patellofemoral pain syndrome].

Objectives: The importance of proprioception in the etiology, treatment, and prevention of sports injuries and joint diseases has become increasingly clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate knee proprioception in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

Methods: The study included 28 patients (18 females, 10 males; mean age 28 years; range 16 to 48 years) with a clinical diagnosis of unilateral PFPS and 27 normal volunteers (13 females, 14 males; mean age 26 years; range 19 to 32 years) without any complaint related to the knee.

[Cartilage defects of the knee joint: evaluation, classification, and natural course].

Cartilage defects of the knee joint may be either isolated or in conjunction with various disorders of the knee. There are no clinical complaints and physical findings specific for joint defects. In addition, except for some magnetic resonance imaging techniques, there are no specific imaging methods for diagnosis.

A new weight-bearing meniscal test and a comparison with McMurray's test and joint line tenderness.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe a new weight-bearing McMurray's test (Ege's test) and to compare its diagnostic value with McMurray's test and joint line tenderness (JLT). We also aimed to determine if associated lesions had any effect on the diagnostic values of the 3 tests.

Type Of Study: Prospective controlled trial, clinical study.

The evaluation of the proximal tibiofibular joint for patients with lateral knee pain.

In contrast to important functions of the proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ), there appear a few clinical and radiological studies concerning the PTFJ pathologies. Although almost all of the joints have been investigated in detail by MRI, review of the literature reveals none on the pathologies of PTFJ. Thirty-eight knees of 32 patients with lateral knee pain were evaluated clinically and radiologically.

[The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears].

Objectives: Meniscal tears and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears commonly coexist in sports injuries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of ACL deficiency on our ability to diagnose meniscal tears.

Methods: The study included patients with a clinical diagnosis of medial meniscal tears with (group A; 26 patients; 22 males, 4 females; mean age 26.

[Comparison of four evaluation systems used for ankle injuries].

Objectives: Unlike the knee and shoulder, no widely accepted scoring system exists for the ankle joint. The aim of this study was to compare the results of diverse scoring systems used in ankle injuries.

Methods: We compared the results of four evaluation systems used for the ankle including those proposed by (i) Meislin et al.

The anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and talar impingement: a cadaveric study.

Impingement by the distal fascicle of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) is a relatively new entity among the known causes of anterolateral impingement syndromes of the ankle. This study investigated the anatomy of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and its possible role in talar impingement in 47 ankles of 27 cadavers. The length, width, insertion point to the fibula and the interactions with talus were noted, as was the relationship of the fascicle and talus during different ankle movements before and after incision of the lateral ligaments.