The effect of spinal correction surgery on the tractography data of the pain pathway in scoliosis patients: a preliminary report.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objective: Pain in individuals with opered scoliosis is usually evaluated with a postural analysis or questionnaire. In this study, we evaluated pain in individuals with scoliosis who underwent spinal correction surgery by tractography and compared it with individuals with non-opered scoliosis and healthy individuals.

Comparison of morphometric measurements of lumbar muscles on the convex and concave sides of curvature in idiopathic scoliosis.

It has always been wondered how the muscle volumes of the lumbar region are affected on the convex and concave sides of the curvature in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and their possible differences compared to healthy individuals. Muscular changes in individuals with IS have generally been tried to be determined by measurements such as muscle cross-sectional area. However, since the changes in the locomotor system in scoliosis affect the anatomical structures of the muscles such as origin and insertion, the reliability of muscle cross-sectional area measurement decreases.

Demonstrating the relationship of ultrasonographic parameters with disease activity and pain in lateral epicondylitis.

To evaluate the relationship of ultrasonographic evaluation parameters with pain, muscle strength and disease severity in lateral epicondylitis (LE). 64 people were included in present retrospective, cross-sectional study. Activity and rest pain was questioned with Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Evaluation of cerebellum volume and trunk oscillation velocity in cases with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a preliminary report.

Purpose: It has been suggested that the cause of the balance disorder seen in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) originates from the central nervous system. However, the extent of the balance problem and the dysfunction of which part of the central nervous system has not been investigated in detail. This study aimed to correlate the values obtained by balance analysis and cerebellum volume measurement in female individuals with AIS with healthy individuals.

The factors affecting mortality in intensive care unit of a burns center.

Objective: To determine the characteristics of patients, mortality-affecting factors and mortality rate in follow-up burn-injured patients in an intensive care setting at a burns treatment centre.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted between May and November 2014 at Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital Burn Treatment Centre, Kocaeli, Turkey, and comprised data from January 2008 to January 2013 of in-patients who had been treated at the intensive care unit. The therapy outcomes and the follow-up processes were evaluated.

Reversal of Oral Vitamin K Antagonists Using Prothrombin Complex Concentration Prior to IV tPA Administration.

Herein, we report two acute ischemic stroke cases that we used prothrombin complex to reverse the effects of warfarin in order to apply intravenous thrombolytic treatment. To the best of our knowledge, there are only limited amount of cases that prothrombin complex concentrates were applied prior to intravenous thrombolytic treatment administration. As one of the biggest acute stroke clinics in our country, we aim to open a discussion for this treatment to be fully researched and understood.

Effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.

Background: Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is the term of persistent back and/or leg pain after lumbar surgery. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (r-TMS) is a technique that allows noninvasive and relatively painless stimulation of cerebral cortex. It can reduce the experience of chronic pain by producing the small electrical currents in the cortex via magnetic field.

Efficacy of shortwave diathermy in ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of shortwave diathermy in treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.

Design: The study was a double blind, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Setting, Participants: A total of 76 adult patients diagnosed with ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow clinically and electrophysiologically, were randomly assigned into two groups.

Conservative Treatment Versus Ultrasound-Guided Injection in the Management of Meralgia Paresthetica: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is an entrapment mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), in which conservative treatment options are not always sufficient.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided LFCN injection in the management of MP by comparing with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy and sham TENS therapy.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized, sham-controlled study.

The Effect of Artificial Tear Preparations with Three Different Ingredients on Contrast Sensitivity in Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome.

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Artificial Tear Preparations (ATP) with three different ingredients on contrast sensitivity in patients with dry eye syndrome. Contrast sensitivity measurements were obtained before and 5, 15, 30, 60, and 90 minutes after administering three different ATPs, containing dextran 70, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (ATP-1), polyvinyl alcohol-povidone (ATP-2) and carbomer (ATP-3) to one eye of 20 patients with dry eye syndrome, who had been divided to three groups. Contrast sensitivity measurements were obtained at 1.

The effect of interferential current therapy on patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study.

Background: Although interferential current (IFC) is a common electrotherapeutic modality used to treat musculoskeletal pain, there is not any randomized controlled trial investigating its clinical efficacy in subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS).

Aim: Investigation of effectiveness of IFC treatment in patients with SAIS.

Design: Randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study.

Effectiveness of Shortwave Diathermy for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome and Value of Night Pain for Patient Selection: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of short wave diathermy (SWD) in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.

Design: In this double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 57 patients (aged 35-65 yrs) were classified into night pain positive (NP[+]) (n = 28) and night pain negative (NP[-]) (n = 29) groups. Both groups were randomly assigned to SWD (NP[+], n = 14; NP[-], n = 14) and sham (NP[+], n = 15; NP[-], n = 14) subgroups.

National Eye Institute Visual Function Scale in Type 2 Diabetes Patients.

Aim. To examine subscale and total scores of NEI-VFQ questionnaire of type 2 diabetes patients at different diabetic retinopathy (DRP) stages. Methods.

Effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy on patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

The aim of our study was to evaluate effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fifty-two patients, who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria, were aged 25-60, and have spine pain, were randomly assigned to two groups. Ultrasound (US) and exercise therapy were applied to treatment group (27); placebo US treatment and exercise therapy were applied to control group (25).

Unilateral transient mydriasis and ptosis after botulinum toxin injection for a cosmetic procedure.

We report a case of unilateral transient mydriasis and ptosis after botulinum toxin injection applied by a medical doctor for a cosmetic procedure. A 36-year-old nurse was referred to our eye clinic with unilateral mydriasis and ptosis in the right eye 3 days after botulinum toxin injection for a cosmetic procedure. Botulinum toxin was applied to her eye by a doctor at her hospital who was not an ophthalmologist.

Vision related quality of life in patients with keratoconus.

Purpose. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vision related quality of life in patients with keratoconus by using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25). Methods.

Comparing treatment options of pterygium: limbal sliding flap transplantation, primary closing, and amniotic membrane grafting.

Objective: To compare 3 surgical treatment options of pterygium: limbal sliding flap transplantation, primary closing, and amniotic membrane grafting methods.

Methods: Seventy-five patients with primary pterygium were included in the study. Snellen visual acuity measurement, grading pterygium, slit-lamp examination, keratometry, and anterior segment photography were performed preoperatively.

Contact lens-related dry eye and ocular surface changes with mapping technique in long-term soft silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers.

Purpose: To evaluate ocular surface changes in long-term silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers.

Methods: Thirty patients were included in this study. Twenty patients (40 eyes) using contact lenses constituted group 1 and 10 (20 eyes) volunteers constituted group 2.

Chondroprotective effect of N-acetylglucosamine and hyaluronate in early stages of osteoarthritis--an experimental study in rabbits.

Osteoarthritis, the most common joint disease in the world, is characterized by joint pain, stiffness, and limitation of range of motion. Osteoarthritis is a slowly progressive disease and its morbidity increases with age. The most commonly involved sites are the spine, knee, hip, and hand joints.