BACKGROUND Management of diseases of the descending thoracic aorta is trending from open surgery toward thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), because TEVAR is reportedly associated with less perioperative mortality. However, comparisons between TEVAR and open surgery, adjusting for patient comorbidities, have not been well studied. In this nationwide population-based study, we compared t...

BACKGROUND Operative repair of distal biceps tendon ruptures has shown successful outcomes. However, little is known about the amount of tendon or repair site lengthening after repair. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to evaluate distal biceps tendon repair via intratendinous radiostereometric analysis to analyze tendon lengthening at different time intervals of healing. The h...

PURPOSE Combined meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) and cartilage repair or restoration is a recognized treatment for patients with painful, meniscus-deficient knees and full-thickness cartilage damage. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare outcomes after combined MAT and cartilage repair/restoration with the outcomes of isolated MAT or cartilage repair/restoration. METHO...

BACKGROUND Mitral valve repair is the standard therapy for patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Currently, robotic mitral valve repair is the least invasive surgical approach and an alternative to the traditional sternotomy. Recent studies and newer guidelines on mitral valve repair advocate for earlier referral to surgery, resulting in better long-term outcomes of valve function and decr...

ÖZET: Amaç: Femoral herni onarımı yapılan son 19 yıldaki hastaların incelenmesi, Bassini-Kischner yöntemi uygulanan olguların literatür ışığında irdelenmesi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Nisan 1988-Mart 2007 yılları arsında ameliyat edilen femoral hernili olgular çalışmaya alındı. Başvuru şekli; acil-elektif, ortalama yaş, kadın erkek oranı, herninin sağ ve/veya solda oluşu, seçilen cerrahi onarım yöntemi ...

BACKGROUND Lack of insurance has been shown to lead to delays in seeking care as well as fewer preventive medicine visits and poorer overall health status. PURPOSE To investigate the effects of insurance status on the timing and treatment of patients with bucket-handle meniscus tears. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Charts from 2004 to 2013 were retrospectively re...

Recently, the endovascular approach in abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) management has become a more popular and alternative to open surgery, mainly when is achieved proper patients that comfortable for both patient surgeon. In this case, our developed Type III endoleak complication after 2 years of Endovascular repair (EVAR) procedure was treated by surgery combined graft technique.

OBJECTIVE To characterize preoperative and postoperative audiologic findings in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Patients with documented superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome (according to history, vestibular testing, and high-resolution computed tomography imaging) ...