Early and late blood flow changes in the brachial artery following brachial plexus block.

Background: A nerve block causes various hemodynamic changes in the vessel system. The primary objective of the present study is to examine the volume flow values in the brachial artery in the early and late period following an infraclavicular brachial plexus block. The secondary objective is to evaluate arterial diameter, forearm temperature and other Doppler ultrasound measurements in the late period.

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.

Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) Results Calculated With and Without Bone Mineral Density Values for the Evaluation of Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between fracture risk predictions based on calculations made with and without bone mineral density (BMD) values using the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) in Turkish postmenopausal women with osteopenia and to compare the treatment recommendations. This descriptive, cross-sectional study included postmenopausal women aged 50-79 yr with a diagnosis of osteoporosis who were not receiving any treatment. A questionnaire was administered to the participants face-to-face to obtain sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, and fracture history.

[Osteomusculocutaneous flap for clavicular reconstruction: a case report].

Radiotherapy for tumors can cause soft tissue necrosis, osteonecrosis, and pathologic fractures. A 47-year-old woman presented with a pathologic fracture of the left clavicle 10 years after radiotherapy following radical mastectomy for breast cancer. She was treated with a compound rib-latissimus dorsi osteomusculocutaneous flap with a 4-cm segment of the sixth rib.

[Comparison of K-wire fixation methods in terms of stability in Salter iliac osteotomies].

Objectives: We compared the stability of K-wire fixation methods used in Salter iliac osteotomies in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) to determine the most appropriate method for stabilization of the acetabular fragment.

Methods: The study included 425 hips of 331 patients (63 boys, 268 girls; mean age 23.3 months; range 17 to 35 months) who underwent iliac osteotomies for DDH with appropriate indications described by Salter.