Retrospective Analysis and Comparison of 48 Intracranial Meningioma Cases As Two Groups According to Their Size.

Objective This study aims to examine the possible demographic, clinical, and surgical differences between giant and smaller meningiomas. Materials and Methods Forty-eight meningioma patients who were operated on in our clinic between 2016-2020 were included in our study. Fourteen meningiomas larger than 5 cm in diameter were defined as giant meningiomas and placed in group 1.

The Role and Contribution of Lumbar Myelography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: Clinical and Statistical Evaluation of Post-Myelography Treatment of 63 Patients.

Introduction Myelography is a radiological examination method that has been used for the diagnosis of spinal canal pathologies for a long time. More than 90 years of experience has been improved by the development of increasingly less toxic contrast agents. Nowadays, although there are many advanced diagnostic tools, lumbar myelography is a direct imaging technique and so it is a powerful diagnostic method for patients whose treatment has not been decided.

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation in Trigeminal Neuralgia : Analysis of Early and Late Outcomes of 156 Cases and 209 Interventions.

Objective: Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most common causes of facial pain. Our aim is to investigate the efficacy and borders of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Methods: Between May 2007 and April 2017, 156 patients with trigeminal neuralgia were treated with radiofrequency thermocoagulation.

A comparison of double single suture-button fixation, suture-button fixation, and screw fixation for ankle syndesmosis injury: A retrospective cohort study.

Different methods have been used throughout the years for syndesmotic injury but there is no consensus on the ideal treatment. Some methods are expensive and some have more complications. The aim of this study is to compare single suture endobutton with double suture endobutton and screw fixation for syndesmotic injury.

Spinal Metastatic Disease: Survival Analysis of 146 Patients and Evaluation of 4 Different Preoperative Scoring Systems.

Study Design: This was a retrospective analysis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the 4 different scoring systems Tomita, Bauer modified, Tokuhashi revised, and Van der Linden and some parameters that are used in these scoring systems.

Summary And Background Data: Prediction of the survival period before treatment for spinal metastasis is extremely important.

Effect of PLIF and TLIF on sagittal spinopelvic balance of patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of PLIF and TLIF on sagittal spinopelvic balance and to compare radiological results of two surgical procedures with regard to spinopelvic parameters.

Methods: Thirty-five patients (34 female and 1 male; mean age: 52.29 ± 13.

Percutaneous cannulated screw fixation for pediatric epiphyseal ankle fractures.

Background: Ankle injuries are among the most common injuries in children. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacies of two percutaneous fixation methods after closed reduction in physeal ankle fractures.

Methods: We reviewed the cases of 24 patients with a mean age of 12.

Primary Intracranial Germinomas: Retrospective Analysis of Five Cases.

Aim: Primary intracranial germinomas (PIGs) are rare malignant brain tumors that represent approximately 0.2% to 1.7% of all primary intracranial tumors.

The surgical treatment for a rare case of double-level isthmic spondylolisthesis in L4 and L5 lumbar spine: decompression, reduction and fusion.

An unusual case of a double-level isthmic spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine in a 38-year-old female was described. The patient had been suffering from low back pain for 8 years and did not respond to conservative treatment. Her medical examination revealed that grade II isthmic spondylolisthesis was present both at L-4 to L-5 and at L-5 to S-1.

Prospective evaluation of the functional and anatomical results of arthroscopic repair in small and medium-sized full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relation between tendon integrity and functional results following the arthroscopic treatment of small- and medium-sized rotator cuff tears.

Methods: Arthroscopic repair was performed on 26 consecutive patients (21 women, 5 men;mean age: 55.9 years; range: 33-72 years) with small- and medium-sized tears of the supraspinatus tendon.

Non-tuberculous thoracic and lumbar spondylodiscitis: single-stage anterior debridement and reconstruction, combined with posterior instrumentation and grafting.

Debridement is warranted for the treatment of nontuberculous spondylodiscitis in case of neurological compromise, deformity, instability, abscess formation, extensive destruction, intractable pain or failure of medical management. The additional use of instrumentation is still controversial, but might fight infection and yield stability. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome of 16 cases of non-tuberculous thoracic or lumbar spondylodiscitis treated with anterior debridement and reconstruction (tricortical graft or titanium mesh cage), combined with single-stage posterior instrumentation and grafting.

[Unicondylar knee arthroplasty in medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis: technical faults and difficulties].

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate both the technical problems of surgery and the clinical and radiologic outcomes of patients treated with unicondylar knee arthroplasty.

Patients And Methods: Forty-one unicondylar knee prosthesis were performed in 40 patients (3 males, 37 females; mean age 58.2 years; range 44 to 76 years) diagnosed with unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis.

[The effects of two different fixation methods on femoral bone tunnel enlargement and clinical results in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft].

Objectives: We investigated the effects of anatomic and non-anatomic tunnel fixations on femoral tunnel widening and clinical results in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 35 patients who underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring tendon graft. Fixation was performed in the tunnel using the transcondylar RigidFix pin (group 1) in 18 patients (mean age 32 years), and from outside the tunnel using the EndoButton-CL device (group 2) in 17 patients (mean age 30 years).

[Elastofibroma dorsi: an unusual cause of shoulder pain].

Objectives: We evaluated patients who underwent surgical treatment for elastofibroma dorsi (ED).

Methods: The study included 13 patients (11 women, 2 men; mean age 54 years; range 43 to 74 years) who were treated surgically for ED that caused persistent symptoms. Involvement was on the right in six patients, on the left in five patients, and bilateral in two patients.

Comparison of arthroscopic capsular release in diabetic and idiopathic frozen shoulder patients.

Introduction: The clinical results of arthroscopic capsular release for frozen shoulder in diabetic (group 1) and idiopathic (group 2) patients were compared. Surgery was performed on 28 shoulders of 26 patients (24 women, 2 men) with frozen shoulder unresponsive to conservative treatment. The mean age was 50 (range 40-65).

[Early results of treatment of proximal humerus fractures with the PHILOS locking plate].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate early results of proximal humerus fractures treated with the PHILOS locking plate.

Methods: Proximal humerus fractures of 22 patients (13 males, 9 females; mean age 57 years; range 35 to 83 years) were treated with the PHILOS locking plate. According to the Neer classification, 13 patients had comminuted fractures, four patients had valgus impact injuries, two patients had fracture-dislocations, and three patients had fractures involving the proximal 1/3 of the humerus.

The correlation of correction magnitude and tibial slope changes following open wedge high tibial osteotomy.

We investigated whether there is a correlation between coronal plane correction magnitude and tibial slope in patients treated with medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) and also measured changes in patellar height. Thirty-four knees treated with for varus deformities were retrospectively reviewed and the follow-up period of the patients was averaged 24.1 months.

Apoptosis in the traumatic and degenerative tears of human meniscus.

The apoptotic bodies were observed aging in osteoarthritic cartilage and meniscus but there is still a lack of knowledge in the literature about the relationship between meniscal injury and apoptosis. The aim of this study is to investigate the apoptotic changes on meniscal tears caused by degeneration and trauma. Thirty-eight specimens of human meniscal tissues harvested from cadavers and patients were selected from groups below the age of 40.

Knee joint synovial cyst following total knee arthroplasty with bone allograft.

Allograft has been shown to be highly successful for managing large osseous defects in total knee arthroplasty. We report a 68-year-old woman in whom a bone allograft had been used during total knee arthroplasty owing to a massive segmental medial tibia plateau defect 4 years earlier. Eighteen months after surgery, a 10x10 cm knee synovial cyst was detected by computed tomography scanning on the anteromedial side of the tibial plateau, and an en-bloc surgical excision was performed.

Plating after lengthening (PAL): technical notes and preliminary clinical experiences.

Introduction: Shortening the period of time for the external fixator after limb lengthening decreases the complication rate and increases the patient satisfaction.

Material And Method: We describe the plating after lengthening (PAL) as a new technique on five patients with limb length discrepancy (1 femoral, 4 tibial) who had lengthening procedure with Ilizarov technique. The mean amount of lengthening was 50 mm.

Arthroscopic treatment of symptomatic type D medial plica.

We aimed to review the results of subtotal arthroscopic resection of symptomatic type D medial plica. We retrospectively evaluated 23 knees with symptomatic type D medial plica in 22 patients without other intra-articular pathology. All patients complained of chronic knee pain that had not been alleviated by medical treatment or physical therapy.

Combined ulnar and carpal tunnel syndrome caused by pigmented villo-nodular tenosynovitis: a rare case.

Pigmented villo-nodular synovitis/tenosynovitis (PVNS) is a rare cause of combined ulnar and median nerve compression neuropathy at the wrist. In our case, a 53-year-old house-wife had sensorial and motor complaints at her left hand. In clinical examination, painless soft tissue mass was palpated at her wrist and both the tenar and hypotenar muscles were atrophic.

[Treatment of Neer type 4 impacted valgus fractures of the proximal humerus with open reduction, elevation, and grafting].

Objectives: We evaluated the clinical and radiographic results of minimal invasive surgery, with elevation of the head and tricortical iliac grafting for Neer type 4 impacted valgus fractures.

Methods: Ten patients (6 females, 4 males; mean age 54 years; range 35 to 67 years) with Neer type 4 impacted valgus fractures of the proximal humerus underwent biological reconstruction including open reduction, elevation of the head fragment, grafting, and suture fixation of tuberosities. All the patients were assessed by computed tomography preoperatively.

Arthroscopic debridement and grafting of an intraosseous talar ganglion.

We report the case of a 41-year-old man with right ankle pain and swelling who had an intraosseous talar ganglion in the medial part of talar dome. A surgical procedure was performed using the 3-portal arthroscopic approach. The softened chondral surface was removed and the content of the cyst was discharged arthroscopically.