Comparative study of simultaneous and staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty: is age a key factor in surgical outcomes?

Background: The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (simBTKA) and staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty (stgBTKA) across different age groups, with a specific focus on patients under and over 65 years old.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was employed to analyze the medical records of patients who underwent simBTKA or stgBTKA between August 2018 and May 2023. Patients were categorized into 4 groups based on age and surgical approach.

Examining Postoperative Posterior Cruciate Ligament Index: A Structural Paradigm in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstructions With Hamstring Tendon Autograft.

Background: The current study aimed to compare the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) index values of patients who underwent hamstring tendon (HT) autograft reconstruction due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The comparison involved assessing these values in a similar cohort and evaluating the association between the alteration in the PCL index and functional results.

Methods: Patients who were clinically diagnosed with a complete, unilateral ACL tear and underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) using HT autograft between January 2018 and January 2021 constituted the operated group (Group 1) of the study.

Unconventional mobility, conventional trauma: a comparative analysis of e-scooter-related fractures.

Purpose: The present research aimed to compare the different types of fractures to those caused by e-scooter use as well as reveal the severity of e-scooter injuries via an epidemiological analysis of fractures over the course of 6 months.

Methods: This retrospective study assessed medical records of patients with fractures or dislocations admitted to a Turkish level three trauma centre emergency orthopaedic department between June 2021 and January 2022. Using a two-group design, the first group encompassed all fractures and dislocations treated, while the second focused on e-scooter-related cases.

Carpal tunnel decompression: a comparison of elderly and younger patients' sleep quality.

The current study was conducted to evaluate sleep disturbances by age group in patients who underwent carpal tunnel decompression (CTD). Individuals who applied to the orthopedic outpatient clinic and had CTD between 2018 and 2022 had their medical records reviewed. Pre-operative data included patient demographics and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

A Comparative Analysis of Fasciotomy Results in Children and Adults Affected by Crush-Induced Acute Kidney Injury following the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes.

: The current study aims to determine the impact of fasciotomy on mortality and morbidity in children and adults with crush-related AKI following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. : The study included individuals who had suffered crush injuries after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and were identified as having an acute kidney injury (AKI). Patients with an AKI were divided into two groups based on age: those under 18 years and those over 18 years.

The ageless approach: Nonoperative mastery competes head-on with surgery for elderly distal radius fractures.

The aim of the current study is to compare the clinical outcomes of cast immobilization (CI) versus surgical treatment after 1 year for distal radius fractures (DRFs) in the elderly population. The cohort included patients aged 70-89 who suffered an acute, closed, and displaced DRF and who were treated conservatively or surgically at our clinic between August 2018 and January 2022. Those who had pathological fractures, open fractures, concomitant ulna fractures (except ulna styloid fractures), were not between the ages of 70 and 89, or refused to participate were excluded from the study.

Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: A Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic Results with the Proximal Femoral Intramedullary Nail (PROFIN), the Anti-Rotation Proximal Femoral Nail (A-PFN), and the InterTAN Nail.

The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the radiological and functional outcomes of closed reduction and internal fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fractures (IFF) using three different proximal femoral nails (PFN). In total, 309 individuals (143 males and 166 females) who underwent surgery for IFF using a PFN between January 2018 and January 2021 were included in the study. Our surgical team conducted osteosynthesis using the A-PFN (TST, Istanbul, Turkey) nail, the PROFIN (TST, Istanbul, Turkey), and the Trigen InterTAN (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN, USA) nail.

Growing Taller without Hormones? Dr. Consult Google-An Evaluation of Online Information Related to Limb Lengthening.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability, content and readability of the information available on the Internet related to limb lengthening surgeries, which have recently been progressively in fashion.

Methods: The three most commonly used browsers on the Internet were determined and a search term for "Limb Lengthening Surgery" was typed for each browser. The websites were categorized by their type, and the content and the quality of them was evaluated using the DISCERN score, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark and the Global Quality Score (GQS).

Factors affecting activities of daily living, physical balance, and prosthesis adjustment in non-traumatic lower limb amputees.

Objectives: This study aims to identify the factors affecting the activities of daily living, balance, and prosthesis satisfaction in patients with non-traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA).

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 195 patients (120 males, 75 females; mean age 65.9±11.

The common comorbidities leading to poor clinical outcomes after the surgical treatment of ankle fracture-dislocations.

Background: The ankle fracture-dislocations are a significant traumatic incident for the bone and the soft tissue surrounding the ankle. Bone stabilization, joint immobilization, anatomic reduction and intervention for soft tissue protection should be performed as early as possible. The present study aims to determine the frequency of major comorbidities that can be seen after surgery in patients with ankle fracture-dislocations and the relationship between the trauma mechanism and clinical status with these comorbidities.

The role of trauma mechanism, fracture pattern and fixation technique on clinical outcomes and epiphyseal growth arrest in the surgical treatment of distal tibial epiphysiolysis.

Background: Distal tibial epiphyseal fractures damage to epiphyseal growth plate. Epiphyseal growth arrest (EGA), reflex sympathetic dystrophy and ankle joint stiffness may also occur after distal tibial epiphyseal injury. This study aims to evaluate the role of trauma mechanism, fracture pattern and fixation technique on clinical outcomes and EGA in the surgically treated distal tibial epiphyseal fractures.