Anatomical Insights on the Cervical Nerve for Contemporary Face and Neck Lifting: A Cadaveric Study.

Background: Despite the significant roles it plays in the functions of the platysma and lower lip, the cervical branch of the facial nerve is often overlooked compared to other branches, but its consideration is critical for ensuring the safety of neck surgeries.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to clarify the anatomical discrepancies associated with the cervical branch of the facial nerve to enhance surgical safety.

Methods: The study utilized 20 fresh-frozen hemiheads.

Deep Neck Contouring With a Focus on Submandibular Gland Vascularity: A Cadaver Study.

Background: Opening the neck through a submental incision allows accurate management of deep neck structures and results in exceptional neck contours.

Objectives: The authors aimed to evaluate the distribution of deep neck structures and investigate the detailed vascular anatomy of the submandibular gland.

Methods: A total of 26 fresh frozen cadaver heads (15 female, 11 male) were utilized.

Mechanical comparison of standard interlocking, clawed, and expandable wedge locked nail fixations: An experimental and numerical study.

Introduction: Intramedullary nailing has been used as a standard in the treatment of the long bone fractures with its clinical and mechanical advantages. However, using distal locking screws has been associated with longer operative times, higher radiation exposure rates, and complications like breakages of distal screw or nail at the screw hole level. Therefore, attempts to eliminate distal locking screws has been always present for intramedullary nail fixation.

A bioartificial rat heart tissue: Perfusion decellularization and characterization.

Despite remarkable advancement in the past decades, heart-related defects are still prone to progress irreversibly and can eventually lead to heart failure. A personalized extracellular matrix-based bioartificial heart created by allografts/xenografts emerges as an alternative as it can retain the original three-dimensional architecture combined with a preserved natural heart extracellular matrix. This study aimed at developing a procedure for decellularizing heart tissue harvested from rats and evaluating decellularization efficiency in terms of residual nuclear content and structural properties.

Arteriography and Histopathology of Vascular Beds in Traumatically Amputated Fingers.

Background: The success of replantation following traumatic amputation is determined by the quality of the vascular anastomoses. The purpose of this study was to assess the vascularity of injured arteries from traumatically amputated digits using arteriographic and histopathological analysis.

Methods: 25 amputated digits were included in the study.

New Entity of Skull Lesions due to Birth Trauma: Kanat (Wing) Fractures.

Aim: To discuss a special type of skull lesion detected after delivery. We reviewed our experience on scalp swelling in term neonates to further investigate the relationship between cranial injuries and labor process.

Material And Methods: A total of 55 newborns with scalp swellings were assessed with medical records retrospectively between January 2007-July 2017.

A comparison of basilar artery diameters measured by T2WI and TOF MR angiography.

Purpose: The purpose of our study is to compare basilar artery diameters (BAD) measured by T2WI to diameters measured by TOF MR angiography (MRA). By doing this, we hope to understand how compatible these two methodologies are with each other.

Methods: We used data from 100 patients (59 females, 41 males) who underwent a session of both T2W MRI and TOF MRA at the same time (ages between 18 and 83).

Descriptive Analysis of Sphenovomerine Suture and Its Importance in Neurosurgery.

Purpose: Articulation of rostrum of sphenoid bone with alae of vomer forms a schindylesis type of joint. The circumference of this joint, called sphenovomerine suture (SVS), is very important in establishing a reliable surgical field in the endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Because of its vital role in endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, this radio-anatomical study was designed to establish the morphological properties of SVS.

Extralaryngeal division of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: a new description for the inferior laryngeal nerve.

Extralaryngeal division of the recurrent laryngeal nerve was contradictory in the literature. We aimed to investigate extralaryngeal division of the nerve, and also propose a new description for the inferior laryngeal nerve. Sixty specimens (120 sides) were examined for this project, including 41 men and 19 women cadavers between the ages of 40 and 89 years at death.

Light and scanning electron microscopic examination of hair in Griscelli syndrome.

Griscelli syndrome is a rare disease characterized by pigment dilution, partial albinism, variable cellular immunodeficiency, and an acute phase of uncontrolled T-lymphocyte, and macrophage activation. Griscelli et al described this syndrome in 1978. Since then, only in approximately 60 cases have been reported, most from the Turkish, and Mediterranean population.

Scanning electron microscopic observation of the brown tumor of the head of mandible.

Brown tumors are tumor-like, expansile osteolytic lesions of bone which are seen in both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. They generally resolve after surgical treatment of the parathyroid adenoma. Here, we report a case of brown tumor of the mandible of a cadaver with its scanning electron microscopic observation and review of literature.

Double-orifice mitral valve and an associated malformation: secundum atrial septal defect.

The authors report a case of double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV) which showed mitral stenosis and mild insufficiency. An associated anomaly was secundum atrial septal defect. DOMV is an unusual congenital heart defect.