Is depression associated with functional recovery after hip fracture in the elderly?

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of depression on functional healing and the return to pre-fracture daily activities in elderly patients with a hip fracture.

Methods: The study comprised 104 elderly patients, who had a unilateral hip fracture between 2009 and 2012. To evaluate daily activities and functional healing of the cases, the study was designed as a prospective comparative study.

The Intramedullary Nailing of Adult Femoral Shaft Fracture by the Way of Open Reduction is a Disadvantage or Not?

The purpose of this study is that to evaluate superiority and results of open technique in the treatment of femoral shaft fracture with interlocking intramedullary nailing. The retrospective study is designed to evaluate results of our technique. In this study, the patients that were admitted to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of University Hospital that is third level of trauma center.

Comparison of lag screw versus buttress plate fixation of posterior malleolar fractures.

Background: The goal of this study was to report the results of selective open reduction and internal fixation of fractures of the posterior malleolus with a posterolateral approach and to compare the results of the 2 techniques.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 40 patients who underwent posterior malleolar fracture fixation between 2008 and 2012. The patients were treated with a posterolateral approach.

Is scintigraphy a guideline method in determining amputation levels in diabetic foot?

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the potential use of a 3-phase bone scintigraphy method to determine the level of amputation on treatment cost, morbidity and mortality, reamputation rates, and the duration of hospitalization in diabetic foot.

Methods: Thirty patients who were admitted to our clinic between September 2008 and July 2009, with diabetic foot were included. All patients were evaluated according to age, gender, diabetes duration, 3-phase bone scintigraphy, Doppler ultrasound, amputation/reamputation levels, and hospitalization periods.

Disagreements in surgical planning still exist between spinal surgeons in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a multisurgeon assessment.

Purpose: Determining a surgical plan for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be challenging. Despite treatment recommendations and classification systems (such as the Lenke classification system) there is still no consensus on the optimal surgical plan for each curve type. The main objective of this study is to analyze the disagreements in surgical planning between spinal surgeons in AIS.

Effect of Pentoxifylline on Spinal Fusion: An Experimental Study in Rabbits.

Study Design: Randomized, double-blinded, animal model.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of pentoxifylline (PTX) on spinal fusion in a rabbit model.

Summary Of Background Data: Previous studies assert that PTX increases new bone formation.

Results of vacuum assisted wound closure application.

In recent past, various methods have been used for wound treatment purpose. In this study, we aimed to compare our results established from the vacuum-assisted wound closure method, which has gained popularity day by day, with the literature. A total of 48 patients, who received vacuum-assisted wound closure treatment in our clinic between 2007and 2010, were included in this study.

Can radiation exposure to the surgeon be reduced with freehand pedicle screw fixation technique in pediatric spinal deformity correction? A prospective multicenter study.

Study Design: Prospective multicenter study of patients who underwent pediatric spinal deformity correction with posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation.

Objective: To quantify radiation exposure to the surgeon during pedicle screw fixation using the freehand technique in pediatric spinal deformity surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: Pedicle screw placement in thoracic and lumbar spine for spinal deformity is technically demanding and involves radiation exposure.

A new method for the measurement of anteversion of the acetabular cup after total hip arthroplasty.

Objective: Many methods of determining the anteversion of the acetabular cup have been described in the literature. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods are discussed in this paper. We present a new method of measuring the acetabular anteversion at the anteroposterior hip.

[Treatment of adult tibial diaphysis fractures with reamed and locked intramedullary nailing].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of reamed and locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphysis fractures.

Methods: The study included 73 patients (68 males, 5 females; mean age 31 years; range 17 to 68 years) who were treated with reamed and locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphysis fractures. There were 28 AO/ASIF type A, 29 type B, and 16 type C fractures.

Complications encountered during lengthening over an intramedullary nail.

Background: In limb-lengthening, the quest for increased patient comfort and a reduced period of external fixation has led to techniques such as lengthening over an intramedullary nail. The goals of this study were to investigate the rate and types of complications encountered during lengthening over an intramedullary nail and to identify solutions to these complications.

Methods: Forty-two segments (thirty-five femora and seven tibiae) in thirty-five patients were lengthened.