Conclusion: Union rate in the group who were operated with fully threaded cannulated headless compression screws was significantly shorter than the other groups. This study has shown that tension band wiring and partially ...

The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of 5-flourouracil/triamcinolone acetonide (5-FU/TA), carnitine and dexamethasone on wound healing in an animal model of tracheal injury. Twenty-eight rats underwent ...

This study was undertaken to determine the influence of proximal femur geometry on hip fracture risk independent of bone mineral density. We examined 34 hip fracture subjects (17 men, 17 women) and 36 control subjects (18 ...

Alexithymia is thought to be a stable personality trait and a predisposing risk factor for depression. In this study, we aimed to identify the prevalence of alexithymia in a depressed and nondepressed sample and examined ...

This experimental study was designed to produce ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat corpus cavernosum by inducing 1 h of priapism and investigating the effects of melatonin on the levels of oxidative injury parameters. ...

DISCUSSION: The age and sex of the patient should be taken into account when considering appendicitis surgery to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis. In addition, the histopathology of appendicitis is influenced by ...

Conclusion. Propofol anesthesia seems to enhance the antioxidant capacity against tourniquet induced ischemia-reperfusion injury. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Conclusions: Upon comparing the patient results obtained as a result of the study, it was observed that the concordance of the methods with each other was excellent. Larger and more comprehensive studies on this issue will ...

Conclusion: Although nicotine analysis in some biological samples like hair is specific to TS exposure, these methods are expensive and difficult procedures. Our results suggest that instead of HN analysis, a cheap and ...

Conclusion: Anatomic and functional outcomes of cartilage tympanoplasty are quite satisfactory in pediatric patients. Chronic otitis media should be treated surgically as early as when patient cooperation is possible.