[Factors causing stiff knee after total knee arthroplasty].

Objectives: In this study, the factors causing stiff knee after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with medial compartment osteoarthrosis were evaluated.

Patients And Methods: Primary TKA surgery was performed in fifty-three knees in 48 patients (42 females, 6 males; mean age 67.2±8.

[Our experience in nasal reconstruction with local nasal and regional flaps].

Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the patients, who underwent nasal reconstruction with local nasal or regional flaps and compared our approach with the algorithms of nasal reconstruction in literature.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-seven patients (15 males, 12 females; mean age 68.7 years; range 42 to 86 years) who underwent nasal reconstruction with local nasal or regional flaps due to excision of skin cancers on the nose, between November 2007 and December 2009 were included in this study.

[The relationship between paraoxanase gene Leu-Met (55) and Gln-Arg (192) polymorphisms and coronary artery disease].

Objectives: Paraoxonase (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated esterase that hydrolyses lipoperoxides. PON1 serves as a protective factor against oxidative modification of LDL, suggesting that it may play an important role in the prevention of atherosclerotic process. Research has focused on two polymorphisms: leucine (L allele) to methionine (M allele) substitution at codon 55, and glutamine (A allele) to arginine (B allele) substitution at codon 192.

[Proprioception of the knee joint in patellofemoral pain syndrome].

Objectives: The importance of proprioception in the etiology, treatment, and prevention of sports injuries and joint diseases has become increasingly clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate knee proprioception in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

Methods: The study included 28 patients (18 females, 10 males; mean age 28 years; range 16 to 48 years) with a clinical diagnosis of unilateral PFPS and 27 normal volunteers (13 females, 14 males; mean age 26 years; range 19 to 32 years) without any complaint related to the knee.

[The role of creating a biological membrane in expediting nerve regeneration for peripheral nerve repairs].

Objectives: Nerve guidance channels are natural or synthetic tubular conduits used to bridge the gap between the nerve stumps. Creation of a biological membrane may be a simple and cheaper way to obtain a nerve guidance channel. The goal of this study was to examine the role of a biological membrane in expediting nerve regeneration.

Late diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: report of a case.

We report a case with a late diagnosis of posttraumatic lateral abdominal wall hematoma. The patient was admitted with a giant hematoma presenting with pleural effusion, anemia and weight loss on postoperative 30th day after a blunt trauma. Computerized tomography analysis revealed a hematoma extending from axilla to the gluteus.

[Comparison of clinical effectiveness of thoracic epidural and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for the treatment of rib fractures pain in intensive care unit].

Background: The results of thoracic epidural and systemic patient controlled analgesia practice were evaluated retrospectively in patients with thoracic trauma.

Methods: Patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit between 1997 and 2003, with a diagnosis of multiple rib fractures related to thoracic trauma were evaluated retrospectively. Data were recorded from 49 patients who met the following criteria; three or more rib fractures, initiation of PCA with I.

Surgical treatment of displaced radial neck fractures in children with Metaizeau technique.

Background: The treatment of radial neck fractures in children is difficult when the angular displacement exceeds 30 degrees. The authors report their experience with closed reduction of this fracture and intramedullary pinning which was described and popularized by Metaizeau et al. in 1980.

[The modifed Eden-Lange procedure for paralysis of the trapezius muscle].

Trapezius muscle paralysis results from injury to the spinal accessory nerve. Impairment in the trapezius muscle function may destabilize the muscle resulting in winged scapula. A 25-year-old university student who was active in sports had complaints of shoulder drop and pain on abduction.

[Acute necrotizing pancreatitis: the results of the management of 38 patients].

Background: We evaluated the patients who underwent surgical or nonoperative treatment for acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Methods: The study included 38 patients (22 males, 16 females; mean age 51.3 years; range 16 to 79 years) with acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

[Assessment of quality of life of patients after hemiarthroplasty for proximal femoral fractures].

Objectives: The quality of life of patients was assessed with the SF-36 Health Survey following hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures.

Methods: Forty patients were divided into two groups according to the type of hip fracture. Group 1 included femoral neck fractures (24 patients; 21 women, 3 men; mean age 76 years; range 64 to 94 years) treated with straight stem prostheses.

Supracricoid laryngectomy: oncological and functional outcome.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncological outcome and postoperative course, mortality, morbidity, and functional results of supracricoid laryngectomy (SCL).

Patients And Methods: The study included 15 consecutive patients who underwent SCL for primary laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and had a follow-up period of more than two years. Unilateral arytenoidectomy was required in seven of the SCLs.

[Long-term results of autograft and allograft applications in hand enchondromas].

Objectives: We evaluated the long-term results of treatment with curettage followed by an autograft or allograft application in patients with enchondroma of the hand.

Methods: Within a 15-year period, 76 patients (41 males, 35 females; mean age 32 years; range 14 to 47 years) were operated on for enchondroma of the hand. Following curettage of the lesion, reconstruction of the defect was made either by an autograft obtained from the iliac crest (n=76) or by a dehydrated cancellous allograft (n=15).

The management of glottic and supraglottic cancers of the larynx in relation to neck metastasis.

Objectives: We evaluated the management of glottic and supraglottic laryngeal cancers in relation to neck metastasis.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-two patients (51 males, 1 female; mean age 59.2 years; range 27 to 82 years) underwent surgery for primary laryngeal cancers.

[A case of posttraumatic intracranial meningioma].

Several etiologic factors have been proposed in the development of meningiomas, including trauma, radiation, oncogenic viruses, chromosomal abnormalities, and hormonal factors. We presented a 71-year-old female patient who had undergone an operation for a head trauma 27 years ago. Brain computed tomography scans showed a contrast-enhancing intracranial mass lesion, 5 x 4 x 4 cm in size, leading to diffuse edema in the left frontal region.

[Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients].

Objectives: Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath localized in the hand or wrist were retrospectively reviewed with respect to diagnosis, surgical treatment, and postoperative complications.

Methods: During a 21-year period, a total of 141 patients (83 females, 58 males; mean age 37.5 years; range 6 to 77 years) underwent surgery for 146 lesions that developed in the hand (n=134) or the wrist (n=12).

[Clinical results of lateral closing wedge high tibial osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the knee (Oblique osteotomy with tension band fixation)].

Objectives: We evaluated the preliminary results of oblique and lateral closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee.

Methods: Thirty-nine patients (29 women, 10 men; mean age 53 years; range 34 to 64 years) underwent oblique and lateral closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy followed by tension band plate fixation. According to the Ahlback system, seven patients had grade II, 27 patients had grade III, and five patients had grade IV osteoarthritis.

[Comparison of four evaluation systems used for ankle injuries].

Objectives: Unlike the knee and shoulder, no widely accepted scoring system exists for the ankle joint. The aim of this study was to compare the results of diverse scoring systems used in ankle injuries.

Methods: We compared the results of four evaluation systems used for the ankle including those proposed by (i) Meislin et al.