Lokman Karakurt

Firat University · Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology

Background: There is no consensus in regard to grafts used after pelvic osteotomy in developmental dysplasia of the hip in the literature. The aim of this study was to compare iliac and femoral autografts used after Pemberton pelvic osteotomy (PPO). Methods: In this prospective, randomized study, 60 hips with dysplasia of the hip were included....

amaçlanmaktadır. Bu ise konservatif ya da cerrahi yöntemlerle sağlanabilir. Tedavisiz takip edilen hasta-ların çoğunda fonksiyonel olarak iyi sonuç bildirilse de, hastalığın doğal seyri ve hastaya özgü prognostik et-menler göz önünde bulundurularak uygun müdahale-nin yapılması, erişkin dönemde dejeneratif koksartroz gelişiminden korunma sağlayabili...

Lumbosakral ve spinopelvik instabiliteye neden olan yaralanmalar nadir olup genellikle yüksekten düşme, trafik kazaları gibi yaralanmalar sonucu olup ateşli silah yaralanmaları sonrası nadir görülürler. Av tüfeği ile yakın atış sonrası L5, sakrum ve iliak kanatların parçalı kırığı sonucu lumbosakral ve spinopelvik instabiliteye neden olan, nadir gö...

Closed reduction and intramedullary pinning (CIMP) in pediatric radial neck fractureswas first reported by Metaizeau in 1980 andsatisfactory results have been published several times. The current literature did not encounter any publication related to the implementation of Metaizeau method to adult patients. We applied Metaizeau technique to an adu...

In this study, clinical and radiological results were evaluated in patients with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease treated with Salter pelvic osteotomy. Between 2004 and 2008, 16 patients underwent a Salter osteotomy as treatment for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (15 male, 1 female; 10 right hip, 6 left hip). The mean age at the time of surgery was 8.1 +/- 1...

There is no consensus on the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children less than 24 months of age. The aim of this study was to present the results of open reduction and concomitant primary soft-tissue intervention in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip in children less than 24 months of age. Sixty hips of 50 patients...

The aim of this study was to compare soft-tissue and bone surgeries in 18-24-month-old patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). A total of 77 hips of 53 patients were analyzed. Soft-tissue surgery was performed in 31 hips of 25 patients. In the final examination, 23 hips, excluding hips of eight patients who underwent secondary bone...

The aim of this study was to present the results of seven cases of metacarpal lengthening by distraction osteogenesis and to discuss the ideal daily rate of distraction. Metacarpal lengthening was performed by distraction osteogenesis in the seven metacarpals of four patients (3 females, 1 male; mean age: 14.9 years). A unilateral external fixator...

In this case report a 38-year-old woman who presented with swelling and pain on her right ankle for two years is presented. Physical and radiological examinations revealed a soft, lobulated and fixed mass in the ankle. During surgical resection shiny, whitish bodies were removed from the tendon sheath of tibialis anterior and synovectomy was perfor...

Amaç: Salter pelvik osteotomi (SPO) ve Pemberton pelvik osteotomi (PPO) uyguladığımız olgularda osteotomi hattına konan iliak ve femoral otogreftlerin, radyolojik sonuçlar üzerine etkisini literatür eşliğinde değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: SPO ve PPO yapılan 21 gelişimsel kalça displazili (GKD) hastanın 28 kalçası, bu çalışmaya dahil e...

Hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic disease that can affect different organs. It is difficult to diagnose and has a tendency to recur. Primary bone involvement occurs in 0.5% to 4.0% of all patients with hydatid cysts. We present a 31-year-old woman with a primary hydatid cyst in the left scaphoid. Despite the availability...

Amaç: Tibia distal diafiz kırığı nedeniyle, kilitli intramedüller çivileme (KİÇ), ender çivileme (EÇ) ve ilizarov sirküler eksternal fiksasyon (İSEF) yapılan olguların klinik ve radyolojik sonuçlarının karşılaştırılması. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tibia distal diafiz kırığı nedeni ile KİÇ (n=15), EÇ (n=10), İSEF (n=18) uygulanan 43 hasta retrospektif olarak...

The congenital radius pseudarthrosis is a rare condition which’s treatment is difficult. There were many reported surgical options for this situation. One of them is construction of one-bone in forearm. Here, we presented a seven years-old boy who has instability and defective congenital radius pseudarthrosis in forearm that treated with side-to-si...

Foot macrodactyly is a rare congenital anomaly which is characterized by an overgrowth of the soft tissue and bone of the toes. The aim of treatment is to obtain a cosmetic and functional foot. We present three cases of lesser toe macrodactyly on which we performed ray amputation. Postoperative cosmetic and functional results were good in three cas...

Adhesion of the tendon, which can occur during healing of tendon repair, is negatively affected by the outcome of surgery. In this experimental study, we sought to prevent adhesion of the tendon, and determined the mechanical stiffness of repair tissue by wrapping sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose (Seprafilm; Genzyme, Cambridge, Massach...

Clinical and radiological results of complete subtalar release operations on idiopathic congenital clubfoot patients were compared for the Cincinati and the posteomedial incisions. Twenty-six patients (40 feet) that underwent complete subtalar release using the Cincinnati incision (group 1; 18 patients, 27 feet [12 boys, 6 girls; mean age 7.4 +/-3....

This prospective study was performed to evaluate and compare the morphological changes and dynamics of the ulnar nerve after percutaneous cross-pinning with Kirshner wire (group 1; 13, mean age 8.3 years, 10 male and three female children) and only lateral pinning (group 2; eight, mean age 7.6 years, six male and two female children) of displaced u...

Primer piyomiyozit iskelet kasının piyojenik enfeksiyonudur. Tropikal ve subtropikal bölgelerde sık görüldüğü halde ılıman iklimli bölgelerde nadirdir. Bu çalışmada, Staphylococcus aureus'a bağlı gelişen sol uylukta adduktor kas grubuna, diğer olguda ise biseps kasına lokalize olan, nadir görülen primer piyomiyozitli iki olgu tartışıldı. İlk olguda...

Intra-articular lipoma is an exceedingly rare diagnosis. We identified a lipoma that was seated in the retropatellar area and caused snapping of the patella during flexion of the knee joint. The tumor was easily and totally excised under arthroscopic guidance after the thin pedicle was cut.

Objectives: We evaluated the results of conservative treatment and surgical treatment performed in appropriate indications in children with medial epicondyle fractures of the humerus. Patients and methods: The study included 24 patients (18 males, 6 females; mean age 11.6 years; range 9 to 14 years) who had medial epicondyle fractures of the humeru...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and radiographic results of Salter and Pemberton pelvic osteotomies in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Patients and methods: Thirty-three patients (43 hips) with DDH were retrospectively evaluated. Twenty-three patients (29 hips) underwent Salter (SPO), 10 patients (14 hips) un...

We describe a child who had old unreduced traumatic hip dislocation associated with overgrowth of the ischial part of the acetabulum and interposition of the labrum. Open reduction was performed, and overgrowth part of the ischium and interposed labrum were excised for obtaining a concentric reduction of the hip joint. At the three-year follow-up v...

We measured the carrying angle using a universal full-circle manual goniometer on the dominant and non-dominant extremity of the elbow in 1275 healthy volunteers (631 males, 644 females) with a mean age of 22.87+/-15.99 years (range: 2-91 years). In the right arm dominant group, right carrying angle was 11.25 degrees +/- 3.73 degrees and left carry...

We have investigated the role of sonography in the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis. This study evaluates 39 patients with plantar fasciitis and control group of 22 healthy volunteers. The plantar fascia thickness was measured 5 mm distal to the insertion of the calcaneus of plantar aponeurosis. Qualitative parameters such as decreased echogenity, bi...

After the 12.6-month (3-30) follow-up period, the morphology and dynamics of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel were examined with ultrasonography on operated (group 1) and opposite (group 2) elbows of 13 children who had percutaneous cross-pin fixation for displaced supracondylar humerus fractures. When we compared group 1 and group 2, nerve mo...

We evaluated the results of compressive and interlocking intramedullary nailing in femoral shaft fractures. Thirty-three femoral fractures of 30 patients (23 males, 7 females; mean age 36.9 years; range 14 to 80 years) were treated by compressive and interlocking intramedullary nailing. There were 26 closed and seven open (2 type II, 5 type IIIA) f...

Intra-articular lipoma is a rare benign mass that commonly occurs in the knee joint. We present the case of a 15-year-old girl with a slowly growing mass in her right knee. There was no history of trauma. The patient had no catching, locking, or giving way of the knee. On magnetic resonance imaging, multiple fibrous septa within a hyperintense mass...

A ganglion cyst may be seen in all joints with varying frequency depending on location, but it is rare in the knee joint. A 30-year-old man presented with a mass in the anterolateral aspect of his left knee. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intra-articular tumor arising from the infrapatellar fat pad of the knee. This multilobular tumor showe...

Nonunion after a calcaneus fracture is rare. A forty-two-year-old man presented with complaints of extreme left heel pain on weight-bearing, that required him to use crutches. Clinical and radiological studies yielded a diagnosis of calcaneal nonunion. He had a history of an open calcaneal fracture that occurred in a traffic accident eight months b...

We report ulnar nerve compression caused by solitary osteochondroma of the right elbow in a 34-year-old man. Two osteochondromas were detected originating from the olecranon and medial humeral epicondyle, respectively. The patient had severely restricted elbow motion, pain, and hypoesthesia of the forth and fifth fingers. The lesions were surgicall...

Synovial hemangioma is a rare benign tumor of joint cavities. It may be a cause of pain and recurrent joint swelling in children and young adults. Diffuse synovial hemangioma was diagnosed in a 25-year-old male patient with complaints of right knee pain and swelling of a 10-year history. Direct radiography, venography, magnetic resonance imaging, a...

Peroneal nerve entrapment was diagnosed in three patients (2 males, 1 female) by clinical and electrophysiological studies. Of these, one patient had postural bilateral involvement due to prolonged squatting, while two patients had mechanically-induced entrapment. Initially, all the patients were treated conservatively with a drop-foot splint and v...

Following fracture reduction and initial reconstitution of spinal alignment, loss of correction over time is frequently observed after posterior instrumentation. The degree of stability to provide a favorable environment for protection of initial correction is not known. A total of 36 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures were divided into th...

We evaluated the early results of treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children between the ages of one and four years. Twenty-four patients were retrospectively divided into two groups according to whether they were below or above two years of age at the time of the initial treatment. Group I consisted of 13 patients (20 hips; mean...

The pathogenesis of clubfoot is unknown despite numerous hypotheses. To clarify the relationship between the plasma total homocysteine level and congenital idiopathic clubfoot, blood samples from mothers of children with congenital idiopathic clubfoot (group 1) and mothers of children without congenital anomaly (group 2) were studied. Groups were t...

The aim of this study was to determine the stiffness characteristics of the standard and hybrid Ilizarov fixators. Five different frame models (one standard and four hybrid Ilizarov) were designed. Four full rings were used in the standard Ilizarov frame. Two rings were placed proximal and two rings were placed distal to the osteotomy line with two...

We report the case of a 22-year-old woman with pycnodysostosis associated with bilateral congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. The patient was first seen at the age of 19 years and had no symptoms during the 3-year follow-up period. The diagnosis of pycnodysostosis was made by typical clinical and radiological findings. Bilateral painless mid-...

We evaluated the radiological and clinical results of complete subtalar release in patients with congenital clubfoot deformity. We performed complete subtalar release in 30 feet of 20 patients (14 boys, 6 girls; mean age 8 months; range 3.5 to 18.5 months). We employed the Cincinnati incision in all cases. The results were evaluated according to th...

A four-year-old boy with forearm instability secondary to defective ulna osteomyelitis underwent one-bone forearm operation in neutral supination-pronation position. A year after the operation, shortening (3 cm) of the forearm was detected. Radiographs showed delayed union; however, a stable and functional forearm was obtained. The patient was able...

The right hemipelvis of 98 patients was examined by angiography to determine the occurrence and location of the corona mortis artery. This arterial anastomosis was found in 28.5% (28 of 98). Its incidence was 30.5% (18 of 59) in men and 25.6% (10 of 39) in women; this difference was not significant ( p>0.05). The distance from the symphysis pubis t...

The treatment of complete congenital absence of the tibia is controversial. The goal of the treatment is to construct a satisfactorily functioning knee joint, for which fibular transfer was described as an appropriate method. We performed reconstructive surgery using a modified Browns procedure in a nine-week-old boy with Jones type 1 congenital lo...

We evaluated the results of surgical treatment for ankle fractures and the factors that play a role in these results. The study included 31 patients (20 men, 11 women, mean age 38.2 years) who underwent surgical treatment for ankle fractures and had an adequate follow-up. According to the Lauge-Hansen classification, the mechanism of occurrence was...

Introduction: In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the iatrojenic ulnar nerve palsies after percutaneous cross-pinning of the type III supracondylar humeral fractures in children. Patients and Methods: Between 1995 and 1999, 32 displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children were treated with closed reduction and percutaneous cross-pin...

ZET Tarsal kemiklerin primer subakut hematojen osteomyeliti (PSHO) nadir olarak görülmektedir. Özellikle çocuklarda aksayarak yürümenin nadir nedenlerinden biridir. Spesifik laboratuvar testlerinin olmaması ve akut osteomiyelitin tipik semptom ve bulgularının görülmemesi nedeniyle tanı koymak zor olup tedavide gecikmeye neden olmaktadır. PSHO'in te...

Quadrilateral space is an anatomical region which is localized behind and inferior to the shoulder and axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery cross through this space. The compression of axillary nerve on posterior humeral artery within this anatomical region is called the quadrilateral space syndrome. Clinically, this syndrome is c...