ViVGG19: Novel exemplar deep feature extraction-based shoulder rotator cuff tear and biceps tendinosis detection using magnetic resonance images.

Background And Purpose: Rotator cuff tear (RCT) and biceps tendinosis (BT) are the two most common shoulder disorders worldwide. These disorders can be diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the expert interpretation is manual, time-consuming, and subjected to human errors. Therefore, a fixed-size feature extraction model was created to objectively and accurately perform automated binary classification of RCT vs.

The effect of the platelet-rich plasma and ozone therapy on tendon-to-bone healing in the rabbit rotator cuff repair model.

Background: The aim of this study is to histologically and biomechanically investigate the effects of local PRP and ozone therapy (OO) on tendon-to-bone healing in a rabbit model of the supraspinatus tendon tear.

Methods: Four groups were formed to have seven rabbits in each group: repair, R; repair + PRP, RP; repair + ozone, RO; and repair + PRP + ozone, RPO. The supraspinatus tendon was detached by sharp dissection from the footprint and an acute tear pattern was created.

Effect of acupuncture therapy on fracture healing in rats with femur fractures.

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture therapy on fracture healing in rats with femur fractures.

Methods: A total of 10 groups were formed; control group, groups sacrificed on 7th, 14th, and 21st days of fracture formation, groups to which acupuncture was applied for 7, 14, and 21 d, groups to which fracture and acupuncture were applied for 7, 14, and 21 d. A transverse fracture line was formed in femurs of rats by using a Gigli saw.

Grape seed extract supplement increases bone callus formation and mechanical strength: an animal study.

Background: The positive effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) on bone health, which is a potent antioxidant, are known but its effects on fracture healing are not sufficiently covered in the literature. This study aims to investigate the effects of GSPE on fracture healing and biomechanics of healing bone.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-four adult Wistar-Albino male rats were divided into 8 groups of 8 animals in each group.

Biomechanical comparison of straight DCP and helical plates for fixation of transverse and oblique bone fractures.

Purpose: Biomechanical comparison of straight DCP and helical plates for fixation of transversal and oblique tibial bone fractures were analyzed and compared to each other by axial compression, bending and torsion tests.

Method: An in vitro osteosynthesis of transverse (TF) and oblique bone fracture (OF) fixations have been analysed on fresh sheep tibias by using the DCP and helical compression plates (HP).

Results: Statistically significant differences were found for both DCP and helical plate fixations under axial compression, bending and torsional loads.

An alternative method in fixation of tibial transverse fractures by intramedullar nailing: biomechanical and histopathologic investigation.

A new method was used in fixation of tibial bone fractures. Intramadular nailing (IMN) has been used into mid-diaphysis on left tibias of New Zeland rabbits (n = 5) via an in vivo work. To enable fixation of fracture, without causing too much screw damage on bone and avoiding malunion, nano- and micro-scale hydroxyapatite (HA) was coated at two ends (25 mm in length) of intramadular nails before implantation.

Rice body formation characterized by the chronic non-specific tenosynovitis in the tibialis anterior tendon.

In this case report a 38-year-old woman who presented with swelling and pain on her right ankle for two years is presented. Physical and radiological examinations revealed a soft, lobulated and fixed mass in the ankle. During surgical resection shiny, whitish bodies were removed from the tendon sheath of tibialis anterior and synovectomy was performed.

Lengthening by distraction osteogenesis in congenital shortening of metacarpals.

Objective: The aim of this study was to present the results of seven cases of metacarpal lengthening by distraction osteogenesis and to discuss the ideal daily rate of distraction.

Methods: Metacarpal lengthening was performed by distraction osteogenesis in the seven metacarpals of four patients (3 females, 1 male; mean age: 14.9 years).

The effect of seprafilm on adhesion formation and tendon healing after flexor tendon repair in chicken.

Adhesion of the tendon, which can occur during healing of tendon repair, is negatively affected by the outcome of surgery. In this experimental study, we sought to prevent adhesion of the tendon, and determined the mechanical stiffness of repair tissue by wrapping sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose (Seprafilm; Genzyme, Cambridge, Massachusetts) around the repaired tendon segments. The study group comprised 2 groups of 20 chickens.

[Comparison of the mid-term results of complete subtalar release by the Cincinnati and the posteromedial incisions in clubfoot].

Objectives: Clinical and radiological results of complete subtalar release operations on idiopathic congenital clubfoot patients were compared for the Cincinati and the posteomedial incisions.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-six patients (40 feet) that underwent complete subtalar release using the Cincinnati incision (group 1; 18 patients, 27 feet [12 boys, 6 girls; mean age 7.4 +/-3.

Dynamics of the ulnar nerve after percutaneous pinning of supracondylar humeral fractures in children.

This prospective study was performed to evaluate and compare the morphological changes and dynamics of the ulnar nerve after percutaneous cross-pinning with Kirshner wire (group 1; 13, mean age 8.3 years, 10 male and three female children) and only lateral pinning (group 2; eight, mean age 7.6 years, six male and two female children) of displaced unilateral supracondylar fractures in children's elbows using ultrasonography in comparison with the contralateral healthy elbows.

Intra-articular lipoma causing snapping in the patellofemoral joint.

Intra-articular lipoma is an exceedingly rare diagnosis. We identified a lipoma that was seated in the retropatellar area and caused snapping of the patella during flexion of the knee joint. The tumor was easily and totally excised under arthroscopic guidance after the thin pedicle was cut.

Quantifying carbon budgets of conifer Mediterranean forest ecosystems, Turkey.

Aboveground biomass, aboveground litterfall, and leaf litter decomposition of five indigenous tree stands (pure stands of Pinus brutia, Pinus nigra, Cedrus libani, Juniperus excelsa, and a mixed stand of Abies cilicica, P. nigra, and C. libani) were measured in an eastern Mediterranean evergreen needleleaf forest of Turkey.

Effects of melatonin and vitamin E on oxidative-antioxidative status in rats exposed to irradiation.

Bone marrow is known to be particularly susceptible to radiation. In this study, the effects of treatment with Vitamin E and melatonin and irradiation-induced lipid peroxidation and its association with antioxidant enzymes in the total bone (bone and bone marrow) and skeletal muscle of rats subjected to total body irradiation was investigated. Wistar-Albino rats were intraperitoneally treated with 100mg/kg Vitamin E or melatonin before exposure to 720cGy irradiation.

Variation of carrying angle with age, sex, and special reference to side.

We measured the carrying angle using a universal full-circle manual goniometer on the dominant and non-dominant extremity of the elbow in 1275 healthy volunteers (631 males, 644 females) with a mean age of 22.87+/-15.99 years (range: 2-91 years).

Sonographic evaluation of plantar fasciitis and relation to body mass index.

Purpose: We have investigated the role of sonography in the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis.

Materials And Methods: This study evaluates 39 patients with plantar fasciitis and control group of 22 healthy volunteers. The plantar fascia thickness was measured 5 mm distal to the insertion of the calcaneus of plantar aponeurosis.

Morphology and dynamics of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel after percutaneous cross-pinning of supracondylar fractures in children's elbows: an ultrasonographic study.

After the 12.6-month (3-30) follow-up period, the morphology and dynamics of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel were examined with ultrasonography on operated (group 1) and opposite (group 2) elbows of 13 children who had percutaneous cross-pin fixation for displaced supracondylar humerus fractures. When we compared group 1 and group 2, nerve morphology was similar (P>0.

[Treatment of femoral shaft fractures and pseudoarthrosis with compressive and interlocking intramedullary nailing].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of compressive and interlocking intramedullary nailing in femoral shaft fractures.

Methods: Thirty-three femoral fractures of 30 patients (23 males, 7 females; mean age 36.9 years; range 14 to 80 years) were treated by compressive and interlocking intramedullary nailing.

Intra-articular lipoma of the knee joint in a girl.

Intra-articular lipoma is a rare benign mass that commonly occurs in the knee joint. We present the case of a 15-year-old girl with a slowly growing mass in her right knee. There was no history of trauma.

[Solitary osteochondroma of the elbow causing ulnar nerve compression: a case report].

We report ulnar nerve compression caused by solitary osteochondroma of the right elbow in a 34-year-old man. Two osteochondromas were detected originating from the olecranon and medial humeral epicondyle, respectively. The patient had severely restricted elbow motion, pain, and hypoesthesia of the forth and fifth fingers.

[Pseudarthrosis of a calcaneus fracture: a case report].

Nonunion after a calcaneus fracture is rare. A forty-two-year-old man presented with complaints of extreme left heel pain on weight-bearing, that required him to use crutches. Clinical and radiological studies yielded a diagnosis of calcaneal nonunion.

[Diffuse synovial hemangioma of the knee: a case report].

Synovial hemangioma is a rare benign tumor of joint cavities. It may be a cause of pain and recurrent joint swelling in children and young adults. Diffuse synovial hemangioma was diagnosed in a 25-year-old male patient with complaints of right knee pain and swelling of a 10-year history.

A ganglion cyst that developed from the infrapatellar fat pad of the knee.

A ganglion cyst may be seen in all joints with varying frequency depending on location, but it is rare in the knee joint. A 30-year-old man presented with a mass in the anterolateral aspect of his left knee. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intra-articular tumor arising from the infrapatellar fat pad of the knee.

[Peroneal nerve palsy due to rare reasons: a report of three cases].

Peroneal nerve entrapment was diagnosed in three patients (2 males, 1 female) by clinical and electrophysiological studies. Of these, one patient had postural bilateral involvement due to prolonged squatting, while two patients had mechanically-induced entrapment. Initially, all the patients were treated conservatively with a drop-foot splint and vitamin B.

[Early results of treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children between the ages of one and four years].

Objectives: We evaluated the early results of treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children between the ages of one and four years.

Methods: Twenty-four patients were retrospectively divided into two groups according to whether they were below or above two years of age at the time of the initial treatment. Group I consisted of 13 patients (20 hips; mean age 19.