Background/objectives: Mediterranean diet is an environmentally friendly and healthy diet model. The diet offers many vegetables, fruits, nuts, and olive oil to consumers. In addition, it provides moderate amounts of fish and chicken, smaller quantities of dairy products, red meat, and processed meat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Some patients have a positive pivot-shift finding and rotational instability after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR). Three major pathologies known to affect the pivot-shift examination include ACL tear, anterolateral ligament injury, and loss of posterior lateral meniscus root function.
Purpose: To describe a surgical algorithm determining indications for lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) based on intraoperative pivot-shift examination to prevent postoperative pivot shift and rotational instability and to evaluate the 2-year clinical and functional outcomes.
Background And Aim: This study is designed to investigate the physical, psychological and quality of life (QoL) effects of a 16 week supervised and structured intensive aerobic and strength training during the first line chemotherapy of lymphomas.
Patients And Methods: This pre-post study with two groups enrolled ≥18 years of age lymphoma patients scheduled for the first line chemotherapy. Eligible patients were assigned upon patients' preference either to control group (Group C) involving simple counselling, or intervention group (Group I) involving supervised intensive training.
Introduction: The aim of the study was to make a prospective comparison of the radiological and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing single-bundle and double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Method: This prospective, case-controlled study included 65 patients, separated into 2 groups as 33 patients undergoing single bundle (SB), and 32 patients undergoing double bundle (DB) ACL reconstruction. The patients were evaluated clinically using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and the Lysholm knee scores.
Introduction And Purpose: VISA-P questionnaire assesses to severity of symptoms and treatment effects in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. The purpose of this study was to translated VISA-P questionnaire into Turkish language and to determine its validity and reliability.
Methods: The English version of VISA-P questionnaire was translated into Turkish according to the internationally recommended guidelines.
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate early phase depression and anxiety in the proffessional athletes who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and compare them with the functional improvement of knee.
Methods: Thirty-eight patients (35 males, 3 females; mean age±SD: 26.84±8.
Soft tissue injuries constitute 30-50% of all sports related injuries; however, injury to the latissimus dorsi muscle is quite rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe an acute traumatic tear of the latissimus dorsi muscle in an elite track athlete, which has not been reported in the track and field sports before. The injury was caused by forceful resisted arm adduction that took place at hurdling and starting from the block.
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