Comparison of the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises and shoulder mobilization patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) exercises and shoulder mobilization (SM) in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, range of motion (ROM), functionality, and muscle strength in patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS).

Methods: Forty-four patients were randomly allocated into three groups as conventional physiotherapy (control group; n = 14), conventional physiotherapy + PNF exercises (PNF group; n = 15), and conventional physiotherapy + SM techniques (SM group; n = 15). Pain, ROM, muscle strength, and functionality were evaluated by using VAS (Visual Analog Scale), goniometer, push-pull dynamometer, Constant-Murley score and DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) score.

Effect of Tacrolimus on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in Allograft Transplantation: A Light and Electron Microscopic Study.

Objectives: Peripheral nerve injuries are common in Europe; however, the treatment techniques may lead to disabilities. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of tacrolimus use on the capacity of the epineural sheath graft to improve its regeneration quality in rat sciatic nerves as a treatment option for nerve injuries.

Materials And Methods: In the experimental process, 30 male Sprague Dawley were used as recipients and 10 Wistar rats were used as donors.

Transepithelial versus epithelium-off crosslinking in adults with progressive keratoconus.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of epithelium-off corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) with transepithelial CXL in patients with progressive keratoconus.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Behçet disease with vascular involvement: effects of different therapeutic regimens on the incidence of new relapses.

Vascular involvement is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in Behçet disease (BD). There are no controlled studies for the management of vascular BD (VBD), and according to the EULAR recommendations, only immunosuppressive (IS) agents are recommended. In this study, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic approaches chosen by Turkish physicians during the initial event and relapses of VBD and the association of different treatment options with the relapses retrospectively.

Biomarkers in Hepatic Disease: A Review Focused on Critically Ill Patients.

The ability to make a diagnosis early and appropriately is paramount for the survival of the critically ill ICU patient. Along with the myriad physical examination and imaging modalities available, biomarkers provide a window on the disease process. Herein we review hepatic biomarkers in the context of the critical care patient.

Commissure-based buccal mucosal flap.

Commissure-based buccal mucosal flaps extending to the retromolar trigone have been used for anterior intraoral mucosal defects. The flap was utilized successfully in 26 patients who had vermilion defect (14 cases), obliteration of the anterior gingivobuccal sulcus (8 cases), and anterior maxillary defect (4 cases).