The effect of pain catastrophizing and kinesiophobia on the result of shoulder arthroscopy.

Objectives: Emotional and cognitive factors have been shown to affect pain, and one of the main factors in the development of this effect is pain catastrophizing. The present study aims to determine the effect and frequency of the pain catastrophizing in shoulder lesions and to examine the association between pain catastrophizing and to assess the pre-operative and post-operative functional outcomes.

Methods: A total of 114 patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy were included study.

Evaluation of testing and vaccination status of healthcare workers in Turkey for hepatitis A: A multicenter study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of the disease and testing and vaccination status of healthcare workers in terms of hepatitis A infection as well as their awareness. This study is a multicenter descriptive study performed with healthcare workers.

Material And Methods: Testing status for hepatitis A, awareness of the results and vaccination status of healthcare workers were compared.

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Aeromonas bacteremia in Turkey.

We investigated the cases with Aeromonas bacteremia in terms of clinical and microbiological characteristics, underlying disease and mortality rates. Patients with positive blood cultures were included in this research. Aeromonas bacteremia was diagnosed as at least one positive blood culture for Aeromonas species.

Clinical and radiological characteristics of COVID‑19 patients without comorbidities : A single-center study.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and detailed imaging features in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients without comorbidities.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included laboratory-confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19 patients without comorbid diseases who were admitted to our second level hospital between March 2020 and September 2020. We assessed the clinical, biochemical and imaging diagnostic parameters on admission.

The role of quantitative HBsAg in patients with HBV DNA between 2000-20,000 IU/ml.

Aims: We aimed to determine the contribution of quantitative HBsAg in differentiating chronic infections from chronic hepatitis in HBeAg negative patients with HBV DNA 2000-20,000 IU/ml.

Material And Methods: A total of 79 untreated HBeAg negative patients were included. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on HBV DNA levels: group 1 (HBV DNA ≤ 2000 IU/ml), group 2 (HBV DNA: 2000-20,000 IU/ml) and group 3 (HBV DNA > 20,000 IU/ml).

Untreated herpes simplex virus encephalitis without a fatal outcome.

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE) is the most common sporadic fatal encephalitis. Although timely administered acyclovir treatment decreases mortality, neuropsychiatric sequelae is still common among survivors. Magnetic resonance imaging is frequently utilized for the diagnosis of HSE, which typically involves temporal lobe(s) and can be mixed with brain tumors involving the same area.

Female Genital Tuberculosis: Five Case Reports.

Female genital tuberculosis (FG-TB) is an important disease leading to substantial morbidity including infertility and abnormal vaginal bleeding. While the incidence of FG-TB is < 1% in a developed area, its incidence is >1% in developing countries. Due to its subtle presentation, many cases are overlooked and diagnosed incidentally.

A case of recurrent sterile abscesses following tetanus-diphtheria vaccination treated with corticosteroids.

Background: Vaccinations have been widely used worldwide since their invention to prevent various diseases, but they can also have some adverse effects ranging from mild local reactions to serious side effects. These adverse effects are generally self-limited and resolve within a short time without any treatment. While a sterile abscess following vaccination is a rare condition in adults, many cases have been reported regarding children in the literature.

Management of syphilitic hepatitis.

Syphilis is a sexuality transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Liver involvement is very rarely seen and occurs in the second phase of the disease. Syphilitic hepatitis generally is mild clinical condition and is characterized by high serum alkaline phosphatase level, often with normal or only slightly abnormal transaminases.

Change in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of candidemias in an intensive care unit of a university hospital (10-year experience).

Candidemia is a nosocomial infection mostly found in critically ill patients. Our objectives were to evaluate the change in distribution and resistance profile of Candida spp. isolated from candidemic patients in our intensive care unit over two 5-year periods spanning 15 years and to evaluate the risk factors.

Risk factors for development of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia among VRE colonizers : A retrospective case control study.

Aims: We aimed to determine the proportion of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonized patients among all inpatients who later developed VRE bacteremia during hospital stay and to identify the risk factors for VRE bacteremia at a tertiary hospital.

Material And Methods: Patients with positive rectal screening or any clinically significant positive culture results for VRE were included in 1‑year follow-up. Colonization with VRE was defined as a positive culture (rectal, stool, urinary) for VRE without infection and VRE bacteremia was defined as positive blood culture if the signs and symptoms were compatible with infection.

Reliability and validity of the adapted Turkish version of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire.

Purpose: The Spinal Appearance Questionnaire (SAQ), scoliosis specific quality of life questionnaire, was developed to assess the spinal appearance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Turkish version of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire (Tr-SAQ).

Methods: Tr-SAQ and already validated Turkish SRS-22 were applied to 75AIS patients (56 females) twice within a 2-week interval for test-retest reliability.

A case of primary syphilis characterised by lymphadenitis with abscess formation treated with only antibiotic without surgical excision of lymph node.

Syphilis is an increasingly common infectious disease caused by the bacterium . Atypical clinical presentations occur that may delay its diagnosis and treatment. Regional enlargement of lymph nodes is seen in both primary and secondary stages.

Effectiveness of continuous versus pulsed short-wave diathermy in the management of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized pilot study.

Background: Short-wave diathermy (SWD) is an electrotherapeutic modality used in the conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Electromagnetic radiation delivered in continuous (cSWD) or pulse (pSWD) mode provides a deep heating effect on tissues. There is no consensus on outcomes of treatment with cSWD versus pSWD in KOA.

Radiologic Evaluation of the Effect of Distal Tibiofibular Joint Anatomy on Arthroscopically Proven Ankle Instability.

Background: Ankle sprains occur frequently in both athletes and the general population. The social and economic consequences can be significant. In an effort to understand the injury, dynamic and static structures around the ankle have been investigated in detail, but anatomical factors predisposing to lateral ankle instability have not been fully clarified.

Is there any effect of presence and size of os trigonum on flexor hallucis longus tendon lesions?

Background: It was hypnotized that presence and larger size of os trigonum (OT) can affect flexor hallucis longus tendon (FHL), so tenosynovitis, degeneration and partial tear can be developed.

Methods: A total of 98 (Study group: 50, Control: 48) subjects included to study and compered status of FHL lesions. Sagittal length and axial width of OT were measured on MRI to determine effect of OT on FHL lesions and correlated with arthroscopic findings.

Clinical characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder: older vs. young adults.

Background: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders in older people. Although GAD in older adults seems to differ in many aspects like clinical presentation, severity and treatment response, there is a paucity of comparative research.

Aims: The aim of the study is to compare the clinical presentation of GAD between older and young adults.

Assessment of sexual functions in partners of women with complaints of urinary incontinence.

Aim: Investigation of the erectile functions in partners of women with urinary incontinence problems.

Materials And Methods: Sexually active female patients over the age of 18 years with complaints of urinary incontinence (n=30) (Group-1), and without urinary incontinence (n=30) (Group-2, controls) were included this study. Evaluation of the patients were done at Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital's urology outpatient clinic between June 2012 and January 2013.

Humeral head cysts: association with rotator cuff tears and age.

The objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of the cystic changes at rotator cuff footprint on proximal humeral tuberosities and investigate their relationship with rotator cuff tears and patient age. Magnetic resonance (MR) images of 657 patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy for treatment of rotator cuff disorders were reviewed to localize the cystic changes at anterior (supraspinatus insertion) and posterior (infraspinatus insertion) aspects of greater tuberosity (GT) and lesser tuberosity (subscapularis insertion). Preoperative MR reports as well as cyst size and locations on MR images were correlated with arthroscopic records of rotator cuff pathology (tear type, size, location and tendon involvement) and patient age.

Is hepcidin a new cardiovascular risk marker in polycystic ovary syndrome?

Background/aims: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with reproductive and metabolic abnormalities and carries a number of cardiovascular risk factors. Low-grade chronic inflammation has been thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and PCOS patients have an increased rate of subclinical inflammation. In the present study, considering the major role that hepcidin plays in the regulation of iron metabolism and as an inflammatory marker, we investigated hepcidin in PCOS patients and its role in predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) development.