Association between patellofemoral congruence and patellofemoral chondropathy in patients with anterior knee pain: A T2 mapping knee MRI study.

Objectives: In this study, the T2 mapping magnetic resonance imaging technique was used to evaluate early cartilage changes associated with patellofemoral alignment and morphology.

Patients And Methods: Fifty four patients (Study group: 38 females, 16 males) with anterior knee pain and a randomly selected and age-matched 50 controls (Control group; 37 females, 13 males) were compared by two blinded authors in terms of T2 values of the patella medial, lateral facet, and trochlea, Insall-Salvatti index, lateral trochlear inclination angle, patellar tilt angle, sulcus angle, and patella medial and lateral facet lengths. The inter- and intra-observer reliability tests were assessed.

Volumetric Muscle Measurements Indicate Significant Muscle Degeneration in Single-Level Disc Herniation Patients.

Background: There is a strong relationship between lower back pain and paraspinal muscle atrophy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of lumbar paravertebral muscle atrophy in patients with and without single-level disc herniation.

Methods: The 110 retrospectively analyzed patients in this study were divided into 2 groups.

The evaluation of temperament and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Aims: To evaluate the temperament and quality of life (QoL) of patients with PCOS.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-three adult patients with PCOS and 38 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Demographic characteristics including age, education and body mass index (BMI) were recorded.

The role of early determination of β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels in predicting the success of single-dose methotrexate treatment in ectopic pregnancy.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the importance of β-hCG level on day 4 following methotrexate (MTX) administration, and the difference between β-hCG levels assessed on day 0 and day 4 in predicting treatment success.

Material And Methods: A total of 68 women with tubal pregnancy, treated with a single dose of MTX, were selected for this retrospective study.

Results: The success rate of single-dose MTX treatment in our clinic was 75% (51/68).

Early postpartum lactation effects of cesarean and vaginal birth.

Objectives: Breastfeeding has positive effects for both, the mother and the infant. The purpose of the study was to ex-amine how cesarean delivery and vaginal delivery influenced subsequent breastfeeding. The study was conducted at the Kırıkkale University Medical School.

Autonomic dysfunction in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To assess the autonomic system in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Materials And Methods: Thirty-seven adult patients with PCOS and 33 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The electrophysiological assessments of the autonomic nervous system function were performed using sympathetic skin response and R-R interval variation tests.

Atypical eclampsia and postpartum status epilepticus.

Preeclampsia is an entity that may present from 20th week of gestation up to 48 hours postpartum and is associated with hypertension and proteinuria. Eclampsia is emergence of convulsions pre-eclampsia in pregnant women with signs and symptoms. Recent studies showed that in some women, preeclampsia and even eclampsia may occur without hypertension or proteinuria.

Personality profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Aim: To investigate the personality traits of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: Forty-nine patients with PCOS and 34 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Psychometric evaluation was made with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

HELLP Syndrome and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Factor V Leiden Mutation during Pregnancy.

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The neurological complications of preeclampsia and eclampsia are responsible for a major proportion of the morbidity and mortality for women and their infants alike. Hormonal changes during pregnancy and the puerperium carry an increased risk of venous thromboembolism including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).

Delayed diagnosis of PRES and eclampsia in a concealed pregnancy.

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are well-known risk factors of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Early recognition and proper treatment result in complete reversibility of this disease. Concealed pregnancy obstacles a safe prenatal care and a safe planned delivery, because of latency in the diagnosis.

Comparison of perinatal outcome between adolescent and adult pregnancies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare perinatal outcomes between adolescent and adult pregnancies.

Material And Methods: In 527 adolescent and 1334 adult pregnant women who delivered at Ondokuz Mayis University Obstetrics and Gynecology Department between 2006 and 2013, perinatal outcomes were retrospectively compared in terms of including spontaneous abortion, induced abortion rate, dilatation and curettage (D&C), pregnancy-induced hypertension, premature prelabor and prelabor rupture of membranes, polihydramnios, oligohydramnios, maternal anemia, delivery modes and also neonatal outcomes including 5th minute Apgar score and fetal birth weight.

Results: The ratio of pregnancy induced hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage was higher in adults, but, anemia was more common in adolescents.

Maternal serum interleukin-6 level in preterm labor.

Objective: The aim of this study was to measure interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in maternal serum of women undergoing preterm labor without a clear infection.

Materials And Methods: Twenty two pregnant women with diagnosis of preterm labor who presented to the outpatient clinic of 19 Mayis University Faculty of Medicine from July 2011 through December 2011 were enrolled in the study group. Twenty two healthy pregnant women who were at the same gestational age as the study group were selected as the control group.

Diffusion tensor imaging in the differentiation of adrenal adenomas and metastases.

Purpose: To determine the utility of diffusion tensor imaging for the differentiation of adrenal adenomas and metastases.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-three patients with a mean age of 59 years were included in this study. Each subject presented with a single adrenal lesion (19 adenomas, 14 metastases).