The frequency of superior cluneal nerve entrapment diagnosed with ultrasound-guided nerve block in patients with low back pain: A prospective, cross-sectional study.

Introduction: To determine the frequency of superior cluneal nerve entrapment (SCN-E) in patients who applied to our outpatient clinic with low back pain.

Methods: Two hundred patients with mechanical low back pain persisting more than 3 months were included in our study. All patients were evaluated with detailed clinical history and physical examination.

Which inflammatory marker is more reliable in diagnosing acute septic arthritis in the pediatric population?

Background: The present study aimed to investigate diagnostic values of C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and the platelet to lymphocyte ratio as possible indirect inflammatory markers in children with septic arthritis (SA) for diagnosis process.

Methods: The medical records of pediatric patients with SA who underwent debridement surgery between February 2005 and November 2018 were obtained from the hospital records. A total of 59 children with SA and 60 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study.

Isokinetic Strength Comparison of Tuberosity Fractures of the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Treated With Elastic Bandage vs Cast.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the strength of injured and healthy ankle muscle as well as functional and clinical outcomes between patients with proximal fifth metatarsal tuberosity fractures who received elastic bandage treatment and those who received cast immobilization.

Methods: Sixty-five patients who presented to our clinic between February 2018 and April 2019 were randomly divided into 2 groups: 33 received elastic bandages (group 1) and 32 received cast immobilization (group 2). All patients were scheduled for follow-up appointments at our clinic after 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks.

Prognostic factors affecting survival of patients with pathologic humerus shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing without tumor removal.

Background: Intramedullary nailing is the procedure of choice for pathologic fractures in humeral shaft because it allows early pain relief and mobilization. The aim of this study was to analyze the prognostic factors affecting survival of patients with pathologic humeral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing without tumor removal.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study by evaluating the records of patients treated in our clinic between 2003 and 2018 for pathologic humerus shaft fractures with a minimum follow-up of one year.