A double-blind trial of clinical effects of therapeutic ultrasound in knee osteoarthritisLevent Ozgonenel
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S B Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ultrasound Med Biol 35:44-9. 2009
..006 for the mean change in total WOMAC scores and p = 0.041 for 50 meters walking time. Results suggest that therapeutic US is safe and effective treatment modality in pain relief and improvement of functions in patients with knee OA...
The relation of serum vascular endothelial growth factor level with disease duration and activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritisLevent Ozgonenel
Ministry of Health, Istanbul Research and Training Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 29:473-7. 2010
..004), but was not correlated with serum rheumatoid factor levels (r = -0.130; p = 0.424) in the patient group. In conclusion, higher VEGF levels are associated with late phase and high disease activity in RA, independent of age and sex...
Rheumatoid arthritis risk associates with DNA repair gene XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism in Turkish patientsElif Yosunkaya
Department of Medical Genetics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Selamicesme Goktepe sok No 3 26 Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 32:1265-9. 2012
..001). We conclude that XRCC1 Arg194Trp, and OGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphisms are not associated with RA; however, Arg399Gln polymorphism is a significant risk factor of RA, and carriers of 399Gln (G) allele have greater risk of RA...
Home-based exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: effects on pain, mobility, disease activity, quality of life, and respiratory functionsEbru Aytekin
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ministry of Health, Istanbul Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 31:91-7. 2012
..Regular home-based exercise therapy should be a part of main therapy in patients with AS. Physicians should recommend that patients with AS do exercise at least five times a week at least 30 min per session...
Two rare involvement sites: synovial chondromatosisSule Tutun
Istanbul Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 31:687-9. 2011
..Although single joint involvement is frequently encountered, multiple joint involvements may also occur. In this study, two patients with SC in the right shoulder joint and in both ankles were presented, reviewed according to literature...
Provocative F wave in the diagnosis of nonspecific neurogenic-type thoracic outlet syndromeLevent Ozgonenel
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 91:316-20. 2012
..Nonspecific neurogenic TOS is not easy to diagnose because there is no investigational technique that has proven to be the diagnostic gold standard...
The Val762Ala polymorphism in the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 gene is not associated with susceptibility in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patientsIlhan Onaran
Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 29:797-800. 2009
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The efficiency of gabapentin therapy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosisAli Yaksi
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S B Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:939-42. 2007
..Randomized controlled study...