A comparison of continuous femoral nerve block and periarticular local infiltration analgesia in the management of early period pain developing after total knee arthroplasty.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of 24-h continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) and periarticular infiltration analgesia (PIA) on postoperative pain and functional results in the first 6 weeks after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: Sixty patients who underwent unilateral TKA were included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups: Group A received CFNB and Group B received PIA.

Sexual function in male patients with metabolic syndrome and effective parameters on erectile dysfunction.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and sexual function and effective parameters on erectile dysfunction (ED).

Materials And Methods: A total of 1300 individuals were included in this study betwe¬en January 2009 and July 2012. All of individuals were asked to fill in an International Index for Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire.

Primary non-Hodgkin follicular lymphoma of the prostate: A case report.

Primary lymphoma of the prostate is a rare condition, representing 0.09% of prostatic malignancies. The clinical presentation of malignant lymphoma of the prostate is difficult to distinguish from other prostatic diseases.

The impact of cell proliferation markers and p53 mutation status on prognosis of non-metastatic colon cancer.

Background And Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of cell cycle proteins and p53 together with clinicopathologic features in non-metastatic resected colon cancer.

Methods: One hundred nine patients who were diagnosed with resected colon cancer between 2006 and 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. Immunohistochemical staining analyses were used to evaluate the expression of cyclins D1 and A, p53 and Ki-67 in tumor tissue.

Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura: report of a familial case.

Reticulate Acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAPK) was first described in Japan and most cases reported have been in patients of Asian ethnic groups. Angulated, slightly atrophic, hyperpigmented macules that are arranged in a reticulate pattern are typically found on the dorsal hands and feet. The condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and skin changes begin to develop during childhood.