Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
Injury mechanisms of ankle fractures with dislocation and analysis of differences on functional outcome.
In the existing classifications, no importance is given to dislocations accompanying ankle fractures. The present study aims to investigate differences in injury mechanisms of ankle fractures with concomitant dislocation injury in respect of functional outcomes and complications. ⋯ Although dislocation accompanying ankle fracture was not seen to worsen functional results, arthrosis and RSD were determined more often in these patients.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
The mid-term effects on quality of life and foot functions following pilon fracture.
Although pilon fractures are uncommon, they are of importance to orthopaedic surgeons because of the difficulty of treatment. Poor outcomes and high complication rates are seen despite various surgical methods. This study aims to examine the changes affecting the quality of life and foot functions in patients applied with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for a pilon fracture. ⋯ The reasons for the failure of ORIF in tibia pilon fractures were found to be Ruedi 3 classification, concomitant lateral malleolar fracture, and non-anatomic surgical reduction. Failure in foot functions has a direct effect on quality of life in both the short and mid term.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
Management of thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score of 4 (TLICS=4) thoracolumbar vertebra fractures: Surgery versus conservative treatment.
This study aims to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of surgical treatment and conservative treatment with bracing in neurologically intact patients with score 4 of TLICS thoracolumbar vertebra fractures. ⋯ The findings obtained in this study suggest that the surgical treatment for TLICS 4 patients with thoracolumbar fractures has better clinical and radiographic outcomes than the bracing. Moreover, returning time to the work of patients is shortened with surgical treatment. The surgical treatment seems to be the first and the appropriate choice in the management of TLICS 4 thoracolumbar vertebral fractures.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
Diagnostic value of serum pentraxin 3 level in children with acute appendicitis.
Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. Early diagnosis of appendicitis is important in children because any delay in treatment substantially leads to complicated appendicitis. In this study, we aimed to test the diagnostic value of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) level in children with acute appendicitis and to investigate whether there is a relationship between the progression of the disease and PTX3 level. ⋯ This study showed that PTX3 is a valuable inflammatory biomarker in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and also documented that PTX3 is useful for predicting the progression of the disease.
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We aim to present our series on pediatric head traumas and discuss our results with the current literature. ⋯ Children were more prone to head trauma, but their mortality was less than the adults. Conservative treatment should be the first goal, but surgical management should be reserved for children with significant hematoma and declining neurological conditions.