Deep masseteric triangular area to define masseter neurovascular bundle: A cadaveric study.

Introduction: Facial reanimation procedures are used in the treatment of the disorder that impairs mimetic function and jeopardizes physical and psychological health, and one of the most important instruments of these techniques is the masseteric neurovascular bundle (NVB) and proper identification at the mandibular notch level. In the current study, a triangular area (deep masseteric triangle, DMT) on the lateral surface of the masseter muscle that was identified to help reliable determination of the masseteric NVB at the mandibular notch level.

Material And Methods: 40 parotideomasseteric region dissections were performed in 10 female and 10 male donated cadavers.

Biometric analysis hand parameters in young adults for prosthetic hand and ergonomic product applications.

This study aimed to evaluate the superficial anatomy, kinesiology, and functions of the hand to reveal its morphometry and apply the findings in various fields such as prosthetic hand and protective hand support product design. We examined 51 young adults (32 females, 19 males) aged between 18-30. Hand photographs were taken, and measurements were conducted using ImageJ software.

Prespecialist perceptions of three-dimensional heart models in anatomical education.

Purpose: This article aims to discuss the use of three-dimensional (3D) printed models of vascular variation cases as an educational tool for undergraduate and postgraduate anatomy students.

Methods: This advanced study involved ten anatomy assistants who were provided with five distinct cases of congenital cardiovascular variations, each accompanied by a computed tomography angiography (CT-A) and 1:1 solid model format. The residents were asked to generate perceptions for both formats and then compare these perceptions based on identifying the variation, defining the structural features, and evaluating relevant educational perspectives.

The Effect of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Basketball Performance Tests.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of 10-week heart rate variability biofeedback training on basketball skills, free throws, and heart rate variability parameters. Twenty-four basketball players (experimental, n = 12 and control, n = 12) aged 18-24 years volunteered to participate in this study. The experimental group participated in a 10-week heart rate variability biofeedback and basketball training program, while the control group only participated in the 10-week basketball training session.

Anatomical Basis for the Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation.

Background: The tear trough, hollow concavity of the lower eyelid, is one of the recognizable signs of facial aging. Anatomical description is essential in improving tear through deformity for facial rejuvenation.

Methods: Fifty cadaver were microdissected.

A comparative study of postgraduate theses in pedagogy and preschool education in Austria and Turkey.

In this study, postgraduate theses in the fields of pedagogy and preschool education in Austria and Turkey are compared in terms of factors such as similarity index, research designs and quality of academic writing. To achieve this goal, a commonly-used web-based plagiarism detection service was used to determine the similarity indexes of 258 theses prepared in the two countries (124 from Austria, 134 from Turkey) by checking them against existing sources such as articles, theses, and books; and a relational screening model was used to determine the degree of correlation among variables. In addition, the research topics, research designs, and data collection tools employed in each thesis were identified and content analysis was performed on selected theses with an eye to gaining a sense of the methodological approaches used in pedagogy in Austrian and Turkish universities and making comparisons between the two countries.

Topographic anatomical localization of the motor nerve entry points (MEPs) of the masseter muscle.

Purpose: The masseteric nerve, which is a branch of the mandibular nerve, passes lateral to the mandibular notch and then spreads in the muscle to achieve motor innervation. The muscle entry points of these motor branches are the target points of minimally invasive interventions preferred in the treatment of masseter hypertrophy. The aim of this study was to reveal the areas where the motor entry points are concentrated in the muscle by dividing the muscle into topographic regions using reliable anatomic landmarks.

Perceptions of porta-celiac vascular models for hepatic surgery and their use in residency training.

Background: Primary aspect of hepatic navigation surgery is the identification of source vascular details to preserve healthy liver which has a vascular anatomy quite challenging for the young surgeons. The purpose was to determine whether three-dimensional (3D) vascular pattern models of preoperative computed tomography (CT) images will assist resident-level trainees for hepatic surgery.

Methods: This study was based on the perception of residents who were presented with 5 different hepatic source vascular patterns and required to compare their perception level of CT, and 1:1 models in terms of importance of variability, differential of patterns and preoperative planning.

Variable Lower Limb Alignment of Clinical Measures With Digital Photographs and the Footscan Pressure System.

Objective: This study examines the effect of the lower limb misalignment and its possible compensatory effect on plantar pressure in a normal population. The aim of this paper is to present a structured method for the analysis of posture and its changes using a standardized digital photography technique and plantar pressure measuring device.

Design: Cohort.

Macroscopic observations of muscular bundles of accessory iliopsoas muscle as the cause of femoral nerve compression.

Compression of the femoral nerve (FN) to the iliac fossa has been reported as a consequence of several pathologies as well as due to the aberrant muscles. The purpose of this research was to investigate the patterns of the accessory muscles of iliopsoas muscles and the relationship of the FN in fifty semi pelvis. Accessory muscular slips from iliacus and psoas, piercing or covering the FN, were found in 19 specimens (7.

Physical attractiveness: analysis of buttocks patterns for planning body contouring treatment.

Background: As buttocks region is one of the most characteristic features of the ideal female body figure, the popularity of gluteal region contouring is on the rise. Perception of body form is influenced by its shape and size. Interventions to modify the form of this region are often difficult due to influence.

Anatomical description of the upper tarsal plate for reconstruction.

Background: Reconstruction of the upper eyelids following traumatic, congenital and tumor surgeries is often difficult owing to a variety of reasons including the influence of the lacrimal system, visual system and aesthetic appearance. In most cases of the reconstruction in the upper eyelid tarsal plate is the main anatomical area that should be protected against the damage. The aim of this study is to investigate the types and the measurements of the tarsal plate of the upper eyelids in Anatolian population.

Anatomical landmarks of mandibular interforaminal region related to dental implant placement with 3D CBCT: comparison between edentulous and dental mandibles.

Background: Anterior mandibular (interforaminal) region is important in implant applications as it serves a basis for neurovascular bedding and holds the prosthesis for patients. Treatment planning for dental implant patients is often complicated by the unknown extent of the anterior loop of the neurovascular bundle. Anatomical structures including mandibular incisive canal (MIC) and lingual foramen (LF) should also be examined as part of the detailed analysis for their neurovascular structures.

Anatomical topography of the inferior lumbar triangle for transversus abdominis block.

Background: Rapid development of anesthetic techniques of thoracic paravertebral block required to redefine anatomical landmarks of the inferior lumbar (Petit) triangle (ILT). Anesthesiologists are mainly interested in the ILT to perform the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. The aim of this study was to provide comprehensive information of the ILT to improve the success of TAP block.

Digitalized analysis of philtral anatomy for planning individual treatment.

Objective: Restoration of the philtral region following traumatic, cleft, and tumor surgeries is often difficult due to influence of this feature to whole facial beauty. The aim of this study is to investigate the types and measurements of the philtrum and its relationship with the upper lip using a software.

Methods: Standard personal photographs of the philtral region were obtained from 200 young adults participated in this study.

Study of frontal hairline patterns for natural design and restoration.

Objective: Hair loss is one of the most noticeable esthetic problems of the mankind. Hair transplantation has been a highly effective technique in reducing wide foreheads and recontouring the hairline. Creating a natural hairline is one of the most important elements of a successful hair transplant.

Anatomocosmetic implication rules of the corrugator supercilii muscle for youthful eye appearance.

The dynamic balance of the eyebrows is maintained by the frontal muscle which acts as a brow elevator, and the brow depressors include corrugator supercilii muscle (CSM), procerus, depressor supercilii, and orbicularis oculi muscles. The glabellar rhytids might appear as a result of negative emotions, such as anger, anxiety, fatigue, fear, or disapproval. For youthful and calmer eyes, CSM may restore the muscle balance more safely and effectively for the treatments of forehead rejuvenation.

Increased osseous thickening of the inner surface of the frontal bone.

Aim: Increased thickening of the internal surface of the frontal bone (ISFB) was investigated, regarding possible pressure application to the brain tissue and the changes in bone marrow structure.

Material And Methods: Morphological analysis of the ISFB was carried out in a total of 300 adult skulls.

Results: Type A, defined as normal appearance, has been detected in 243 cranium.

Is QUALIOST appropriate for the patients with orthotopic liver transplantation in measuring quality of life?

The quality of life questionnaire in osteoporosis (QUALIOST) measures the impact of this condition. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of QUALIOST among 38 orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) patients who had been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia versus 42 control subjects with osteoporosis or osteopenia associated with other conditions. Bone mineral density (gr/cm(2)) measurements were performed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry as well as thoracic and lumbar spine radiographs to assess fractures.

Anxiety of first cadaver demonstration in medical, dentistry and pharmacy faculty students.

Anatomy is the fundamental of medical and health professional education. Anatomic dissection enables the examination of the organs in the human cadavers systematically and topographically. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the first cadaver demonstration and the anxiety of medical, dental and pharmacy students.

Acceptability, validity and reliability of the Turkish QUALIOST(®) in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

The quality-of-life questionnaire in osteoporosis (QUALIOST(®)) is commonly used and accepted generic instrument in osteoporosis. This study aimed to translate QUALIOST(®) into Turkish language and assess its reliability, validity and acceptability in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO). After the questionnaire was translated into Turkish, it was administered to 110 with PMO.

Accessory tendon slip arising from the extensor carpi ulnaris and its importance for wrist pain.

Objective: The anatomical variations of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle can cause a functional impairment of the wrist and the little finger. The aim of this study was to determine the number, thickness and type of accessory tendon arising from the ECU.

Methods: The presence of an accessory tendinous slip from the ECU muscle was examined in terms of gross appearance, size, shape, thickness, location and distribution in 54 cadaveric forearms.

Anatomical similarity between tendons and Type 3 intertendinous connections: suitability as local donor tissue.

Objective: A detailed anatomical knowledge of the extensor tendons of the hand is essential for accomplishing successful tendon repair. The aim of this study was to investigate the similarities between the extensor tendon and the thickest intertendinous connections (IC) in the 4th intermetacarpal space, where Type 3 IC is most frequently seen.

Methods: A total of 38 dissected hands were studied for anatomical structures that might serve as donor extensor tendons as well as for their relationship with the IC in the fourth intermetacarpal space of the dorsal hand.

Optimal technique for abdominal fascial closure in liver transplant patients.

Background: The ideal technique for abdominal closure of a Mercedes-type incision, which is still a serious issue among surgeons, has yet to be demonstrated clearly. The purpose of this study was to explain our novel technique for abdominal fascial closure in liver transplant patients.

Methods: We analyzed retrospectively 180 consecutive adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplants.