Levent Ozcakar

..Hence, there appears to be a multifaceted and challenging turnover in our scientific niche involving authors, editors, publishers and readers in a complex interplay...

..Likewise, in this review, we will try to exemplify the role of US for the diagnosis and follow-up of peripheral nerve disorders in clinical practice...

..Accordingly, in this review paper on common sports injuries, we tried to shed light into the actual role of US in the clinical practice of sports medicine...

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..We also believe that launching screening and treatment guidelines for osteoporosis in these patients will then become reasonable. Last but not least, DXR appears to be a promising tool in this regard...

..In this study we have tried to assess the weakness (muscle strength) and fatigue (endurance) of these patients with an objective measurement method, isokinetic muscle testing...

..The symptomatology and the diagnosis pertaining to these pathologies are discussed in light of the relevant literature...

..Assessment of multiple locations is possible during the same session. Agitation is rarely a problem and small children can be seated in their parents' lap or they can even play while being examined...

..Their management is discussed with an emphasis on the collaboration of the gynecologists and the rehabilitation physicians...

..The aim of this current study was to evaluate the Achilles' tendon of psoriasis patients with ultrasonography...

..Thus, this current study centers on ensuing changes in the tendons of these patients...

..The occurrence of traumatic brachial plexopathy in the presence of underlying thoracic outlet syndrome and subclavius posticus muscle is discussed for the first time in the literature...

..To explore the current status of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in the realm of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR), and to determine the effects of a 1-day MSUS course on the awareness of physiatrists...

..To the best knowledge of the authors, the concomitance of these pathologies is discussed for the first time in the literature...

..These findings need to be complemented with future studies. In this regard, sonography seems to be promising for imaging the soft tissue problems of the stump...

..He was eventually diagnosed as also having thoracic outlet syndrome. The concomitance of these two disorders is discussed with a special emphasis on the underlying mechanisms...

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..The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of retired Turkish physicians. The focus was on their working conditions, their health status, and the impact of their disabilities on activities of daily life...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate physical and mental development of Turkish twins and then to assess whether being a twin poses risks for their development...

..To ascertain whether detailed isokinetic knee muscle testing reflects the results of other functional measurements in footballers and to look for any correlations between quadriceps tendon thickness and knee strength...

..We diagnosed this patient as having peripheral mononeuropathy due to an aneurysm compressing the peroneal nerve in the left poplitea...

..Interestingly, he was also diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis,-possibly after a delay of 12 years. The obscure diagnosis and challenging treatment of secondary amyloidosis are further discussed...

..Physicians should exercise care and vigilance in order not to overlook these cases, in which prompt physical examination and radiological interventions remain a prerequisite in the diagnostic algorithm...

..To clarify whether sonography or electrophysiologic testing is a better predictor of symptom severity and functional status in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and to assess the diagnostic value of sonography in patients with idiopathic CTS...

..He was successfully treated with a combination regimen of a steroids, cyclophosphamide, and interferon-alpha. The treatment strategy with specific emphasis on interferon-alpha is discussed in the light of the pertinent literature...

..To evaluate the sciatic nerves of patients with unilateral sciatica by using an ultrasound, and to determine whether ultrasonographic findings were related to clinical and electrophysiologic parameters...

..In order to determine to what extent this growing interest among Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians is resulting in publications, we reviewed the trend in publications by physiatrists on musculoskeletal ultrasonography...

..To the best notice of the authors, this is the first patient encompassing all these complications in the literature concerning Behçet's disease...

..Diraçoğlu D, Alptekin K, Dikici F, Balci HI, Ozçakar L, Aksoy C. Evaluation of needle positioning during blind intra-articular hip injections for osteoarthritis: fluoroscopy versus arthrography...

..We suggest that relevant inconveniences should be kept in mind both by the clinicians and the technical staff for better production and prompt estimation of DXA measurements...

..Further studies are needed to detect the effect of persistent neurovascular compression in TOS...

..To evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)...

..In conclusion, depressed women may have decreased BMD even at the very early stages of the illness, and this possibility should be taken into consideration in treatment...

..As the thickness values correlate with the duration of the disease and the ambulatory status of the patients, we suggest that early mobilization would be important in maintaining their cartilage integrity...

..Herein, rendering this patient, we introduce a new type of a delayed complication after the angiography-compressive injury of the brachial plexus...

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..To demonstrate the role of sonography in depicting periarticular changes in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to find out whether certain tendons in juvenile SLE patients were different from those of healthy controls...

..The aim was to compare the short- and medium-term results of arthrocentesis and conventional treatment (splint, heat, and exercise) in patients with early temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc displacement without reduction (DDw/oR)...

..To our best knowledge, this is the first report of such a concomitance...

..Future studies including histological evaluations may elucidate whether such changes are favourable for the knee joints of patients with spinal cord injury...

..Although a variety of conditions have been reported in association with this syndrome, to our best notice, this is the second case in whom familial Mediterranean fever and posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy coexists...

..To document the musculoskeletal ultrasonography experience in a physiatry clinic for 1 yr and to find out whether its use decreased time, cost, and radiation exposure with regard to musculoskeletal imaging...

..The increase in grip strength lasts longer with ESWT. On the other hand, ultrasonographic findings do not change in the first six months of these treatment methods...

..To compare the femoral cartilage thickness values of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients with those of age-matched, healthy women and to find out whether cartilage thickness changes with the clinical parameters...

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..Additionally, since the transthoracic echocardiography revealed patent foramen ovale, we hypothesized that it might have been a potential route for gas bubbles to occlude the anterior spinal artery in this diver...

..4, P = 0.05, respectively). Our results clearly show that the sciatic nerves were wider and thicker on the amputated sides. Amputation level, duration, and the presence of a neuroma seem to affect the eventual diameters of the nerves...

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..SSRIs appear to be useful adjuncts in the management of FMF patients who continue to have attacks despite regular colchicine treatment...

..We believe that surgeons operating on this region should take into account these various anatomic structures...

..Radiological and clinical findings confirmed a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and concurrent acromegalic arthropathy. The patient was treated accordingly. Interestingly, he later developed colon cancer...

..The possible causal relationship between the two disorders under the common denominator of cervical sympathetic involvement is discussed for the first time in the literature...

..External and internal rotation strength were negatively correlated with pain (r = .63, r = .66, P < .05). In spite of shoulder pain and disability, general health in stage I and II impingement patients did not show any deterioration...

..We imply that intra-articular single-joint HA injections either to the knee or hip joints in OA patients with involvement of both of these joints are effective with regard to pain and functional status...

..The aim of this study was to compare the isokinetic knee muscle strength of patients with early knee OA with those of healthy people...

..CONCLUSION: As part of the differential diagnosis of bone and back pain, we draw attention to MMand the rare complication of diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve involvement...

..Herein, we would like to emphasize the complementary role of an ultrasound in peripheral nerve pathologies, not only does it confirm the entrapment but it also displays the underlying cause(s)...

..The aim of this study was to explore in vivo the effects of botulinum toxin-A treatment on the muscle architecture of patients with stroke, using musculoskeletal ultrasonography...

..The objective of this study was to present a possible discrete effect of heat therapy on the urinary system during physical therapy of a patient with lumbar discopathy...

..Herein, the case of an immunocompetent patient with ascites and pleural effusion diagnosed as primary effusion lymphoma is presented and discuss the case in the light of the current literature...

..She was diagnosed to have a right-sided radial nerve injury proximal to the supinator muscle. To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first report of a child with radial nerve entrapment due to intense knitting...

..Thus, we want to highlight a specific potential cause of secondary hyperhidrosis, which can otherwise be easily overlooked, and furthermore, which has a completely different treatment strategy...

..She was found to be quite improved 1 month after surgery. Thoracic outlet syndrome, a rare disease of childhood, is discussed in the light of the relevant literature...

..We define an interesting presentation of CES as abdominal pain and discuss the rare coexistence of the syndrome and leukemia under the light of the pertinent literature...

..Overall, we believe that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha has an important role in the disease pathogenesis and also that anti-TNF may represent a promising robust treatment alternative in FMF...

..However, in only two cases median nerve compression has been reported in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of wrist involvement on median nerve electrophysiology in JIA patients...

..Reported here is a 39-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis who had died due to endocarditis during his follow up. The concomitance of these two pathologies is discussed in the light of the pertinent literature...

..Due to this irritation, there can be an increase in the cardiac sympathetic activity...

..The pathogenesis and the management of this rare concomitance are discussed in the light of the relevant literature...

..In hemophiliac patients, frequent single nerve compressions (often involving the femoral nerve) can be seen. However, concomitant median and ulnar nerve injuries with differing severity are rare...

..Ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and eventually surgery were performed. She was diagnosed to have a cystic hygroma in the vastus lateralis muscle. This is the first patient of a cystic hygroma in the quadriceps muscle...

..Reported here is a patient with juvenile chronic arthritis and a diagnosis of severe bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, the first patient reported in the literature, to the best of the authors' knowledge...