Role of radiofrequency ablation and cement injection for pain control in patients with spinal metastasis.

Background: The study aimed to investigate the effects and reliability of simultaneous vertebroplasty and radiofrequency ablation or radiofrequency ablation applied alone for pain control in patients with painful spine metastasis, and to investigate the effect of preventing tumor spread in long-term follow-up.

Methods: Patients with painful vertebrae metastasis in the Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Medical Faculty, Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic between 01.01.

Posterior Fossa Decompression and superficial durotomy rather than complete durotomy and duraplasty in the management of Chiari 1.

: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and reliability of posterior fossa decompression (PFD) and superficial durotomy in patients who underwent surgery for Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1).: Our study included 54 patients with the diagnosis of CM1 who had surgery between January 2012 and June 2019. The patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical technique applied.

Augmented Reality Supported Cervical Transpedicular Fixation on 3D-Printed Vertebrae Model: An Experimental Education Study.

Aim: To investigate the use of Augmented Reality (AR) technology as it contributes to spinal surgery education with the free-hand technique, and might reduce the error ratio.

Material And Methods: Ten candidates, with anatomy education but no surgical experience, applied 36 pedicle screws with C2-C3 posterior transpedicular fixation technique to nine vertebrae models produced via a three-dimensional (3D) printer.

Results: Using AR to apply pedicle screws to the experimental vertebrae model increased the safety screw ratio significantly.

How necessary is the computerized brain tomography in minor head trauma?

Background: Head trauma is a health problem that may be observed in all age groups, and it may cause significant losses in terms of health and economy. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the abnormal computerized brain tomography (CBT) prevalence and the rate of admission to brain surgery clinics in patients who applied to the Emergency Service Department for CBT due to minor head trauma.

Methods: In the present study, the patients who were admitted to Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Emergency Service Department between January 1st, 2017, and December 31st, 2017, due to head trauma and in who CBT was performed were examined retrospectively.

Effects of 2-Aminoethyl Diphenylborinate, a Modulator of Transient Receptor Potential and Orai Channels in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Experimental Study.

Background: Cerebral vasospasm remains a serious problem affecting morbidity and mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) during neurosurgery. We aimed to demonstrate the role of the transient receptor potential channel and other channels for Ca in the etiology of cerebral vasospasm using 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate (2-APB) and the effective dose range of an unstudied pharmacological agent, which can limit vasospasm.

Methods: We performed an experimental study using 32 Sprague-Dawley rats divided into 4 groups: sham group (n = 8), SAH group (n = 8), 2-APB group (SAH rats intraperitoneally administered with 0.