Ozgur Dede, Kadir Büyükdogan, Halil Gökhan Demirkıran, Erhan Akpınar, Muharrem Yazıcı Study design This is a cross-sectional descriptive study objectives to describe normal development of thoracic vertebrae during childhood and document contribution of individual vertebral shape to the sagittal alignment. Summary of Background...
Kadir Buyukdogan,* MD, Michael S. Laidlaw MD, Michael A. Fox MD, Michelle E. Kew MD, and Mark D. Miller MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Background: It remains unclear if use of the lateral meniscus anterior horn (LMAH) as a landmark...
Hakan Aslan, Halis Atıl Atilla, Mutlu Akdoğan, Kadir Büyükdoğan, Hüseyin Bilgehan Çevik Introduction: Despite a faster recovery, low complication rate, and good functional results, it has been reported that unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) may have high revision rates. Aseptic loosening and pain are the most common causes...
Introduction: There is no specific antiviral treatment with proven efficacy and safety in the management of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to compare the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HQ) monotherapy and HQ-lopinavir/ritonavir (Lpv/r) combined therapy in patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and to determine the independent factors predicting mortality.
Abstract: Background: Oral ulcerative mucositis (OUM) is a painful, inflammatory mucosa lesion that impairs quality of life. Despite available treatments, effective agents that promote faster healing and modulate inflammation are still needed. Oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, may aid wound healing by...
Urodynamic evaluation of acute effects of sildenafil on voiding among males with erectile dysfunction and symptomatic benign prostate Abstract To evaluate the acute effects of sildenafil citrate on micturition of men with erectile dysfunction and symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia using urodynamic parameters. Materials and methods: Between June and December...
Aims In kidney surgery, bleeding is one of the most important issues. In partial nephrectomy, as a "blood stopper", we used surgycell and ankaferd which is used traditionally in Turkish medicine. Material and methods 24 Wistar-Albino rats were grouped randomly. Laparotomy...
Abstract Objectives: To investigate the protective role of thymoquinone (TQ) on unilateral testicular ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in mice. Materials and Methods: Experiments were performed on male C57BL/6 mice (8 weeks old, 20–25 g). The animals were divided into 3 groups including 6 mice in each group: control (sham), torsion/detorsion...
Abstract Transurethral prostate resection (TURP) is still considered the gold standard in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Category IV chronic prostatitis (CP) is described by the National Institute of Health (NIH-IV) as the asymptomatic inflammation of the prostate and it may be detected along with benign...
This study investigates the protective effects of Vitamin E and Melatonin against gamma ray-induced damage in rat testes. A total of 40 Wistar rats were divided into four groups. The first three groups were exposed to 360 cGy gamma radiation using a Cobalt-60 apparatus. After radiation exposure, the first group...