Max Clara: Sweet life in Istanbul with a bitter end 1950-1966 and the search for unethically obtained tissue specimens from his estate in Turkish collections.

The aim of this study was to examine the last period of Max Clara's (1899-1966) life in Istanbul (1950-1966) and his scientific activities there. Clara's career before and during the National Socialist (NS) era was extensively studied, however, almost no information is available regarding his late years and his relationship with old colleagues and the academic world after he was dismissed from the academic life in the postwar period. Max Clara's life in Istanbul was based on primary sources from the Istanbul University Archive.

Pioneering orthopaedic trauma surgery in Turkey: Burhaneddin Toker (1890-1951), the stormy 1930s, and refugees running from Nazism.

Orthopedic surgery, the medical discipline that deals with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system has been considered a distinct medical discipline in the west since the beginning of the twentieth century. However, in Turkey, the acceptance of musculoskeletal traumatology as an integral part of orthopedic surgery actualized as late as 1961. Previously, orthopedic trauma patients were usually treated in general surgery departments.

Publication rates of abstracts presented at the 23rd (2013) and 24th (2014) National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congresses: We are not improving.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine 1) the publication rates of podium and poster presentations from the 23rd (2013) and the 24th (2014) National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congresses in peer-reviewed journals and (2) compare these rates with publication rates from the 20th congress (2007) published previously. The secondary objective was to determine the time lag to publication and compare this data with the data from the 20th congress.

Methods: All abstracts from the scientific programs of the 23rd (2013) and the 24th (2014) National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congresses were identified and computerized PubMed searches were conducted to determine whether an abstract had been followed by publication of a full-text article in peer-reviewed journals.

A Simple Method for Fixation of Proximal Opening-Wedge Osteotomy of the First Metatarsal for Correction of Hallux Valgus.

A simple, inexpensive technique for fixation of proximal opening-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal for correction of moderate or severe hallux valgus (HV) is described. After the opening-wedge osteotomy and bone grafting of the first metatarsal have been performed, 2 Kirschner wires are introduced for internal fixation and removed 8 weeks postoperatively. Twenty-three patients with symptomatic HV who had a proximal medial opening-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal in combination with a distal soft tissue procedure and bunionectomy were evaluated retrospectively.

Anconeus Epitrochlearis Muscle Causing Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: Clinical and Neurophysiological Differential Diagnosis.

Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the second most frequent entrapment neuropathy and is considered idiopathic in most patients. However, several anatomic variations, including the anconeus epitrochlearis muscle, have been reported to cause ulnar nerve compression. The anconeus epitrochlearis muscle is a common anatomic variation, with a prevalence of up to 34%, but the clinical diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy of the elbow as a result of this variation is rare, with an unknown prevalence.

Recurrent Metacarpal Enchondroma Treated With Strut Allograft: 14-year Follow-up.

Enchondroma of the hand is a common lesion with a recurrence rate of up to 13.3% after curettage and bone grafting. Pathologic fractures often occur.

Articles published in Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica between 2003-2012: content, characteristics and publication trends.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine publications in Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica (AOTT) between 2003 and 2012 using bibliometric methods and to describe publication trends, characteristics and patterns of orthopedic publications in Turkey.

Methods: All articles published in AOTT between 2003 and 2012 were identified and classified according to their study design and subspecialty of orthopedics. The following parameters from each manuscript were also identified: (1) the number of authors, (2) the number of institutions of the authors, (3) institutional affiliation of the first author, (4) origin of country of the first author, (5) sample size, (6) study outcome, (7) presence or absence of statistical methods, (8) presence of funding, and (9) time from submission to acceptance.

How to write a case report? or...not write at all?

Case report is the oldest and the best-known type of publication in medicine. Many original observations, recognition of new diseases, novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods, unusual forms of common diseases, and complications were first published as case reports. Case reports have become a standard and indispensable part of the medical literature.

Neurolysis for failed tarsal tunnel surgery.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causes of failure after tarsal tunnel release and the operative findings in the secondary interventions and the outcomes. The data from 8 patients who had undergone revision surgery for failed tarsal tunnel release at least 12 months earlier were evaluated retrospectively. Only the patients with idiopathic tarsal tunnel syndrome were included, and all had unilateral symptoms.

Unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome caused by an occult ganglion in the carpal tunnel: a report of two cases.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) usually presents bilaterally and a secondary nature should be suspected in patients with unilateral symptoms, especially those with a long-standing history, and when the symptomatic hand shows severe neurophysiologic impairment, while the contralateral hand is neurophysiologically intact. Space-occupying lesions are known to cause CTS and the incidence of space-occupying lesions in unilateral CTS is higher than that of bilateral CTS. It is easy to detect a mass when it is palpable; however, occult lesions are usually overlooked.

Orhan Abdi (Kurtaran) (1877-1948) and chapters related to orthopedic surgery in Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye [Operative Surgery] in its centennial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to review the chapters related to orthopedic surgery in Dr. Orhan Abdi (Kurtaran)'s book Ameliyât-ı Cerrâhiye [Operative Surgery] published in 1913 and to examine Orhan Abdi Bey's biography to explore the roots of orthopedic education in Turkey through Orhan Abdi Bey's tenure in university.

Methods: Dr.

Resection arthroplasty for Mason type III radial head fractures yield good clinical but poor radiological results in the long term.

Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of primary resection for Mason type III radial head fractures were evaluated in 13 patients (14 elbows) with a mean age of 38.8 years (range, 20-67 years) at the time of surgery. All patients had isolated radial head fractures without associated injuries.

Fate of abstracts presented at a National Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Congress: publication rates and consistency of abstracts compared with their subsequent full-text publications.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the publication rates of full-text articles after presentation of abstracts at a Turkish National Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress, determine the time lag from the congress date to publication of full-text articles and assess the consistency between abstracts and the subsequent publications.

Methods: All abstracts from the scientific program of the 20th Turkish National Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress (2007) were identified and computerized PubMed searches were conducted to determine whether an abstract had been followed by publication of a full-text article and key features were compared to evaluate their consistency. The time lag to publication and the impact factors of the journals where the articles were published were noted.

Bifid median nerve causing carpal tunnel syndrome: MRI and surgical correlation.

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be secondary in some patients, and vascular anomalies (usually a persistent median artery), median nerve variations, or both are among the etiologic factors. High division of the median nerve proximal to the carpal tunnel (known as a bifid median nerve) is a median nerve anomaly that has an incidence rate of 2.8%.

Subcutaneous anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve in cubital tunnel syndrome.

Objective: The aim of this study was to present the mid-to long-term results of subcutaneous anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.

Methods: The study retrospectively evaluated 33 patients (24 males, 9 females; mean age: 48 years; range: 26 to 59 years) who underwent subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve. Mean follow-up period was 4 years 9 months (range: 2 years 6 months to 8 years).

Surgery is not always necessary in intraosseous lipoma.

Intraosseous lipoma is the rarest primary bone tumor, is usually asymptomatic, and is often discovered incidentally during unrelated investigations. Lipomas usually undergo varying degrees of involution, with necrosis, cyst formation, and calcification. Careful radiological-pathological correlation is required to avoid misinterpretation.

Unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome caused by an occult palmar lipoma.

Carpal tunnel syndrome usually presents bilaterally and space-occupying lesions should be suspected in patients with unilateral symptoms, especially with a long history and when the symptomatic hand shows severe neurophysiologic impairment, while the contralateral hand is neurophysiologically intact. Approximately half of patients with unilateral symptoms have positive electrodiagnostic test results in the asymptomatic, contralateral hand. Space-occupying lesions are known to cause carpal tunnel syndrome and the incidence of space-occupying lesions in unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is higher than that of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

[The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery performed for the treatment of contractures in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy.

Methods: The study included 23 patients (11 girls, 12 boys; mean age 6 years 3 months; range 4 to 17 years) with spastic cerebral palsy, who underwent single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery for the treatment of contractures in the lower extremities secondary to spasticity. Quadriplegia, diplegia, and hemiplegia were present in five, 14, and four patients, respectively.

Iatrogenic spondylodiscitis. Case report and review of literature.

Iatrogenic intervertebral disc space infection is encountered following microsurgical discectomy, percutaneous laser disc decompression, automated percutaneous lumbar nucleotomy operations, and discography. The purpose of this paper is to present a case report and review the literature on the uncommon origins of pyogenic spondylodiscitis and to emphasize the significance of prophylactic antibiotic therapy following transrectal ultrasonography-guided needle biopsy of the prostate (TUGNBP). According to the authors, this is the first reported case of pyogenic spondylodiscitis as a complication of TUGNBP in the English language literature.

[Dennyson-Fulford subtalar extra-articular arthrodesis in the treatment of paralytic pes planovalgus and its value in the alignment of the foot].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of Dennyson-Fulford subtalar extra-articular arthrodesis performed in patients with paralytic planovalgus deformity and its success in realignment of the foot.

Methods: Dennyson-Fulford subtalar extra-articular arthrodesis was performed in 19 feet of 12 patients (5 girls, 7 boys; mean age 97.5 months; range 79-138 months) with paralytic planovalgus deformity.

Brodie's abscess of the cuboid bone: a case report.

The case of a patient with Brodie's abscess of the cuboid bone and who presented with a painful and swollen right foot is described. The patient was treated successfully by surgical evacuation of the abscess and with antibiotics. To the authors' knowledge, Brodie's abscess of the cuboid bone has not been reported previously.