The Effect of Reiki on Pain, Functional Status, and Holistic Well-Being in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease that causes pain and adversely affects functional status and holistic well-being. This randomized controlled trial investigated the effect of Reiki on pain, functional status, and holistic well-being in patients with knee OA. The sample consisted of 42 patients.

Delayed presentation of gluteal compartment syndrome presenting with peroneal palsy secondary to superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm following ballistic injury.

Gluteal compartment syndrome (CS) secondary to the superior gluteal artery (SGA) injury and pseudoaneurysm formation is a very rare condition. When it does occur, it usually manifests with acute and life-threatening hemorrhage resulting in early hypov-olemic changes. Delayed presentation of the gluteal CS (GCS) after trauma has been described in the literature seldom and these cases were demonstrated with sciatic nerve palsy, hemodynamic instability, decreased hemoglobin levels, increasing buttock pain, and a large gluteal hematoma.

Long-term Functional Difference between the First and Second Knees in Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Objective: To compare the long-term functional results of the first and second knees in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Gulhane Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey from January 2003 to December 2010.

Direct Anterior Approach Versus Posterolateral Approach for Hemiarthroplasty in the Treatment of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Geriatric Patients.

BACKGROUND In the present study, we aimed to evaluate early clinical and biochemical outcomes of direct anterior approach (DAA) versus posterolateral approach (PLA) for hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in geriatric patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between September 2012 and September 2017, a total of 110 patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the surgical technique PLA (Group 1, n=54) and DAA (Group 2, n=56).

Total hip arthroplasty with rectangular stems and subtrochanteric transverse shortening osteotomy in Crowe type IV hips: a retrospective study.

Background: The complexity of femoral and acetabular anatomy and restoring anatomic center of hip rotation in Crowe type IV developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) complicates standard reconstruction. The aim of this study is to evaluate surgical techniques and clinical outcomes of subtrochanteric transverse shortening osteotomy with the use of cementless rectangular cross-section femoral implants in Crowe IV dysplastic hips.

Methods: A total of 26 hips of 25 consecutive patients with Crowe type IV DDH who underwent cementless total hip arthroplasty with subtrochanteric femoral transverse shortening osteotomy were retrospectively analyzed.

Is staged management with immediate conversion of external fixation to retrograde intramedullary nailing for combat-related Gustilo Type III supracondylar femur fractures safe and reliable method?

Introduction: Femur fractures due to bomb explosions and gunshots in battlefield require osseous stabilization as quickly as possible to expedite emergent conditions. İmmediate external fixation is the initial procedure as usual with planned early conversion to definitive treatment. The purpose of the current study is to determine the results of the early retrograde intramedullary nailing in combat-related injuries.

Treatment of implant-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis with vancomycin-loaded VK100 silicone cement: An experimental study in rats.

Introduction: The purpose of this present study is to investigate the efficacy of vancomycin-loaded VK100 silicone cement drug delivery system in the treatment of implant-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) osteomyelitis in rats.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six adult (18-20 weeks old) female Sprague-Dawley rats were included in the study. All rats underwent experimental osteomyelitis surgery via injecting 100 µL bacterial suspension of MRSA into the medullary canal.

Reliability of the mangled extremity severity score in combat-related upper and lower extremity injuries.

Background: Decision of limb salvage or amputation is generally aided with several trauma scoring systems such as the mangled extremity severity score (MESS). However, the reliability of the injury scores in the settling of open fractures due to explosives and missiles is challenging. Mortality and morbidity of the extremity trauma due to firearms are generally associated with time delay in revascularization, injury mechanism, anatomy of the injured site, associated injuries, age and the environmental circumstance.

Turkish Version of Kolcaba's Immobilization Comfort Questionnaire: A Validity and Reliability Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Immobilization Comfort Questionnaire (ICQ).

Methods: The sample used in this methodological study consisted of 121 patients undergoing lower extremity arthroscopy in a training and research hospital. The validity study of the questionnaire assessed language validity, structural validity and criterion validity.

[Severe cartilage loss caused by metallic anchors in surgical treatment of a Bankart lesion: report of three cases].

Currently, arthroscopic modalities in the surgical treatment of shoulder instability using suture anchors are more popular than open surgery. However, there are some complications related to the metallic suture anchors used. One of the most common complications is cartilage loss due to shallow placement of the suture anchor.

The accuracy of two different extra-medullary tibial cutting guides for posterior tibial slope in total knee arthroplasty.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two different external tibial cutting guides with and without a spike anchoring to the intercondylar eminentia to achieve a desired posterior tibial slope.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2011, 120 posterior cruciate ligament protecting total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries of 83 patients in which two different external tibial cutting guides used were included. Fifty-nine knees were included into the spiked and 61 knees were included into the spikeless cutting guide group.

The relation between the arthroscopic findings and functional outcomes in patients with septic arthritis of the knee joint, treated with arthroscopic debridement and irrigation.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between arthroscopic findings and functional outcomes in patients with septic arthritis of the knee joint, treated with arthroscopic debridement and irrigation.

Methods: Twenty patients (17 male, 3 female; mean age: 31 years [5-63 years]) with knee septic arthritis treated with arthroscopic debridement and irrigation in our clinic between 2004-2007 were included in the study. The decision for arthroscopic debridement was made based on the clinical findings, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein level and the aspiration of the affected knee.

Pronation versus supination maneuvers for the reduction of 'pulled elbow': a randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of the hyperpronation and supination-flexion maneuvers in the reduction of the pulled elbow.

Methods: Sixty-six patients with pulled elbow were randomized for reduction with either hyperpronation or supination-flexion maneuvers. When the first attempt failed, a second attempt was performed with the same reduction maneuver.

[Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report].

Intramedullary nailing is the gold standard for the treatment of diaphyseal femoral fractures. Bending of the nail secondary to trauma is a rare complication encountered in unhealed and comminuted fractures. A 23-year-old man was admitted with refracture of the right femoral shaft and a 32-degree bending of an inflatable intramedullary nail due to a fall, two months after the initial surgical treatment.

Aspirin decreases the prevalence and severity of heterotopic ossification after 1-stage bilateral total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a frequent complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We retrospectively evaluated the prevalence and severity of HO in patients with osteoarthrosis who underwent 1-stage bilateral THA (OSBTHA) and compared those who received aspirin with those who received Coumadin for postoperative chemothromboprophylaxis. The aspirin group consisted of 66 patients (132 hips), with a mean age of 64 years (SD, 8.

Ankle arthrodesis using an Ilizarov external fixator in patients wounded by landmines and gunshots.

Background: We evaluated the results of ankle arthrodesis performed with circular external fixators (CEF) in those patients who had developed tibiotalar arthritis secondary to a landmine or a gunshot injury.

Materials And Methods: Nineteen ankles in 19 patients were fused using CEF. All patients had approximately 3 (range, 1 to 5) operations for bone and soft tissue reconstruction preceding the arthrodesis.

An uncommon presentation of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the calcaneus.

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone is the osseous counterpart of the tumor in soft tissue. It is a rare primary bone tumor, and there have been conflicting reports on its grades of malignancy. The appendicular skeleton, especially the femur, is the most common site of involvement, whereas the calcaneus is rarely involved.

Spiral and oblique fractures of distal one-third of tibia-fibula: treatment results with circular external fixator.

Introduction: Spiral and oblique fractures of distal 1/3 of tibia-fibula are relatively common fractures of long bones. Due to their types, aetiology, limited coverage and blood supply, these fractures often lead to union and soft tissue problems.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with spiral and oblique fractures of distal 1/3 of tibia-fibula were treated with circular external fixator (CEF) between January 1997 and August 2000.

Modified crescentic proximal metatarsal osteotomy and distal soft tissue procedures in hallux valgus.

The results of a modified crescentic proximal metatarsal osteotomy and distal soft tissue procedures for patients with symptomatic, incongruent, metatarsophalangeal joint, hallux valgus deformity were reviewed. Forty-nine feet of 41 patients were evaluated. All of the patients were male military personnel of different ranks, and their mean age was 23 years (range, 20-43 years).

Coccygectomy in the surgical treatment of traumatic coccygodynia.

The Purpose Of The Study: Direct or indirect trauma to the coccygeal bone can induce chronic coccygodynia. The aim of this study is a retrospective analysis of our patients surgically managed for traumatic coccygodynia and a critical review of the results obtained in comparison to the literature.

Basic Procedures: We have retrospectively investigated patients with traumatic coccygodynia referred to our centre after a failure of conservative treatment.

[The relationship between phantom limb pain and neuroma].

Objectives: We evaluated the effect of exploratory neurectomy on phantom limb pain (PLP) in patients who had PLP and neuroma findings in the amputated extremity.

Methods: The study included 14 patients (13 males, 1 female; mean age 30 years; range 21 to 54 years) who developed symptomatic neurinoma and PLP following amputation of an extremity due to trauma (9 mine blasts, 5 traffic accidents). Postamputation period ranged from 2.

[The treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head with vascularized fibular grafting: a report of three cases].

Three male patients aged 21, 21, and 24 years were treated with vascularized fibula grafting for avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The disease was found idiopathic in two cases, while one patient was on steroid therapy. According to the Pennsylvania University Staging System, preoperative radiologic stages were 2a, 2b, and 2c.

Treatment of close-range, low-velocity gunshot fractures of tibia and femur diaphysis with consecutive compression-distraction technique: a report of 11 cases.

Lower extremity injuries secondary to close-range, low-velocity gunshot wounds are frequently seen in both civilian and military populations. A close-range, low-velocity injury produces high energy and often results in comminuted and complicated fractures with significant morbidity. In this study, four femoral, four tibial, and three combined tibia and fibular comminuted diaphyseal fractures secondary to close-range, low-velocity gunshot wounds in 11 military personnel were treated with debridement followed by compression-distraction lengthening using a circular external fixator frame.

[The treatment of comminuted midfoot fractures with distraction osteogenesis].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of distraction osteogenesis with the Ilizarov circular external fixator in the treatment of comminuted fractures of the midfoot.

Methods: Four patients (1 female, 3 males) with comminuted midfoot fractures due to high energy trauma were treated with distraction osteogenesis performed by the Ilizarov circular external fixator. The mean age was 24 years (range 19 to 37 years).