Radiological Perspectives in Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Insights from Cochlear Implant Candidates.

Congenital hearing loss is a significant health concern, with diverse etiologies encompassing cochlear and cochleovestibular pathologies. Preoperative radiological evaluation in cochlear implant candidates is pivotal for treatment planning. We aim to elucidate the spectrum of radiological findings in patients with congenital hearing loss undergoing cochlear implant assessment.

Diagnostic Characteristics and Clinical Relevance of Incidental Hypermetabolic Breast Lesions Detected on F-FDG PET-CT: A Retrospective Evaluation.

Rationale And Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate demographic and radiological characteristics of breast incidentalomas found on 18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (F-FDG PET-CT) performed for extramammary indications.

Materials And Methods: A total of 12633 F-FDG PET-CT scans performed between January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2024, were retrospectively reviewed. Breast incidentalomas that had undergone breast imaging, tissue diagnosis, or at least 2-year radiological follow-up were included.

Relationship of stump length with muscle strength, proprioception, and balance in patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation.

Background: Many factors affect the rehabilitation of lower limb amputation. One of these factors is the length of the stump.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of stump length with muscle strength, proprioception, and balance in patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation.

The relationship between falls and hip bone mineral density of paretic and nonparetic limbs after stroke.

Background: Poststroke osteoporosis, particularly of the hip, and an increased risk of fractures due to accidental falls are well known in people with stroke. Only a few of the current stroke guidelines recommend bone mineral density (BMD) measurements during follow-up in this population and measurements are often performed unilaterally.

Objectives: To compare femoral hip BMD between fallers and nonfallers among patients with stroke, while also assessing differences in balance, mobility, fear of falling, and exploring discrepancies between paretic and nonparetic sides within each group.

Assessing the Influence of Long-Term Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Cardiovascular Risk in Transgender Men through Carotid Intima-Media Thickness.

Transgender men use exogenous androgen for male pattern virilization. Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (HBSO) is performed to stop the endogenous estrogen secretion. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has been shown to increase with long-term use of androgens and the removal of estrogen.

Obesity might not alter tofacitinib drug survival in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Introduction: Obese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients often show reduced responses to traditional treatments, including TNF inhibitors (TNFi). Considering the different mechanisms of action it is important to evaluate the efficacy of tofacitinib in obese patients. This study aims to explore the impact of obesity on the drug survival of tofacitinib in RA patients.

Assessment of isokinetic hip muscle strength and predictors in patients with lower limb amputation: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine isokinetic features and analyze significant predictors related to activity level of patients with lower limb amputation.

Patients And Methods: Forty-three male patients (mean age: 32.9±8.

Lower limb prosthetic prescription.

Lower limb amputations are the most common level of amputation. Mobilization of patients with lower limb amputations is an important rehabilitation goal. It is critical to prescribe the most appropriate prosthesis for the patient to achieve the rehabilitation goal in lower extremity amputations.

Applying the WHO ICF framework to long COVID patients with persistent respiratory symptoms.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate long COVID patients with persistent respiratory symptoms through the application of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework.

Patients And Methods: This national, prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted with 213 patients (118 females, 95 males; median age 56 years; range, 20 to 85 years) with long COVID between February 2022 and November 2022. The ICF data were primarily collected through patient interviews and from the acute medical management records, physical examination findings, rehabilitation outcomes, and laboratory test results.

Improving Osteoporosis Prediction Using Vertebral Bone Quality Score and Paravertebral Muscle Measurements From Lumbar MRI Scans.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Objective: This study aims to use a novel method of combining vertebral bone quality score with paravertebral cross-sectional area measurements to improve the accuracy of predicting individuals with total hip T-scores <-2.5.

Does fear of activity predict exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease in both sexes? A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify whether fear of activity predicts exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and whether there is a difference between sexes regarding this relationship.

Patients And Methods: One hundred ninety-seven patients (145 males, 52 females; mean age: 56.3±10.

Turkish cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the stroke activity scale in individuals with Hemiparesis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to make the Turkish cultural adaptation of the the Stroke Activity Scale (SAS).

Method: This study was designed as a methodological research. The psychometric properties of the SAS scale were evaluated by validity and reliability analyses.

Effects of intrauterine device use on attack frequency and severity ın woman of reproductive age with familial Mediterranean fever.

Aim: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common inherited autoinflammatory disease in the world. There are known triggers to initiate an FMF attack, yet potential effects of intrauterine devices (IUD) in women of reproductive age have not been evaluated before.

Method: Consecutive female patients with FMF who ever used IUD over the age of 18 were enrolled.

Upper limb prosthetic prescription.

One of the most important parameters of prosthesis rehabilitation is to determine the most suitable prosthesis in patients with upper extremity amputation. When deciding on the prosthesis, the clinical features of the amputee should be highly matched with the predicted prosthesis. Prescribing the most suitable prosthesis and minimizing the mismatch can be possible with a detailed prosthetic evaluation.

Vertebral bone quality score for opportunistic osteoporosis screening: a correlation and optimal threshold analysis.

Purpose: This study investigated the vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score as a potential tool for opportunistic osteoporosis screening and its correlation with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) values.

Methods: In a single-center retrospective cohort of 130 patients, VBQ and DXA measures were compared using various statistical analyses. The optimal VBQ threshold for predicting osteoporosis was determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

Ultrasound-guided PENG block intraarticular corticosteroid injection in hip osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled study.

Background: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block and intra-articular injection (IAI) of steroid-bupivacaine in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: After randomization, patients received either a PENG block or IAI under ultrasound-guidance. Clinical evaluations were recorded at baseline, day 1, and weeks 1, 4, and 8 post-intervention.

Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve radiofrequency treatment: prospective randomized comparative trial of a 3-nerve protocol versus a 5-nerve protocol.

Objectives: Genicular nerve radiofrequency procedures increasingly are being performed to treat chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis. Targeting additional sensory nerves and improving target identification by using ultrasound guidance could improve treatment success. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of targeting only the traditional genicular nerves versus targeting the traditional genicular nerves plus 2 additional sensory nerves in ultrasound-guided genicular nerve radiofrequency procedures in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis.

Ultrasound-guided rhomboid intercostal block versus erector spinae plane block for unilateral dorsal back myofascial pain syndrome: a prospective, randomized trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and rhomboid intercostal block (RIB) on pain, disability, quality of life and patient satisfaction in patients with myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).

Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled double-blind study, 60 patients with a diagnosis of MPS were randomized into two groups. In group ESPB (N.

The possible effects of sodium fluoroscein to primary cell culture sampling in glioblastoma surgery.

•FL increases beta-galactosidase activity in GBM cell cultures.•FL cause a decrease in GBM cell numbers.•Sampling in GBM cell culture should be performed before using FL.