Hospitality Venues’ Anti-tobacco Legislation Violation in 11 Different Cities in Türkiye.

Objective: In Türkiye, anti-tobacco legislation (Law No. 4207 on the Prevention and Control of Harms of Tobacco Products) aims to ensure a “tobacco-free” life for current and future generations. Thus, there are observations of violations in the hospitality sector.

Which is the best diet to reduce cardiometabolic risk: dietary counseling or home-delivered diet?

Background: Non-compliance with medical nutrition therapy can lead to an increase in cardiometabolic risk factors, resulting in an increase in the frequency of morbidity and mortality.

Objective: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of two different medical nutrition therapies designed to reduce cardiometabolic risk factors.

Design: The study was conducted on voluntary overweight and obese women who sought services at a specialized Nutrition and Dietary Counseling Clinic.

Precontoured buttress plate reconstruction plate for acetabulum posterior wall fractures: A biomechanical study.

Background: The purpose of open reduction and internal fixation of acetabulum posterior wall fractures is to restore anatomical structure and stability of the hip joint, in order to start weight bearing as soon as possible and prevent hip arthrosis; restoration of the anatomy should preserve function of the joint as well. Although "special shaped precontoured plates" have been developed in recent years for surgical treatment of this region, studies comparing the traditional plates with the newly designed precontoured plates are lacking.

Aim: To evaluate the biomechanical properties of precontoured anatomic buttress and conventional curved reconstruction plates (CCRPs) for posterior wall acetabulum fracture treatment.

A new radiographic acetabular cup anteversion measurement method in total hip arthroplasty: a clinical study.

Background: The acetabular cup positioning is one of the most crucial steps affecting stability and wear rates in total hip arthroplasty. Different methods have been described for determining the anteversion of the acetabular cup in the literature. But there is still not a widely accepted method to assess the acetabular anteversion radiography.

The protective effect of Montelukast against skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion injury: An experimental rat model.

Background: Montelukast is a selective leukotriene D-4 receptor antagonist, which specifically and reversibly inhibits cysteinyl leukotriene-1 receptor. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of Montelukast on skeletal muscle reperfusion injury created as acute ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in Wistar-albino rats.

Methods: The study comprised 16 male Wistar-albino rats.

Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Evaluation of New Quinazoline Derivatives.

The synthesis of nine new quinazoline derivatives (2a-2i) and evaluation of their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities were aims of the present work. For the synthesis of the compounds, 2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-amine was used as the initial starting material. The intermediate product, 2-hydrazinyl-6,7- dimethoxyquinazolin-4-amine, was reacted with appropriate aromatic aldehydes to obtain 2-(2-benzylidenehydrazinyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-amine derivatives as final compounds.

Is internal fixation of the intertrochanteric fractures reliable option in patients with cognitive dysfunction?

The purpose of this study was to compare the results of hemiarthroplasty with those of treatment internal fixation devices for stable intertrochanteric fractures in patients with moderate and severe cognitive dysfunction. 155 patients were evaluated retrospectively. 54 patients were treated with proximal femoral nail (PFN), 57 with dynamic hip screw (DHS) and 44 were underwent hemiarthroplasty (HA).

KIRSCHNER WIRE VERSUS TITANIUM ELASTIC NAILS IN PEDIATRIC FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of intramedullary fixation using the Kirschner-wire (K-wire) compared to the titanium elastic nail (TEN) in pediatric femoral shaft fractures.

Methods: A sample of 42 pediatric patients with a mean age of 6.55±2.

Prevalence of skin disorders among primary school children in Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood dermatoses in Diyarbakir, which is located in the southeastern region of Turkey.

Material And Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out in April 2008 among students of eight randomly selected public primary schools in Diyarbakir. Students were examined and questionnaire was applied to determine socioeconomic levels and socio-demographic features.

Metallic corneal foreign bodies: an occupational health hazard.

Purpose: To analyze the risk factors, outcomes, demographic characteristics, and attitudes of workers with metallic corneal foreign body (FB) injury.

Methods: One hundred consecutive patients who presented with a metallic corneal FB to the eye clinic at Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital were evaluated. The patients completed a questionnaire and were examined to determine features of the injury.

Comparison of lag screw versus buttress plate fixation of posterior malleolar fractures.

Background: The goal of this study was to report the results of selective open reduction and internal fixation of fractures of the posterior malleolus with a posterolateral approach and to compare the results of the 2 techniques.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 40 patients who underwent posterior malleolar fracture fixation between 2008 and 2012. The patients were treated with a posterolateral approach.

Treatment of diaphyseal forearm atrophic nonunions with intramedullary nails and modified Nicoll's technique in adults.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of tricorticocancellous autologous bone grafting with intramedullary forearm nails in the treatment of radius or ulna aseptic nonunion.

Methods: The study included 8 patients (mean age: 39 years; range: 19 to 55 years) who underwent plate-screw osteosynthesis for the treatment of nonunion (6 ulna, 2 radius) following forearm fracture. In all cases, the length of the applied tricortical graft was below 3 cm.

Posterior fixation of type IV humeral capitellum fractures with fully threaded screws in adolescents.

Purpose: Humeral capitellum fractures comprise approximately 1% of all elbow fractures. In this study, we examined the clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes following operative stabilization of Bryan and Morrey type IV fractures of the capitellum in adolescents. We applied headless cannulated screws in a posteroanterior direction without damaging the articular cartilage surface of the fractures.

Disagreements in surgical planning still exist between spinal surgeons in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a multisurgeon assessment.

Purpose: Determining a surgical plan for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be challenging. Despite treatment recommendations and classification systems (such as the Lenke classification system) there is still no consensus on the optimal surgical plan for each curve type. The main objective of this study is to analyze the disagreements in surgical planning between spinal surgeons in AIS.

A comparison of epidural analgesia and local infiltration analgesia methods in pain control following total knee arthroplasty.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of epidural analgesia with infiltration analgesia in postoperative pain control for total knee arthroplasty.

Methods: Thirty patients (28 female, 2 male; mean age: 69.37±5.

Tips and tricks in the diagnostic workup and the removal of foreign bodies in extremities.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges during the removal of foreign bodies in extremities, and to provide relevant tips and tricks.

Methods: The medical records of 295 patients (150 men, 145 women; mean 26.82 ± 16.

Treatment of isolated diaphyseal fractures of the radius with an intramedullary nail in adults.

Background: The goal of the radius diaphysis fractures in surgical treatment is restoration of bone length, rotation correction and to secure fixation that allows early mobilization. The purpose of this study is evaluating the results of intramedullary (IM) radius nail for the treatment of isolated adult diaphyseal fractures of the radius.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed adults with isolated fractures of the radius, who were treated with closed or mini open reduction with a IM radius nail between May 2008 and November 2011 and who were followed for a least 1 year.

Can radiation exposure to the surgeon be reduced with freehand pedicle screw fixation technique in pediatric spinal deformity correction? A prospective multicenter study.

Study Design: Prospective multicenter study of patients who underwent pediatric spinal deformity correction with posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation.

Objective: To quantify radiation exposure to the surgeon during pedicle screw fixation using the freehand technique in pediatric spinal deformity surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: Pedicle screw placement in thoracic and lumbar spine for spinal deformity is technically demanding and involves radiation exposure.

New interlocking intramedullary radius and ulna nails for treating forearm diaphyseal fractures in adults: a retrospective study.

Introduction: The treatment goal for diaphyseal forearm fractures in adults is to restore axial and rotational stability. The treatment of these fractures with intrmaedullary locked nailing remains sparse. We therefore evaluated IM nails for treating forearm diaphyseal fractures in adults.

A new method for the measurement of anteversion of the acetabular cup after total hip arthroplasty.

Objective: Many methods of determining the anteversion of the acetabular cup have been described in the literature. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods are discussed in this paper. We present a new method of measuring the acetabular anteversion at the anteroposterior hip.

Distal phalanx fracture in adults: Seymour-type fracture.

Seymour's fracture is an extra-articular, transverse, physeal, and juxta-epiphyseal open fracture of the distal phalanx seen in childhood. In this study, we present 10 adult cases of fractures localized to the metaphyseal region, 1-2 mm distal to the insertion of the extensor tendon. Mean age was 38 years.

[Measurement of screw length through drilling technique in osteosynthesis of the proximal humerus fractures].

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of screw length measurement through drilling technique on the reduction of intraarticular screw penetration and fluoroscopy time in osteosynthesis of proximal humerus fractures.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2008 and June 2012, 98 patients (34 males, 64 females; mean age 64.4 years; range 35 to 81 years) who underwent osteosynthesis using locking anatomical proximal humerus plates (PHILOS) in our clinic with the diagnosis of Neer type 2, 3 or 4 were included.

Interlocking intramedullary ulna nails in isolated ulna diaphyseal fractures: a retrospective study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of multifunctional intramedullary (IM) ulna nailing following diaphyseal fracture of the ulna.

Methods: Adult patients with isolated fractures of the ulna treated with closed or mini-open reduction using the new IM ulna nail between May 2008 and January 2011 and who were followed for a least one year were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with a pathological fracture or nonunion after previous surgeries were excluded.

Paediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures: internal oblique radiographs alter the course of conservative treatment.

Introduction: At first presentation of paediatric humeral lateral condyle fractures, radiological methods such as computerised tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, arthrography, and internal oblique radiography are used to determine stability. Very few studies show which radiological method should be used to evaluate displacement at follow-up for conservatively treated patients. This study aimed to show that internal oblique radiography is a simple, effective method to determine the subsequent development of fracture displacement in patients with an initially non-displaced or minimally displaced fracture.

Medial humeral condyle fractures in adolescents: treatment and complications.

The very rare isolated medial humeral condyle fractures in children and adolescents pose significant problems to orthopedic surgeons such as ulnar nerve injury, trochlear irregularities, fishtail deformity and motion loss. Six adolescent boys with displaced medial humeral condyle fractures with an average age of 14.8 (range 12-17) were included in this study.