Which vacuum phenomenon is more predictive for future junctional disorders?: Intradiscal or Intrafacet?

Recent spine studies focused on identifying whether intradiscal vacuum phenomenon (VP) was associated with spinal instability. However, none of them reported a direct association between VP and spinal instability following fusion for degenerative lumbar spine disorders (DSDs), namely junctional disorders. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate whether the VP was predictive for junctional disorders in patients who underwent short-segment lumbar decompression and fusion for DSDs at a tertiary spine center.

Minor physical anomalies may be related to treatment resistance in patients with schizophrenia.

This study investigates the relationship between minor physical anomalies (MPA) and treatment resistance in schizophrenia (TRS). We evaluated 137 patients and 100 healthy controls by using a modified Waldrup MPA scale. Thirteen MPA items were found more frequently in the schizophrenia group than in the controls.

Accessory Hand Muscles Over the Transverse Carpal Ligament: An Obstacle in Carpal Tunnel Surgery.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve throughout the carpal tunnel. It is the most common entrapment neuropathy, with an estimated prevalence of 4%-7%. Surgical management is more effective in moderate to severe and severe CTS.

Frequencies and distributions of sex chromosome abnormalities in females with the Turner phenotype: a long-term retrospective study in the southern region of Turkey.

Background/aim: The genetic background of Turner syndrome (TS) is highly variable. The correlation between genotype and phenotype is not yet well understood. The aim of this study was to describe the frequencies and distributions of Turner karyotypes and to discuss the phenotype/genotype relation in a very large group of individuals with TS.