Can The Fracture Line of Type II Odontoid Fractures Come to A Neutral Position After Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation without a Manipulation?

Aim: To examine whether there was an improvement in the displaced fracture line in the follow-up, in which Anterior odontoid screw fixation (AOSF) was performed without manipulation and to determine the "displacement angle range" in which AOSF was possible.

Material And Methods: A total of 11 patients with the diagnosis of type II odontoid fracture who underwent AOSF without manipulation were analyzed retrospectively. A control group of 30 cases was formed and odontoid related angle measurements were performed on cervical computed tomographies (CT) of the control group and the patients who were operated.

Vitamin deficiencies/hypervitaminosis and the skin.

Vitamins are an indispensable food source and important owing to the enzyme cofactor and catalytic roles they play in the body. Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K, and B12, are stored in the body and can cause problems with their excessive accumulation. Other vitamins rarely accumulate in the body because they dissolve in water and are excreted through the kidneys.

Demographic and Clinical Features of 1,641 Patients with Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, and Alopecia Universalis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Background/aim: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune hair disorder which is characterized by noncicatricial hair loss. AA commonly presents with localized patches on the scalp and face but may affect any hair-bearing region of the body leading to even more generalized involvement. AA may affect any age group, gender, and race.

A multistep approach to the diagnosis of rare genodermatoses.

Genodermatoses are heritable skin diseases that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Most of them show characteristic cutaneous findings. Genodermatoses can be associated with extracutaneous system abnormalities.

Eruptions in life-threatening rheumatologic diseases.

Dermatologic changes occur in a variety of rheumatic diseases. Skin can be the initial site of involvement, thus providing important clues for an accurate diagnosis based on cutaneous findings. Dermatologic findings can also be an indicator of systemic involvement and prognostic outcome; however, many connective tissue disorders have a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, with significant overlap between different diseases.