The effects of virtual reality on pain, anxiety, and comfort during the chest tube removal procedure: A randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to determine the effects of virtual reality on pain, anxiety, and comfort during chest tube removal.

Materials And Methods: The research was conducted in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Atatürk University Health Practice and Research Hospital between January 2023 and April 2024. The study was performed as a randomized controlled experimental trial with a pretest-posttest control group.

New Laminoplasty Technique for Preserving Paravertebral Muscles: Technical Note.

Aim: To develop a new laminoplasty technique for preserving paravertebral muscles.

Material And Methods: In this technique, semispinalis and splenius muscles are cut approximately 1 cm laterally to the muscle insertion point to the spinous process at the laminotomy side. Then, multifidus and rotatory muscles are dissected subperiosteally and retracted laterally.

Anatomical variations of brachial plexus in fetal cadavers.

Aim: The plexus brachialis is a complex structure with anatomical variations and connections with neighboring tissues. These variations may cause disparity in the motor and sensorial innervations of the upper extremity. The knowledge of anatomy and probable variations are important for performing surgical procedures in the neck, shoulder and axilla.

Open-door Laminoplasty with Preservation of Muscle Attachments of C2 and C7 for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Retrospective Study.

Aim: Some restriction and complications, such as progression of kyphosis, incidence of axial neck pain and decrease of postoperative cervical range of motion are concern. We designed this retrospective clinical study to evaluate the effect of laminoplasty by preserving the muscle attachments of C2 and C7 spinous processes on range of motion (ROM), axial neck pain and cervical lordosis.

Material And Methods: Twenty-seven cases with cervical spondylotic myelopathy underwent open-door laminoplasty with the protection of muscle attachments to the C2 and C7 spinous process and laminae between 2007 and 2013.

The efficacy of bioceramics for the closure of burr-holes in craniotomy: case studies on 14 patients.

Purpose: Bioceramics are currently in use to cover bone defects in orthopedics and craniofacial surgery. But their compatibility and efficacy in cranium were not investigated in detail. The aims of this study were to produce, characterize, and assess the biocompatibility and osteointegration of Si-HA, Si-Sr-HA, HA-Wollastonite, and HA-Wollastonite-Frit bioceramics.