Lower Extremity Injuries Due to Chainsaw During Four-Year Periods.

Background Chainsaws cause injuries mostly on the upper extremities, then on the face and lower extremities. In the literature, there are many studies about hand and face injuries; however, articles about lower extremity injuries are limited. The aim of the study is to define injury patterns, treatments, and results of the cases that we have encountered in our hospital and to evaluate precautions after reviewing the literature.

The Clinicopathological Characteristics of Pure and Mixed Invasive Micropapillary Breast Carcinomas: A Single Center Experience.

Background: Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) is a rare tumor of the breast. IMPC can be classified as a pure or mixed type based on the extent of micropapillary differentiation.

Aims: To evaluate the prognostic importance of the IMPC component in breast cancer through retrospective comparison of the clinicopathological characteristics and clinical outcomes of pure and mixed IMPC patients.

Low peripheral perfusion index values may indicate the need for antivenom in the early phase of scorpion envenomation.

Background: Scorpion envenomation may cause local symptoms as well as life-threatening situations including shock, and death. Antivenom administration is the cornerstone of therapy, meticulous patient selection is needed because of the possible side effects of the antivenom including anaphylaxis. Peripheral perfusion index (PPI) is a simple, non-invasive test that is widely used for the detection of peripheral hypoperfusion.

Exercise capacity in axial spondyloarthritis and associated factors: A cross-sectional controlled study.

Objective: To examine the associations between exercise capacity (EC), cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease-related variables in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients.

Methods: In this cross-sectional controlled study, CV risk profile data, physical activity, 10-year CV event risk estimated by the Framingham model and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score - C-reactive protein were recorded. A maximal treadmill exercise test by Bruce protocol was administered.