Can isokinetic test be a supportive tool for unilateral knee arthroplasty decision?

Objectives: This study analyzed whether the isokinetic muscle strength of bilateral knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a predictor for prior surgery side.

Patients And Methods: In the prospective study conducted between April 2021 and December 2021, 58 knees of 29 unilateral TKA candidates (6 males, 23 females; mean age: 66.7±7.

Evaluation of Balance and Fall Risk in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis Syndrome.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate plantar fasciitis syndrome on balance and the risks of the falls.

Methods: Fifty patients with clinical diagnosed plantar fasciitis participated in this study. Patients were evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.

Associations between Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Patella Alta and Trochlear Dysplasia in Adults Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The aim of this study was to research the associations between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and patella alta and trochlear dysplasia in adult patients using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This retrospective study included 221 adult patients: 110 with acute complete noncontact ACL tears and 111 without ACL injuries who underwent knee MRI procedures between May 2016 and July 2018. After the ACL injuries were verified using the sagittal proton density images, the patellar height and patellar tendon length were measured on the sagittal T1-weighted images, and the Insall-Salvati ratio (ISR) was calculated.

Association between cam-type femoroacetabular impingement and osteitis pubis in non-athletic population on magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Osteitis pubis (OP) is a common source of groin and extra-articular hip pain and is associated with intra-articular hip pathology. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of osteitis pubis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in non-athletic patients with cam-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study included 178 subjects: 90 patients with cam-type FAI diagnosed by MRI and 88 subjects used as a control group.

Late-Onset Tethered Cord Syndrome in a Patient with Spina Bifida: A Case Report.

Tethered cord is a clinical syndrome associated with short and thick filum terminale. It can occur because of congenital or acquired reasons and can lead to progressive neurological deficits. A thorough medical history, physcial examination, imaging, and electrophysiological tests are heplful in its diagnosis.

Brachial artery thrombosis mimicking De Quervain's syndrome: a case report.

Upper limb occlusions are rare and the clinical presentation may vary depending on the affected arteries. A detailed history and physical examination may reveal possible causes and can facilitate the differential diagnosis. It can be misdiagnosed as musculoskeletal diseases due to similar clinical manifestations.

Isokinetic evaluation of wrist muscle strength in patients of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the isokinetic characteristics of wrist strength in flexion, extension, supination, pronation, radial, and ulnar deviation in patients with moderate or severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Patients And Methods: Thirteen patients (23 hands) (2 males, 11 females; mean age 45 years; range 29 to 60 years) with moderate or severe CTS were compared to six healthy control subjects (12 hands) (2 males, 4 females; mean age 41 years; range 27 to 63 years) in this study, which was conducted between January 2016 and April 2016. Wrist flexion, extension, supination, pronation, radial, and ulnar deviation muscle strengths were measured at 30°/second (5 sets) angular velocity with isokinetic dynamometer.

Is ultrasonography useful in the diagnosis of the polyneuropathy in diabetic patients?

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of polyneuropathy in diabetic patients by examination of the median and ulnar nerves. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty-three diabetic patients and fourteen controls were enrolled in the study. Nerve conduction studies were performed on both upper and lower limbs.

Should we continue to administer blind shoulder injections?

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the accuracy and effectiveness of blind and fluoroscopic-guided intra-articular shoulder injections in patients with shoulder pain.

Patients And Methods: The study included 17 patients (6 males, 11 females; mean age 52.6±9.

Comparative electrophysiological techniques in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.

Objective: To determine utility of comparative electrophysiological techniques in differentiating carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in the background of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN).

Design: Ninety diabetic patients were classified into three groups: normal, CTS, and DPN according to nerve conduction studies (NCSs). The patients in the DPN group were divided into two subgroups of DPN and DPN-CTS according to clinical criteria.