Proprioceptive and clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with remnant tissue preservation technique: A comparison according to the preserved tissue length.

Background: No consensus is obtained regarding the effects of remnant-preserving ACL reconstruction on long-term clinical and proprioceptive outcomes. This study aimed to compare proprioceptive and clinical outcomes of the knee joint after ACL reconstruction with two different lengths of preserved remnant tissue.

Methods: This study included 61 patients who underwent single-bundle ACL reconstruction with remnant preservation method using hamstring autograft, divided into two groups according to the length of the remnant tissue.

Pathogens in Pediatric Septic Arthritis: A Multi-Center Study in Turkiye (PEDSART Study).

Objectives: Septic arthritis (SA) is a serious bacterial infection that must be treated efficiently and timely. The large number of culture-negative cases makes local epidemiological data important. Accordingly, this study aimed to evaluate the etiology, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic approach of SA in children in Turkiye, emphasizing the role of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques in the diagnosis.

How the Aperture of Femoral Tunnel Affected in ACL Reconstruction Performed with AM Portal Technique?

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study was to evaluate the position of tibial tunnel (TT) and femoral tunnels (FT) performed by using the anteromedial (AM) portal technique and its effect on the aperture of FT. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total 44 patients operated for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture by AM portal technique between January 2013 and July 2015, were included in this study. They were subjected to a magnetic resonance imaging of the knee to assess the FT, dimensions of the FT aperture and TT.

Factors Affecting the Clinical Outcomes of Surgically Treated Ankle Fractures Associated with the Posterior Malleolar Fragment.

Background: This study was performed to determine the factors that influence the clinical outcomes of surgically treated ankle fractures associated with the posterior malleolus (PM).

Methods: We evaluated 42 fractures of 42 patients. Posterior malleolus fracture size was calculated using computed tomography.

Changes in prefrontal cortex activation with exercise in knee osteoarthritis patients with chronic pain: An fNIRS study.

The role of exercise on pain modulatory mechanism of the prefrontal areas is not clear. We aimed to determine the effects of exercise on functional activity of the prefrontal cortex in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with chronic pain and to assess the relationships between changes in clinical variables and cortical hemodynamics with exercise via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Fifteen patients with knee OA with chronic pain were included.