Publications by authors named "S Dalbayrak"
Aim: To compare the preoperative and postoperative increased signal intensity (ISI) outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients who underwent posterior decompression and fusion, and to assess the correlation between ISI changes and postsurgical clinical prognosis.
Material And Methods: The results from 123 patients were evaluated. In addition to demographic data, such as age and gender, factors, including body mass index (BMI); smoking history; duration of symptoms; follow-up periods; levels of decompression and fusion; comorbidities, such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, and hypertension; ISI grading; cervical sagittal vertical axis; C2-7 cervical lordosis parameters; and Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) scores, were statistically analyzed preoperatively and postoperatively.
Objective: In neurosurgery, posterior approaches intended at the craniovertebral junction are frequently used. The most popular procedures for treating upper cervical instability are C1 lateral mass, C2 pedicle, and C1-C2 transarticular screw stabilization. Due to their proximity to neural structures and the presence of the high-riding vertebral artery (VA), these techniques are complicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Skip corpectomy is a surgical technique that includes C4 and C6 corpectomies and fusion via autografts and a cervical plate and is frequently performed in patients with CSM and OPLL. This study presents long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of 48 patients who underwent skip corpectomy with 10-year follow-up.
Methods: 48 patients who were diagnosed with CSM or OPLL were included.
Article Synopsis
- Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) are often overlooked causes of back pain, particularly in older and osteoporotic individuals. This study analyzed 185 patients diagnosed with SIF over a minimum 5-year follow-up period.
- The research included patients treated either conservatively or surgically, assessing their pain and functionality through VAS and ODI scores at various intervals post-treatment.
- Results indicated that surgical management, specifically sacroplasty, led to greater pain relief and improved recovery compared to conservative treatment, highlighting the importance of considering SIF in appropriate patient populations and recommending MRI as a standard diagnostic tool.
Objective: To present a new technique combining anterior release with allograft insertion and lateral fixation at the concave side of the curve, preserving the hemivertebra and posterior bilateral transpedicular fixation in patients with congenital kyphoscoliosis (CKS) who were not operated on until late adolescence, including long-term follow-up of patients, and a discussion of the literature on CKS with hemivertebra.
Methods: Two patients with CKS concomitant with hemivertebra underwent circumferential (anterior-posterior) instrumentation and fusion using a new technique.
Results: Patient 1 underwent a 2-stage operation, first anterior then posterior.