Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
Case Reports[Delayed pseudomeningocele as a result of penetrating injury: case report].
Pseudomeningocele is cerebrospinal fluid collection in an extradural area after meningeal tear. The size of the defect in the dura-arachnoid, the pressure of spinal fluid, and the resistance of the soft tissue presumably determine the size of the pseudocyst. ⋯ Pseudomeningocele is diagnosed by myelography, sonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. We present a case of intraoperative identification nerve root entrapment by pseudomeningocele cyst and postoperative recovery of a patient's neurologic deficit.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
[Effects of short- and long-segment posterior instrumentation on spinal canal remodeling in thoracolumbar vertebra burst fractures].
Spinal canal remodeling results according to Magerl classification and fracture localization after short- and long-segment posterior instrumentation treatment were evaluated in patients with thoracolumbar junction burst fracture. ⋯ An adequate spinal canal remodeling is obtained by posterior instrumentation, but in comminuted fractures like Magerl type A3.3, a better remodeling can be obtained by long-segment posterior instrumentation.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
[Pediatric head injuries, retrospective analysis of 851 patients: an epidemiological study].
The aim of this study was to contribute to the epidemiological database of our country about pediatric head injuries. ⋯ Other reported studies and this study show that the majority of pediatric head injuries occur as a result of preventable causes. It is important to have local epidemiological studies and data about head injuries in order to prevent these traumas before their occurrence.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
Evaluation of agar films in the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions in an animal model.
Peritoneal adhesions cause significant long-term postoperative morbidity. This study evaluates the efficacy of agar plates as the physical barrier in reducing adhesion formation after abdominal surgery in an animal model. ⋯ Despite the hydrogel properties of agar, it was not successful in practice in the reduction of adhesion formation after peritoneal surgery. Since agar is a biological product, it may cause a hyperreactivity induced by the innate immune system in peritoneum. Therefore, agar does not appear to be useful in clinical practice for the reduction of adhesion formation after peritoneal surgery.