Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block on Healing of Fractures Induced in Rats.

Objective: Sympathetic blocks are used as an adjunct for pain management in the treatment of orthopedic and traumatic conditions. Stellate ganglion (ganglion stellatum) provides sympathetic innervation of the head, neck and cervicothoracic regions, and upper extremities. No study was found in the literature investigating the effects of stellate ganglion block performed in the upper extremity, on blood supply to bone, density, vascularization, and bone metabolism.

Does methylene blue reduce adhesion during the healing process after tendon repair?

Objectives: This study aims to biomechanically and histopathologically investigate the effects of methylene blue (MB) on preventing postoperative adhesion in chickens undergoing full- thickness flexor tendon incision.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed between June 2017 and June 2018 on Hubbard JA 57 type chickens (age, 6 months; weight, 2.2±0.

The protective effect of Montelukast against skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion injury: An experimental rat model.

Background: Montelukast is a selective leukotriene D-4 receptor antagonist, which specifically and reversibly inhibits cysteinyl leukotriene-1 receptor. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of Montelukast on skeletal muscle reperfusion injury created as acute ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in Wistar-albino rats.

Methods: The study comprised 16 male Wistar-albino rats.

Comparison of partial matrixectomy and combination treatment (partial matrixectomy + phenol) in ingrown toenail.

Unlabelled: To compare only partial matrixectomy and combination techniques (partial matrixectomy + phenol application) in the treatment of patients with an ingrown toenail in terms of recurrence, residual pain level and time of return to daily activities.

Methods: The study included 118 patients with moderately ingrown toenails who were unresponsive to conservative treatment together with severely ingrown toenail patients. Of these patients, 76 cases were treated with a partial matrixectomy technique and 42 patients received combination treatment.

Effect of platelet-rich plasma on tendon-to-bone healing after rotator cuff repair in rats: an in vivo experimental study.

Objective: The purpose of this experimental study was to analyze the effects of local autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection on tendon-to-bone healing in a rotator cuff repair model in rats.

Methods: Rotator cuff injury was created in 68 left shoulders of rats. PRP was obtained from the blood of an additional 15 rats.

The effects of tourniquet on intraocular pressure during knee surgery.

Background: In this prospective study we aimed at examining the effects of pneumatic tourniquet on intraocular pressure during elective knee surgery.

Method: Twenty patients undergoing elective knee surgery under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation were inluded the study. Anesthesia was induced with pentothal, rocuronium and fentanyl, then maintained with sevoflurane and nitrous oxide in oxygen.

The effects of leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast on histological, radiological and densitometric parameters of fracture healing.

Objectives: In this study we evaluated the effects of montelukast, a leukotriene-receptor antagonist, on fracture healing, and investigated the hypothesis that enhanced fracture healing would be observed with montelukast in a rat tibia fracture model.

Materials And Methods: Sixty adult (6 months old) female Wistar albino rats (mean weight 220 g, range 210-270 g) were randomly divided into two groups: a montelukast group (n=30) and a control group (n=30). Closed tibia fractures were created and fixed by intramedullary Kirschner wire.

Efficacy of moxifloxacin compared to teicoplanin in the treatment of implant-related chronic osteomyelitis in rats.

Treatment of implant-related chronic osteomyelitis is often difficult and usually consists of implant removal, extensive surgical debridement, and prolonged antibiotic use. This study was performed to assess the efficacy of moxifloxacin compared to a glycopeptide, teicoplanin in chronic implant-related methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) osteomyelitis. The left femoral medullar cavities of 60 Wistar male rats were contaminated with 100 µl of 10(8) cfu/ml methicillin-sensitive S.

Effect of strontium ranelate on fracture healing in the osteoporotic rats.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of strontium ranelate (SrR) on fracture healing in the osteoporotic rat model. Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats aged 3 months were enrolled in the study. Osteoporosis was induced by bilateral ovariectomy and subsequent daily heparin injection started 1 week after surgery and lasted for 4 weeks.

Biceps tenodesis with interference screw: cyclic testing of different techniques.

Different surgical techniques exist for biceps tenodesis. The most secure fixation technique is with interference screws. The purpose of the study was to compare the biomechanical performance of three different interference screw biceps tenodesis fixation methods, which involve different tunnel preparation methods.

Autologous blood and corticosteroid injection and extracoporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.

Lateral epicondylitis is a common disorder characterized by pain and tenderness over the lateral epicondyle. It occurs most frequently as a result of minor, unrecognized trauma during sports activities and occupation-related physical activities. The goal of this study was to evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of corticosteroid injection, autologous blood injection, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.

Patellar tendon ossification after partial patellectomy: a case report.

Introduction: Patellar tendon ossification is a rare pathology that may be seen as a complication after sleeve fractures of the tibial tuberosity, total patellectomy during arthroplasty, intramedullary nailing of tibial fractures, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft and knee injury without fracture. However, its occurrence after partial patellectomy surgery has never been reported in the literature.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 35-year-old Turkish man with a comminuted inferior patellar pole fracture that was treated with partial patellectomy.

Patellar tendinopathy caused by a para-articular/extraskeletal osteochondroma in the lateral infrapatellar region of the knee: a case report.

Patellar tendinopathy is characterized by activity-related anterior knee pain. It is most commonly related to sports activity, but has also been reported in the non-athletic population. Most injuries are caused by microtrauma, resulting in tendinitis or tendinosis.

Functional reconstruction in large and complex soft tissue defects of forearm and hand with multifunctional anterolateral thigh flap.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap reconstruction for large and complex soft tissue defects of forearm and hand.

Patients And Methods: Thirteen patients (11 males, 2 females; mean age 32.5 years; range 18 to 55 years) underwent free ALT flap reconstruction for forearm and hand defects.

The effect of ethanol intake on tendon healing: a histological and biomechanical study in a rat model.

Introduction: Ethanol has a suppressive effect on inflammation and the immune system, but the effect of ethanol on tendon healing in vivo has not been studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the histological and biomechanical effects of ethanol intake on tendon healing in a rat tendon injury model.

Materials And Methods: Forty-seven rats were randomly assigned to either ethanol or control groups.

Is there a relation between hip torsion, coverage and osteoarthritis of the knee?

Purpose: Biomechanic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis. The aim of the study was to find out whether there is a relation between femoral, acetabular anteversions, anterior, posterior acetabular coverages and primary osteoarthritis of the knee.

Methods: Thirty patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee and 29 control subjects were enrolled into the study.

Treatment of plantar fasciitis using four different local injection modalities: a randomized prospective clinical trial.

Background: To determine the effectiveness of four different local injection modalities in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.

Methods: In a prospective randomized multicenter study of plantar fasciitis, 100 patients were divided into four equal groups and were treated using four different methods of local injection: group A was treated with 2 mL of autologous blood alone; group B, an anesthetic (2 mL of lidocaine) combined with peppering; group C, a corticosteroid (2 mL of triamcinolone) alone; and group D, a corticosteroid (2 mL of triamcinolone) combined with peppering. The outcome was defined by using a 10-cm visual analog scale and modified criteria of the Roles and Maudsley score 3 weeks and 6 months after the injection and compared with the pretreatment condition.

A new screw fixation technique for minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis.

Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) has well-documented biological advantages and appears to be a reasonable treatment option for complex femoral and tibial fractures. However additional radiation exposure during reduction of the fracture, application of the plate to the bone and screw fixation is one of the disadvantages of this technique. We describe a technical trick for screw fixation in MIPPO with locking compression plates which decreases the duration of fluoroscopy use during the operation.

A new radiographic measurement method for evaluation of tibial torsion: a pilot study in adults.

Unlabelled: Computed tomography (CT) frequently is used to determine torsional abnormalities. However, its use in clinical practice may be limited. We present a new method for measuring tibial torsion using conventional radiographs.

The effects of montelukast on random pattern skin flap survival: An experimental study in rats.

Background: A variety of methods to improve skin flap survival, including the use of pharmacologic agents, have been intensively investigated. Decreasing neutrophil-mediated inflammation and tissue injury has been reported to be effective in improving flap survival. Montelukast is a selective reversible cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 antagonist that has been found to have protective effects against renal ischemia reperfusion injury and burn-induced oxidative injury of the skin in rats.

Lipoma arborescens of the suprapatellar bursa and extensor digitorum longus tendon sheath: report of 2 cases.

Objective: Lipoma arborescens (diffuse articular lipomatosis) is a rare intra-articular lesion consisting of subsynovial villous proliferation of mature fat cells. The usual clinical presentation is painless swelling. The aim of this series was to emphasize the importance of gray scale and color Doppler sonography through the investigation of chronic joint swelling.

Concurrent septic arthritis and urinary tract infection in a patient with nephrocalcinosis and vesicoureteral reflux.

An eight-month-old boy who presented with a 15-day history of vomiting was revealed to be suffering from urinary tract infection and nephrocalcinosis caused by vitamin D intoxication. During the treatment of vitamin D intoxication (alendronate, 5 mg/day), he developed urinary tract infection and septic arthritis of the left hip joint. Escherchia coli was isolated from his blood, urine, and joint fluid culture.