Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction:  This study aimed to determine the extent of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and the relationship between LUTS and patients' clinical and functional factors.

Methods: Patients aged 40 to 80 who were admitted with CLBP were included. Demographic data and the duration of CLBP and LUTS were noted.

Trajectory of Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Descriptive Study.

Objective: To investigate anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over 15 years and associations between demographic, disease-related variables, anxiety and depression, and HRQoL in patients with AS.

Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Prof.

Evaluation of aggrecan and adipokine levels in temporomandibular joint synovial fluid.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect various mediators in synovial fluid (SF) on the pathogenesis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and to evaluate the relationship between clinical and radiological features of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) diseases. Patients who had received SF sample during arthrocentesis because of TMD were included in this study. Clinical and radiological records were evaluated retrospectively.