The positive impact of platelet-derived growth factor on the repair of full-thickness defects of articular cartilage.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the potential use and histological effects of the local administration of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in the repair of full-thickness osteochondral defects in articular cartilage in an animal model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four adolescent 18-week-old New Zealand White rabbits with an average weight of 2500 g (range, 1600 g to 3200 g) were used in the study. The rabbits were randomly divided into three groups (n=8) as the control group (group A) and two experimental groups (groups B and C).

Syndesmotic screw fixation in tibiofibular diastasis.

Background: In chronic instability of syndesmosis, osteoarthritis and poor functional outcome were seen more prevalently. To avoid diastasis of ankle joint, the affected distal tibiofibular syndesmosis should be restored. We evaluated the clinical and radiological results of operative treatment of ankle fractures in patients who required syndesmotic stabilization.

Comparision of the expandable nail with locked nail in the treatment of closed diaphyseal fractures of femur.

Background: Expandable nails achieve stability only by hydraulic expansion; therefore suggest less radiation exposure and operation time. In this study, we aimed to compare the results of expandable femoral nails with locked intramedullary nails in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of femur.

Materials And Methods: Isolated closed AO = Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen type 32.

The early radiological effects of Dega and Pemberton osteotomies on hip development in children aged 4-8 years with developmental dysplasia of the hip.

We aimed to investigate the early radiological effects of Dega and Pemberton iliac osteotomies that were performed in patients aged 4-8 years with developmental dysplasia of the hip on development of hip joint. Dega osteotomy or Pemberton osteotomy was performed in 76 hips of 58 patients because of developmental dysplasia of the hip between September 2011 and June 2015 and were evaluated retrospectively. Of a total of 76 hips, Pemberton osteotomy was performed on 39 (19 unilateral) and Dega osteotomy was performed on 37 (21 unilateral).

The effect of 2 different surgical methods on intracompartmental pressure value in tibial shaft fracture: An experimental study in a rabbit model.

Background: Intracompartmental pressure (ICP) monitoring is a widely used modality, particularly after intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. It was hypothesized that ICP value in fracture fixed with Ilizarov circular fixator (ICF) might be lower than in fracture fixed with intramedullary pin (IMP). The present study is a comparison of ICP value in tibial fractures in a rabbit model fixed with ICF and IMP.

[Early-term hip development following Pemberton osteotomy: a radiological follow-up].

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the relationship of early-term radiological changes with development of the hip joint after Pemberton osteotomy.

Patients And Methods: This study, which was conducted between January 2010 and December 2014, included 101 hips (26 bilateral) of 75 patients (25 males, 50 females; mean age 31.5 months; range 15 to 71 months) which were performed Pemberton osteotomy due to developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Clinical and radiographic outcomes of medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy with Anthony-K plate: prospective minimum five year follow-up data.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes, and complication rates, after a minimum of five years of follow-up after medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) using an Anthony-K plate.

Methods: MOWHTO was performed on 35 knees of 34 consecutive patients. A visual analogue scale (VAS), and Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) and Lysholm scores, were used in clinical evaluation.

Effects of salmon calcitonin treatment on serum and synovial fluid bone formation and resorption markers in osteoporosis patients.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of salmon calcitonin, and calcium and vitamin D treatment on bone mineral density, serum and synovial fluid bone formation and resorption markers in patients with osteoporosis.

Methods: The study was completed with twenty-five osteoporosis patients divided into two groups: The 15 patients comprising Group I (1 male and 14 females; mean age: 67.0±12.

Peroneal nerve palsy secondary to prolonged squatting in seasonal farmworkers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the follow-up and treatment results of peroneal nerve palsy secondary to prolonged squatting for working and to determine an approach for its treatment and prevention.

Methods: The study retrospectively evaluated 16 patients (7 males, 9 females; mean age: 23.6 years) diagnosed with peroneal nerve palsy due to squatting for work.

A radiological comparison of Salter and Pemberton osteotomies to improve acetabular deformations in developmental dysplasia of the hip.

We investigated whether the following acetabular scores influence operative outcomes in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip who underwent Salter innominate osteotomy (SIO) or Pemberton osteotomy (PO): the acetabular depth ratio (ADR), the acetabular index, the center-edge (CE) angle of Wiberg, and the femoral head migration rate (Reimer's index). A total of 47 hips were treated with SIO and 50 hips were treated with PO. Changes in ADR were greater in children who underwent PO compared with those who underwent SIO.

The effect of extracorporeal shockwaves on cartilage end-plates in rabbits: a preliminary MRI and histopathological study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the changes in the lumbar intervertebral area after extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) at different energy levels in a rabbit model using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathological evaluation.

Methods: The study included 30 male New Zealand white rabbits divided randomly into five groups: Groups A and C received 1,000 shockwave impulses at an intensity of 14 kV, Groups B and D received 1,000 impulses at 21 kV, and Group E was a sham group. Side effects such as subcutaneous and paravertebral soft-tissue injuries were evaluated using MRI one day after ESWT administration.

Do additional intramedullary elastic nails improve the results of definitive treatment with external fixation of open tibia fractures? A prospective comparative study.

Purpose: External fixation has been associated with a high incidence of complications and poor outcomes due to the instability and difficulty in treating open tibia fractures. We use intramedullary (IM) elastic nails to supplement the external fixator. We compared the results of fractures treated by external fixation with and without IM-elastic nail.

Comparison of intracompartmental pressures in a rabbit model of open and closed tibial fractures: an experimental study.

We compared the intracompartmental pressures (ICPs) of open and closed tibial fractures with the same injury pattern in a rabbit model. In all, 20 six-month-old New Zealand White male rabbits were used. They were randomised into two equal groups of ten rabbits; an open fracture group (group 1) and a closed fracture group (group 2).

Bioelectrical impedance analysis of basal metabolic rate and body composition of patients with femoral neck fractures versus controls.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to compare basal metabolic rate and body composition in patients with femoral neck fractures and controls.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-eight consecutive patients with femoral neck fractures (36 males, 32 females; mean age 73.9 ± 7.

Patellar denervation in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing: a prospective, randomized controlled study.

Background: Anterior knee pain is still a major problem in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although the most widely accepted opinion is that anterior knee pain is often associated with a patellofemoral etiology, there is no clear consensus as to etiology or treatment. Disabling pain receptors by electrocautery could theoretically achieve denervation of the anterior knee region.

Patelloplasty with patellar decompression to relieve anterior knee pain in total knee arthroplasty.

Objective: Anterior knee pain continues to be an important problem following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this study was to present the early results of patelloplasty with patellar decompression to relieve anterior knee pain in patients who undergo TKA.

Methods: We prospectively reviewed 49 knees from 46 patients (35 females, 11 males; mean age: 69.

Femoral segment graft is a suitable alternative to stabilize pelvic osteotomies in developmental dysplasia of the hip: a comparative study.

The aim of this study was to compare bone healing in pelvic osteotomy patients with osteotomy gaps filled with a femoral segment resected (FSR) graft with bone healing in patients with an iliac tricortical autograft (ITA) in treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip. Sixty-three hips were treated using FSR grafts. Sixty-one hips were treated using ITA.

The use of Ender nail in intertrochanteric fractures supported with external fixation.

Background: Intramedullary Ender nailing in intertrochanteric fractures was very popular in the past. However, this method has fallen in favor over time, due to complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate results with this method and possible ways to prevent these complications, including the use of unilateral fixators to support the Ender nails.

One-stage treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in untreated children from two to five years old. A comparative study.

A total of 38 children (49 hips) were retrospectively investigated to assess the efficacy and safety of one-stage treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in untreated children from two to five years of age. Our method consisted of open reduction, Salter innominate osteotomy, femoral shortening and derotation osteotomy. The patients were distributed into two groups according to the age at which they were operated: Group I included 19 patients aged < 3 years (24 hips) and Group II included 19 patients aged > or = 3 years (25 hips).

Medial open reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip using the Weinstein-Ponseti approach.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of medial open reduction using the Weinstein-Ponseti approach to treat developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Methods: In this retrospective study, 35 hips were treated in 24 children (one boy and 23 girls, mean age 10.8+/-2.

A preliminary study pointing out the role of serum prolidase activity and oxidative-antioxidative status parameters during the treatment process of patients with idiopathic clubfoot.

Background: We aimed to investigate serum prolidase activity and to find out its association with oxidative-antioxidative status in patients with idiopathic clubfoot and during the course of the disease.

Material And Methods: Oxidative status parameters, including total free sulfhydryl groups (-SH), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI), as well as serum prolidase activity were assessed at the beginning of the treatment in patients with idiopathic clubfoot (n = 38), at the end of 3 months during the treatment of the disease and in healthy controls (n = 40). All patients were managed with the Ponseti method and severity of the foot deformity was evaluated according to the Pirani Severity Score.

De Quervain's disease treatment using partial resection of the extensor retinaculum: A short-term results survey.

Background: Several operative methods have been described for de Quervain's disease, but no definite consensus has emerged in the literature. Sometimes simple release of the extensor retinaculum can cause incomplete relief, whereas re-adhesion and excessive excision of the extensor retinaculum can cause volar subluxation of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. In this prospective study, we evaluated the early results of operative treatment with one-quarter partial resection of the extensor retinaculum when conservative methods have failed.

Mini-open versus closed reduction in titanium elastic nailing of paediatric femoral shaft fractures: a comparative study.

The purpose of this study is to compare retrospectively intraoperative fluoroscopy time and clinical-radiological results in pediatric femoral shaft fractures treated with titanium elastic nailing (TEN), with a mini-open "blind-hand" technique versus closed reduction. The study included 87 children (18 girls and 69 boys) who underwent surgical treatment with TEN for femoral shaft fractures. Patients were divided into two groups.

Ultrasonographic examination of the radial and ulnar nerves after percutaneous cross-wiring of supracondylar humerus fractures in children: a prospective, randomized controlled study.

In this prospective study, we aimed to find out whether there is a change in the ultrasonographic features of the radial and ulnar nerves as well as clinical outcomes after traditional and lateral percutaneous cross-wiring of the supracondylar humerus fractures in children. Twenty-nine consecutive children with completely displaced Gartland type III supracondylar humerus fractures were treated with the traditional (group T) or lateral (group L) cross-wiring technique. Our findings showed that ultrasonographic features of the radial nerve were not changed in both groups but the ulnar nerve movement was reduced, and the diameter of major axis of the ulnar nerve during elbow flexion was larger (P=0.

Serum prolidase activity and oxidative-antioxidative status in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.

We aimed to find out that whether collagen turnover is altered in the context of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) by evaluating serum prolidase activity. We also investigated the correlation between collagen turnover and oxidative-antioxidative status in LCPD. Plasma prolidase activity, total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant capacity, and oxidative stress index (OSI) were determined for 39 patients with LCPD and 40 healthy controls.