Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the JHand for the Patient-Oriented Outcome Measure for Patients with Hand and Elbow Disorders.

The JHand is an easy-to-understand questionnaire that includes questions that exclude hand dominance. It was developed to evaluate patients with hand and elbow disorders. However, JHand has not been translated and validated in the Turkish language.

Comparison of the therapeutic effects of erythropoietin and acetyl-l-carnitine on sciatic nerve injury in rats.

Aim: We aimed to investigate the effects of erythropoietin, acetyl-l-carnitine, and their combination on nerve regeneration in experimental peripheral nerve injury.

Methods: Rats were randomly divided into five groups - sham-operated (S), sciatic nerve crush injury (C), C + acetyl-l-carnitine (ALCAR), C + erythropoietin (EPO), and C + EPO + ALCAR. ALCAR (50 mg/kg/day) was administered intraperitoneally, and EPO (5000 U/kg) was injected subcutaneously for 10 days.

The value of doppler ultrasound in predicting arterial injuries of the penetrating forearm trauma.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of Doppler ultrasound (DU) in predicting arterial injuries following the penetrating trauma of the forearm, by comparing preoperative diagnosis made by DU and that made by physical examination (PE) with the intraoperative diagnosis.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 48 patients (44 men, 3 women; mean age = 30 ± 12.5 years) who underwent surgical treatment due to a suspected arterial injury following a penetrating trauma in the forearm from 2016 to 2018 were included.

Long-term clinical outcomes of innervated digital artery perforator flap in the treatment of fingertip injuries.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of innervated digital artery perforator (IDAP) flap in the treatment of patients with fingertip injuries.

Methods: Eighty-three patients (93 fingers; 70 male, 13 female; mean age = 35.2 years, age range = 5-65) with fingertip injuries who underwent acute or late reconstruction with IDAP flap between 2011 and 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.

Technical trick in suture-button suspensionplasty for the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal arthritis.

Suture-button suspensionplasty has been popularized in the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis in recent years. The surgical technique of this method was well defined previously. The most challenging and important part of this technique is the tensioning of the suture-button system to preserve first metacarpal height after trapeziectomy.

Is Boston questionnaire an alternative to electromyography for evaluation of the surgical outcome for carpal tunnel syndrome?

Objectives: This study aims to identify the optimal follow-up method for evaluation of the surgical outcome for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Patients And Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2010, 61 hands of a total of 46 patients (7 males, 39 females; mean age 56.0±10.

Long-term results of arthroscopic medial reefing for patellar instability.

Background: The purpose of the study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of the all-inside arthroscopic medial reefing (AAMR) procedure for patellar instability and the factors that affect successful outcome.

Methods: In this retrospective study, AAMR with suture was performed in 16 knees of 15 patients who had at least one patellar dislocation and did not experience a decrease in pain and who did not have a major radiological bony abnormality. Preoperatively, Tegner and Lysholm scales were used; for the final evaluation Tegner, Lysholm, Kujala and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) were used.

Tumorous conditions of the pediatric hand and wrist: Ten-year experience of a single center.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the distribution and prevalence of pediatric hand tumors and tumor-like lesions according to age and gender.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively examined the details of hospital records of 646 patients who were operated for hand mass between January 2009 and January 2019 and whose pathological diagnosis was established in the same hospital. A total of 54 patients (18 males, 36 females; mean age 12.

Tenolysis rate after zone 2 flexor tendon repairs.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the tenolysis rates of zone 2 flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) with flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon repairs using four-strand technique and early passive motion exercises.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, we performed zone 2 flexor tendon repairs in 149 patients (117 males, 32 females, mean age 33.3±12.

Glomus tumors of the nail bed: topographic anatomy and an algorithmic approach based on the topography.

Purpose: Glomus tumors are rare vascular pathologies characterized by a triad of symptoms: tenderness, pain and cold intolerance. In the hand they are highly concentrated under the nail bed. In this retrospective study, we aimed to present a topographic map of the location of glomus tumors in the nail bed and a map-based surgical approach algorithm to the subungual glomus tumors.

Sesamoid bones of the hand: A multicenter study.

Objectives: This study aims to document a detailed investigation on the sesamoid bones (SBs) of Turkish subjects from different parts of Turkey in a multi-center study, in both hands, according to gender, frequency and divisions of the bones' coexistence and bilaterality by radiography.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective and three-centered study was performed between June 2010 and April 2012. Sesamoid bones were examined by anteroposterior and oblique X-rays of 1,444 hands of 772 subjects (367 males, 405 females; mean age 42.

Treatment of scaphoid nonunion with 1,2 intercompartmental supraretinacular artery vascularized graft and compression screw fixation.

Purpose: Aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes of 1,2-intercompartmental supraretinacular artery (1.2-ICSRA) vascularized graft technique together with compression screw fixation for the management of scaphoid nonunions.

Methods: A retrospective study was designed to evaluate the medical records of the 21 patients treated with 1,2-ICSRA vascularized graft for established scaphoid nonunion of the waist or proximal pole between 2015 and 2018.

Deep palmar tumorous conditions of the hand.

Purpose: Deep palmar tumors of the hand are very rare, and reported cases are usually benign. The most important issue is frequent anatomical variations with challenging surgical exposure and excision of these lesions. Some case reports or a small series of patients have been reported in the literature.

Tumorous Conditions of the Hand: A Retrospective Review of 402 Cases.

Objective: Knowledge concerning treatment and care of hand lesions is often based on small case series, case reports and a few large general case series. The aim of this study is to present our experience with hand tumors' and tumor-like lesions' incidence, age range and localizations.

Material And Method: Between 2006-2016, 402 patients operated and histopathologically diagnosed with bone and soft tissue tumorous conditions of the hand were evaluated retrospectively.

Innervated Digital Artery Perforator Flap: A Versatile Technique for Fingertip Reconstruction.

Purpose: To demonstrate the advanced use of innervated digital artery perforator (IDAP) flaps for fingertip reconstruction.

Methods: From August 2011 to May 2014, 65 fingers (59 patients) underwent fingertip or finger stump reconstruction using IDAP flaps. Sixty-one fingers from 55 patients who were followed up for more than 6 months were included in this study.

Reconstruction of fingertip defects with digital artery perforator flap.

Objective: The aim of this study was to present our findings for the use of the digital artery perforator (DAP) flap in the covering of digital pulp defects.

Methods: The study included 15 patients who underwent reconstruction of the fingertip using a DAP flap between July 2007 and February 2012. The blood supply of the perforator island flap was based on the distal and either radial or ulnar sides of the digit.

Innervated digital artery perforator flap.

Purpose: To describe a technique for covering defects of the fingertips: the innervated digital artery perforator (IDAP) flap.

Methods: A total of 17 patients were treated with an IDAP flap. The size of the flaps varied between 2 ×1 cm and 3.

Congenital dislocation of the extensor tendon of the hand.

Congenital dislocation of the extensor tendon is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral dislocations in an 8-year-old boy, which were treated successfully with reconstruction of the sagittal band. We describe the technique and 18 months' result.

Congenital dislocation of the extensor tendon of the hand.

Abstract Congenital dislocation of the extensor tendon is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral dislocations in an 8-year-old boy, which were treated successfully with reconstruction of the sagittal band. We describe the technique and 18 months' result.

Relation of discoid lateral meniscus and cord-like anterior intermeniscal ligament: morphological and clinical study.

Discoid lateral meniscus is a rare disorder and its association with other variations in the knee joint has been reported. The anterior intermeniscal ligament has also been described as connecting the anterior convex margin of the lateral meniscus to the anterior horn of the medial meniscus. In the normal population, it was observed at 53-94%.

The incidence of accessory navicular bone types in Turkish subjects.

Accessory ossicles are the skeletal variations of the ankle and foot that can cause painful syndromes. The accessory navicular bone is one of the most common accessory ossicle of the foot (4-21%) and is also known as os tibiale, os tibiale externum and os naviculare secundarium. This bone can be adjacent to the posteromedial tuberosity of the navicular bone or can be separated and may cause various diseases in the foot and mimic fractures of foot bones.

Definition of a safe-zone in open carpal tunnel surgery: a cadaver study.

Carpal tunnel decompression is one of the most common surgical procedures in hand surgery. Cutaneous innervation of the palm by median and ulnar nerves was evaluated to find a suitable incision preserving cutaneous nerves. A morphometric study was designed to define the safe-zone for mini-open carpal tunnel release.

[A new technique for aneurysmal bone cysts of the proximal humerus: cortical collapsing].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of a new technique developed for aneurysmal bone cysts centrally located in the proximal humeral metaphysis leading to widespread destruction.

Methods: The study included seven patients (5 boys, 2 girls; mean age 12.8 years; range 9 to 15 years) who were treated with cortical collapsing and massive fibular autograft for centrally located aneurysmal bone cysts in the proximal humeral metaphysis leading to widespread destruction.

Proprioceptive comparison of allograft and autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions.

The aim of this study is to search if there is any proprioceptive difference between auto and allograft anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions, and also to determine if there is any relationship between instrumented anterior knee laxity and proprioception after an ACL reconstruction. The following four groups were constituted for this purpose: group I, control group; group II, autograft reconstructions; group III, allograft reconstructions and group IV, people with injured ACLs. Each group consisted of 20 patients/volunteers.