Publications by authors named "Rahmi Kemal Koc"
Aim: To present symptoms and surgical results of patients operated on with the diagnosis of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in adulthood.
Material And Methods: In this retrospective study, 20 patients older than 18 years were evaluated. There were 17 female and 3 male patients.
Effects of Surgical Timing on the Prognosis of Far Lateral Disk Herniation.
Turk Neurosurg
September 2024
Aim: To evaluate the effects of surgical timing on the prognosis in far lateral disk herniations.
Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 171 patients diagnosed with far lateral disk herniation who underwent surgery between 2015 and 2021. Patients were divided into three groups: Those operated within the first 3 weeks, within 3-6 weeks, and after 6 weeks.
Aim: To examine the effects of regulating increased blood glucose levels on plasma ET-1 levels after severe head trauma in rats.
Material And Methods: Traumatic diffuse brain injury-induced rats were followed for 7 days and were randomly divided into two groups of 36 rats. Pre- and posttraumatic blood glucose and ET-1 levels were measured in group 1 (control).
Background: To emphasize the importance of vertebral artery (VA) mobilization by reviewing the anatomy and variations of the VA while performing total resection of VA-associated tumors that develop from different tissues.
Methods: VA mobilization and mass resection were performed after the evaluation and preoperative imaging of 22 patients with VA-related tumors. Anterior, posterior, or both approaches were conducted on the patients and stabilization was also applied to the patients in need.
Aim: To assess the effectiveness and reliability of hemilaminectomy and bilateral decompression (HLBD) for the treatment of thoracic spinal stenosis (TSS) in selected patients.
Material And Methods: Clinical data of 21 consecutive adult patients who underwent HLBD were investigated. Patients diagnosed with TSS by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, with stenosis secondary to posterior element hypertrophy, and who underwent HLBD for the treatment of narrow spinal canal were included in this study.
Aim: To investigate the incidence of neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with foraminal/extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation (FEFLDH), the prognosis of NP and the effect of microsurgery on patients treatment.
Material And Methods: Two patient groups with FEFLDH were investigated: the surgery group underwent surgical treatment, and the medical-treated group received medical treatment. Patients were diagnosed with NP when the Self-Administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) pain scale was ≥ 12 points.
Study Design: A multicenter retrospective study of patients who underwent unilateral and bilateral balloon kyphoplasty.
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the radiographic and clinical results of unilateral and bilateral balloon kyphoplasty to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
Summary Of Background Data: Percutaneous kyphoplasty has long been used as a successful method in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
Aim: To evaluate the clinical success of the en bloc laminoplasty and impact of the arcocristectomy on postoperative axial pain of the patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
Material And Methods: A retrospective review of 81 patients with CSM who underwent en bloc cervical laminoplasty while preserving posterior structure of the cervical spine during the period from 2007 to 2014 was performed. Arcocristectomy was performed if the C6-7 level was included in the surgery.
Background: The craniocervical junction is a complex anatomic location that contains the occipital bone, atlas, axis, and important complex ligamentous structures. The stability of this region is ensured only with the help of ligaments.
Case Description: A 6-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic for neck pain.
Vertebral hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions of the vertebral column; only 0.9-1.2% of all vertebral hemangiomas cause spinal cord compression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate the influence of some factors on the prognosis of microvascular decompression in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
Methods: The results of microvascular decompression (MVD) in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia were evaluated at 6 months after surgery and were compared with clinical and operative findings.
Results: The sex of the patient, the patient's age at surgery, the side of the pain, and the duration of symptoms before surgery did not play any significant roles in prognosis.
Objective: A prospective clinical follow-up study of patients who underwent thoracolumbar intraspinal surgery with replacement of the posterior spinal arch and supporting elements is reported.
Patients And Methods: The surgical procedures of 45 patients who underwent intraspinal surgery with osteotomy and replacement of 122 spinal laminae using an air drill and mini-plates with repair of the supraspinous ligaments were analyzed. Data of a complete clinical and radiological follow-up examination were evaluated in 45 patients.
Background: The optimal treatment regimen and duration of the therapy is still controversial in spinal brucellosis. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy, adverse drug reactions, complications and cost of ciprofloxacin plus rifampicin versus doxycycline plus streptomycin in the treatment of spinal brucellosis.
Methods: The patients diagnosed as spinal brucellosis between January 2002 to December 2004 were enrolled into the study.