Publications by authors named "Hakan Ozcan"

Gliomas are a type of central nervous system (CNS) tumor that accounts for the most of malignant brain tumors. The World Health Organization (WHO) divides gliomas into four grades based on the degree of malignancy. Gliomas of grades I-II are considered low-grade gliomas (LGGs), whereas gliomas of grades III-IV are termed high-grade gliomas (HGGs).

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: This study aimed to compare the BMD status among the clinical subtypes of PD and healthy controls.: Sixty patients with PD and 30 healthy age- and sex-matched controls were included in this study. The patients were divided into postural instability gait difficulty-dominant type (PIGDDT) group and tremor-dominant type (TDT) group based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) score.

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Aim: To compare the clinical and functional outcomes between combined anterior and posterior 2-segment spinal fusion and posterior 3-segment spinal fusion in patients with thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures at risk for posttraumatic kyphosis without neurological deficit.

Material And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with TL burst fracture, > 20° kyphosis and/or 50% collapse, and posterior ligament injury, but without neurological deficit, were randomly assigned into posterior and combined groups. Posterior treatment was 3-segment (1 level below, fractured level and 2 levels above) posterior spinal fusion.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare two different modes of administration (telephone versus face to face) for Lysholm knee score (LKS) to test their multi-mode equivalence and reliability.

Materials And Methods: Two LKSs were obtained in 100 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction surgery. First LKS was completed through telephone interview, and second LKS, which was at least 2 weeks later, was completed face-to-face interview at the hospital.

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Myoclonic spasm of an amputated extremity can be problematic for amputees and requires recognition and understanding by surgeons encountering the phenomenon. In the present brief report, we describe the condition in a female amputee after below-the-knee amputation. Our aim is to increase awareness of this condition among foot and ankle surgeons.

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Bilateral injuries of the sensory branch of the radial nerve (SBRN) usually occur as a result of tight-handcuff neuropathy. In this case we aimed to present bilateral isolated cut of SBRN resulting an injury mechanism that has not been reported in the literature previously. A male twenty-four years old, a worker in a glass factory, presented to our clinic.

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Subtrochanteric osteotomy of the femur using a bent dynamic compression plate is a simple, safe, and stable technique for correction of severe medial femoral torsion.

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N-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NB2C) is a synthetic tissue adhesive, and it has been used in many surgical procedures. This study was aimed at evaluating its efficacy in cleft palate repairs. Fifteen patients with soft palate and hard palate clefts had clefts repaired with the use of this synthetic adhesive.

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The surgical correction of craniofacial clefts is an extremely difficult field in pediatric plastic surgery. Facial clefts are rare entities that most plastic surgeons will rarely have to manage. Various surgical techniques devised by some authors for facial clefts have not still widely accepted.

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The objective of this study was to present a simple, convenient, and reliable technique for the application of liquid nitrogen and to evaluate the effectiveness of curettage and cryosurgery. Between 1992 and 2002, 24 patients who had benign aggressive and low-grade malignant bone tumors were treated by curettage and cryosurgery. While cryosurgery was applied by the "direct pour" technique in the first seven patients, it was applied by the "pressurized spraying" technique in the others.

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