The effectiveness of mobilization with movement on patients with mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A single-blinded, randomized controlled study.

Study Design: Single-blinded, randomized controlled study.

Introduction: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) causes pain and loss of function in the affected hand. The mobilization with movement (MWM) technique is a manual therapy method applied to correct joint movement limitation and to relieve pain and functional disorders.

The therapeutic efficacy of dexpanthenol on sciatic nerve injury in a rat model.

The aim of this study was to evaluate histopathological, functional and bone densitometry examinations of the beneficial effects of dexpanthenol (DEX) on nerve regeneration in a rat model of peripheral nerve crush injury. Thirty adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally into three groups. A crush injury was simulated in all rats by clamping the right sciatic nerve for one minute.

The Effect of Sildenafil on Recuperation from Sciatic Nerve Injury in Rats.

Background: Severe functional and anatomical defects can be detected after the peripheral nerve injury. Pharmacological approaches are preferred rather than surgical treatment in the treatment of nerve injuries.

Aims: The aim of this study is to perform histopathological, functional and bone densitometry examinations of the effects of sildenafil on nerve regeneration in a rat model of peripheral nerve crush injury.

Removal of metallic foreign bodies embedded in soft tissues by stereotaxic approach.

Background: A trial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and increases the risk of stroke and death. Patients with hypertensive have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation. RDW (Red blood cell distribution width) levels are elevated in cardiovascular disorders including heart failure, stable coronary disease, acute coronary syndrome, slow coronary flow and stroke.

Effectiveness of local tenoxicam versus corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis treatment.

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of foot pain in adults. In this prospective study, the outcomes of local tenoxicam injection and corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of plantar fasciitis were compared. Patients were randomly assigned to either the tenoxicam or corticosteroid group.

Results of treatment of chronic osteomyelitis by "gutter procedure and muscle flap transposition operation".

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of creation of a gutter and muscle flap transposition method for the treatment of long-bone chronic osteomyelitis.

Patients And Methods: A total of thirty chronic osteomyelitis patients (thirty-one extremities), who had undergone the gutter creation and muscle flap transposition procedure between 2005 and 2009, were included in the study (19 male, 11 female; mean age 24.4 years; age range 2-75 years).

Review of Van earthquakes form an orthopaedic perspective: a multicentre retrospective study.

Purpose: This is a descriptive analysis, of victims of Turkey's October 23, 2011 and November 21, 2011 Van earthquakes. The goal of this study is investigated the injury profile of the both earthquakes in relation to musculoskeletal trauma.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 3,965 patients admitted to in seven hospitals.

[A clinical analysis of patients undergoing fasciotomy who experienced the 2011 Van earthquake].

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the clinical profile and prognosis of the patients with fasciotomy who were admitted to Van Training and Research Hospital following the 2011 Van earthquake.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-one patients (11 males, 10 females; mean age 38.3 years; range 18 to 60 years) who had urgent fasciotomy in our clinic following the earthquake were included.

Are consanguineous marriage and swaddling the risk factors of developmental dysplasia of the hip?

The purpose of this study was to investigate prospectively the effects of swaddling and consanguineous marriage on developmental dysplasia of the hip and associated risk factors. We screened by ultrasound 265 infants using the Graf method. The Pediatrics Department referred all newborn infants with suspected instability or a recognized risk factor to the orthopedic clinic.

Biepicondylar fracture presenting with elbow dislocation: a case report.

Introduction: Biepicondylar fracture of the elbow is very rare, and to date there have only been three reports of this injury and its treatment in the English scientific literature. This case report evaluates the surgical internal fixation of a biepicondylar fracture of the elbow with an associated dislocation.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 15-year-old Turkish girl with a biepicondylar fracture dislocation of the left elbow.

The clinical profile of musculoskeletal injuries associated with the 2011 Van earthquake in Turkey.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical profile of the patients with musculoskeletal injuries associated with the 2011 Van earthquake and treatment modalities applied.

Patients And Methods: Between 23.10.

A randomized controlled trial of electrostimulation effects on effussion, swelling and pain recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot study.

Objective: To evaluate rehabilitation results of electrostimulation especially on joint effusion, swelling and pain recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Design: A randomized controlled trial; the assessor was not blinded to the group allocation.

Setting: Orthopaedics-traumatology and physical medicine-rehabilitation departments.

The development of giant lipoma on the BCG vaccine caused scar.

Lipoma is the most common mesenchymal tumors that accounts for about 6% of all soft-tissue tumors in children. The lesion size is usually around 1-2 cm that rarely reaches the bigger diameter. A 14-month-old baby girl was brought to our clinic for a progressively growing lesion on the left shoulder.

The prevalence and risk factors of decreased bone mineral density in firstly diagnosed ulcerative colitis patients in the eastern region of Turkey.

The prevalance of osteoporosis or osteopenia in Turkish population with ulcerative colitis (UC) at the diagnosis time has not been evaluated so far. Therefore we aimed to determine the prevelance and risk factors of decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in UC patients at the diagnosis time in Turkey. We retrospectively evaluated dexa results, demographic and clinical characteristics, and some biochemical markers of bone turnover of the UC patients at the diagnosis time between June 2005 and February 2010 from the gastroenterology clinic records of the university hospital.

Relationship between anti-CCP antibodies and oxidant and anti-oxidant activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective/aim: A new group of autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies directed to citrulline-containing proteins, which are of value for the severity of RA. Up to date, the relationship between anti-CCP antibodies and oxidant, anti-oxidant activity in patients with RA has not been elucidated in the previous studies. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of anti-CCP antibodies in the circulation on whole blood, serum and synovial fluid oxidant and anti-oxidant activity in patients with RA.