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Özalp H, Özgüral O, Alpergin BC, İnceoğlu A, Özalp S, Armağan E, Uçar H, Beger O. Analysis of the prechiasmatic sulcus in Chiari Malformation Type I. World Neurosurg 2023:S1878-8750(23)00567-3. [PMID: 37116784 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess morphological features of the prechiasmatic sulcus (PS) in Chiari Malformation Type I (CM-I). METHODS The study population consisted of computed tomography images of 42 CM-I patients (average age: 21.26±16.46 years; sex: 25 females and 17 males) and 58 normal subjects (average age: 28.12±22.60 years; sex: 29 females and 29 males). The measured parameters to determine the anatomy of PS were as follows: the planum length (PL), sulcal length (SL), sulcal angle (SA), and interoptic distance (IOD). Considering SL and SA measurements, PS was identified as four types: the narrow-steep-groove (NSG), narrow-flat-groove (NFG), wide-steep-groove (WSG), and wide-flat-groove (WFG). RESULTS SA was greater in CM-I (32.80±18.21°) compared to the control group (23.05±14.53°) (p=0.004), but the others were similar in both groups. Distribution ranking of PS types was found as NFG (31%) > NSG (26.20%) > WSG (23.80%) > WFG (19%) in CM-I group, while as WFG (37.90%) > WSG (20.70%) = NFG (20.70%) = NSG (20.70%) in the control group. Distribution rate of PS types relative to both groups showed that the classification system was not affected by CM-I (p=0.226). CONCLUSIONS SA value is approximately 25% greater in CM-I than the control; thus, CM-I subjects have more vertical groove. The percentage of narrow-type (NSG + NFG) in CM-I was higher than in the control group.
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- Hakan Özalp
- Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University School of Vocation, Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Silivri Anadolu Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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Erdoğan O, Kılıç S, Beger O, Vayısoğlu Y, Kara E, Sağlam E, Hamzaoğlu V, Özalp H, Bağdatoğlu C, Talas DÜ. Evaluation of Bell's palsy in the cerebellopontine angle: An MRI study. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e13971. [PMID: 33368877 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evaluation of cranial nerve morphology through measuring cross-sectional area (CSA) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasing day-by-day in clinical diseases. In Bell's palsy (BP), the manifestation of the enlarged CSA of the facial nerve (FN) may be used for diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate whether there is an enlargement of the cisternal FN in BP. METHODS This retrospective study included 43 patients diagnosed with BP. In the reconstructed MRI, the long (LD) and short (SD) diameters of the paralytic and normal sides of the FNs located in the cerebellopontine angle were measured, and the CSA was calculated using the Radinsky formula. Before the radiologic measurement, a preliminary experiment was carried out on the rat sciatic nerve to be able to determine the actual nerve boundary on MRI. FINDINGS There was a statistically significant relationship between paralytic and normal sides in the measurements of LD, SD, and CSA. The paralytic side was larger than the normal side in the cisternal FN. According to the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, BP can be estimated with 60% sensitivity and 70% specificity by the CSA of the FN more than 1.04 mm2 . As a result of the preliminary experiment, it was found that the actual nerve boundary was at approximately 50% intensity between the minimum and maximum values. CONCLUSION Although entrapment of FN in the labyrinthine segment in BP was known, this study showed that the cisternal FN, which could be evaluated more conveniently, enlarged in the paralytic side compared with the normal side, and revealed the necessity of performing the comparison amongst the MRI studies on BP patients by a standardised measurement method. This study will also help clinicians to make a decision in the diagnosis of BP by giving a cut-off value for the CSA.
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- Osman Erdoğan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sanliurfa Training and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin City Education and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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Talas DÜ, Beger O, Vayisoğlu Y, Hamzaoğlu V, Özalp H, Çakır S, Dağtekin A, Bağdatoğlu C. Cochleo-facial corridor to the vestibule and fundus of the internal auditory canal through oval window: a minimal invasive and cochlea sparing approach. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 279:627-637. [PMID: 33595698 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-06680-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE This cadaveric work aimed to test the effectiveness of a modified surgical corridor (ExpTSA: expanded transcanal supracochlear approach) developed for anatomic cochlear preservation in selected vestibular schwannoma patients necessitating to perform cochlear implantation for appropriate cases to achieve the best outcome. METHODS The ears of 10 cadavers (at mean age 75.70 ± 13.75 years, range 45-92 years) were dissected from the external auditory canal (EAC) to the internal auditory canal by ExpTSA under the guidance of a microscope and endoscope. All stages of the surgical process were recorded step by step and evaluated morphometrically. RESULTS The vestibular base was successfully reached in all ears without damaging the cochlear morphology and facial nerve. The vestibular base was 23.33 ± 2.02 mm away from the entrance (external orifice) and 10.26 ± 1.33 mm from the exit (internal orifice) of EAC. The oval window and vestibular base were measured to be 2.94 ± 1.05 mm and 5.87 ± 1.24 mm deep from the facial nerve, respectively. The normal areas of the oval window, the exit and entrance of EAC were found as 2.90 ± 0.81 mm2, 42.52 ± 13.66 mm2, and 110.73 ± 25.32 mm2, respectively. After ExpTSA procedure, the areas of the oval window (11.04 ± 2.83 mm2), the exit (122.45 ± 20.41 mm2) and entrance (167.49 ± 30.94 mm2) of EAC were expanded approximately 280%, 188%, and 50%, respectively. CONCLUSION The ExpTSA may be performed for accessing to the vestibule and fundus of IAC for tumor removal of intravestibular schwannoma patients (with or without fundus involvement) with unserviceable hearing, preserving the cochlear morphology.
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- Derya Ümit Talas
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Ciftlikkoy Campus, 33343, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Ciftlikkoy Campus, 33343, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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Beger O, Ten B, Balcı Y, Çakır S, Özalp H, Hamzaoğlu V, Vayisoğlu Y, Dağtekin A, Bağdatoğlu C, Talas DÜ. A Computed Tomography Study of the Prechiasmatic Sulcus Anatomy in Children. World Neurosurg 2020; 141:e118-e132. [PMID: 32413566 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the characteristics of the prechiasmatic sulcus in children aged between 1-20 years. METHODS Patient files of 200 children admitted to the university hospital on 2019 were analyzed, retrospectively. The computed tomography images of patients were used to obtain anatomical knowledge containing prechiasmatic sulcus types and dimensions. RESULTS The measurements related to the sulcal length (6.94 ± 1.25 mm) and sulcal angle (31.01 ± 18.13°) showed that the sulcal length did not alter in children between 1 and 20 years, whereas the sulcal angle did not vary from infancy to prepubescent period, but it was decreasing in postpubescent period. In 29 patients, the sulcal length was observed to divide into 2 parts with an evident angle. The interoptic distance and planum length were found as follows: 14.70 ± 2.85 mm and 14.84 ± 4.12 mm, respectively. The order of PS types was observed as type 4 (26.5%, 53 cases) > type 2 (26%, 52 cases) > type 1 (24%, 48 cases) > type 3 (23.5%, 47 cases). CONCLUSIONS The sulcal length did not vary in children, whereas the sulcal angle decreased with an irregular pattern. The sulcal angle decreased after prepubescent period, possibly due to the sphenoid sinus pneumatization and spheno-occipital synchondrosis. The sulcal length angle mostly in infants and young children may cause surgical orientation difficult during the resection of tumors using transcranial approaches.
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- Orhan Beger
- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey; Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Beger O, Taghipour P, Çakır S, Hamzaoğlu V, Özalp H, Kara E, Vayisoğlu Y, Dağtekin O, Dağtekin A, Bağdatoğlu C, Öztürk AH, Talas DÜ. Fetal Anatomy of the Optic Strut and Prechiasmatic Sulcus with a Clinical Perspective. World Neurosurg 2020; 136:e625-e634. [PMID: 32001393 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The main objective of the study was to show the morphologic features of optic strut (OS) and prechiasmatic sulcus (PS) in the fetal skull base with a surgical anatomical perspective. METHODS Twenty-three fetal cadavers (9 female, 14 male) with an average age of 21.70 ± 3.12 (range: 16-28) weeks of gestation in the inventory of the Anatomy Department were included in the study. Measurements were made with a digital image analysis software and goniometer. RESULTS The sulcal length, interoptic distance, planum length, and sulcal angle were detected as follows: 3.91 ± 0.74 mm, 6.88 ± 1.04 mm, 6.55 ± 1.51 mm, and 24.52 ± 9.51°, respectively. Considering the location of the posteromedial margin of OS according to PS, OS was identified as the sulcal in 56.5% (13 cases), postsulcal in 30.4% (7 cases), and asymmetric in 13% (3 cases). According to the sulcal length and angle, PS was identified as type 1 in 26.1% (6 cases), type 2 in 21.7% (5 cases), type 3 in 30.4% (7 cases), and type 4 in 21.7% (5 cases). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the sulcal length and angle reach adult size in utero. Taking into account the fetal and the gathered adult measurements, the high percentage of steep angle compared to flat angle show that after birth, PS become more flat, probably depending on the variations of the sphenoid sinus pneumatization. Thus, more studies conducted on the alterations in PS and OS types relative to the pneumatization are needed in terms of patient positioning, selection of appropriate surgical approach, and intraoperative decision-making.
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- Orhan Beger
- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Mersin University Medical School, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Hamzaoğlu V, Özalp H, Doğu O, Öksüz N, Aydın S, Akbıyık T, Dağtekin A, Avcı E, Bağdatoğlu C. Management of hardware infections in deep-brain stimulation: A 4-year, single-center experience. NEUROL SCI NEUROPHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/nsn.nsn_43_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Özalp H, Aktekin M, Hamzaoğlu V, Vayisoğlu Y, Karataş MA, Karşıyaka D, Uzmansel D, Bozdoğan Arpacı R, Cayan F, Eti CM, Kanık A, Baskan FC, Aladağ ZC, Ertaş E, Dağtekin A, Avcı E, Bağdatoğlu C, Ümit Talas D. The Comparison of the Right and Left Sigmoid Sinus Cross-Sectional Areas in Fetal Period and the Factors Affecting the Venous Dominance. J Int Adv Otol 2019; 15:409-414. [PMID: 31846921 PMCID: PMC6937183 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2019.5876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Skull base is an important and a challenging area for surgeons. Success in skull base surgery depends on various factors such as pre-operative evaluation, appropriate surgical technique, anesthesia duration, intraoperative neuromonitorization and wound care. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed in the Anatomy dissection laboratory of M.U. Medical Faculty (Ethical committee approval number 2010-103). Twelve fetuses between 17-33 gestational weeks fixed with formaldehyde were enrolled to the study. RESULTS This study was planned to investigate the cross sectional areas of the sigmoid sinus in three levels to compare the right-left sides and the probable relationship among the levels in fetuses to further delineate the developmental factors on jugular foramen asymmetry. The cross-sectional measurements of sigmoid sinus lumen were done on 3 levels which are described as A1 level; sinodural angle, A2 level; the midpoint between the sinodural angle and endocranial orifice and A3 level as the entrance (endo-cranial orifice) of the jugular foramen. There is a strong positive correlation between left (L) A1 and L A2 and also the same for L A1 and right (R) A2. These strong and positive correlations are all valid between L A2-L A3, L A2-R A2, L A2-R A3, L A3-R A3, R A1-R A2. CONCLUSION Multicenter studies would be beneficial to investigate the topic with greater number of fetuses also on the different regions for genetic differences.
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- Hakan Özalp
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Biostastistics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Biostastistics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Hamzaoğlu V, Beger O, Erdoğan O, Kara E, Vayisoğlu Y, Taghipour P, Özalp H, Karataş D, Avcı E, Dağtekin A, Bağdatoğlu C, Öztürk AH, Talas DÜ. Radioanatomic Assessment of the Geniculate Ganglion Dehiscence and Dimension: A Cadaveric Study. World Neurosurg 2019; 134:e913-e919. [PMID: 31733393 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study placed on cadavers was to compare the data related to geniculate ganglion (GG) dehiscence and dimension obtained from computed tomography (CT) with dissection values. METHODS This study was conducted on 20 temporal bones obtained from 10 cadavers (4 female, 6 male) aged between 45 and 92 (71.50 ± 15.98) years. All the measurements related to GG dimension were performed with a CT scanner and microdissection. RESULTS The size of GG including its area, length, and width did not show statistically significant differences in terms of sex, side, and assessment method (CT and cadaveric dissections). The dehiscent GG was observed in 6 (30%) and 5 (25%) out of 20 temporal bones in CT and cadaveric dissections, respectively. The presence and absence of GG dehiscence in CT and dissection were similar in 75%. CONCLUSIONS Our findings based on dissection data suggest that radiologic evaluation of dehiscent GG detection might be erroneous by 25%, which highlights that surgeons should be careful when lifting the dura to prevent GG injury during middle cranial fossa surgical approaches. On the other hand, there was no statistical difference between CT and dissection measurements related to GG dimension.
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- Vural Hamzaoğlu
- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin, Turkey
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Kara E, Öztürk K, Oktay E, Hamzaoğlu V, Uzmansel D, Vayisoğlu Y, Özalp H, Farsak M, Aladağ ZC, Pütürgeli T, Eti CM, Dağtekin A, Türkegün M, Ümit Talas D. The Predictability Precision of Superior Semicircular Canal Through Radiological Assessment and Microanatomical Dissection. J Int Adv Otol 2019; 14:290-294. [PMID: 29460825 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2018.4428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE There is still ongoing research on the relationship of arcuate eminence (AE) and superior semicircular canal (SSC). We aimed to evaluate the precision of predictability of SSC through the morphology of AE via radiological means. MATERIALS AND METHODS This investigation is performed on 12 dry skulls belonging to Mersin University Medical Faculty department of anatomy. Computed tomography (CT) assessment is performed with 0.5-mm-thin sections temporal bone algorithm on dry skulls which were marked with fixated copper wire by scotch tapes on the most prominent part of the middle fossa floor assuming the location of AE. The data are reformatted on the workstation with vitrea 2.0. The distances of the determined three points including lateral (A), apical (B), and medial (C) of the SSC and the copper wire are measured radiologically. Also, the height between the most apical part of the SSC to the floor of the skullbase (H) is measured. The angles between the placed copper wires and the SSC (E) are calculated. The angle between SSC and the midpoint of the IAC (F) and SSC to the sulcus of the greater GSPN (G) were measured. The nearest distance was measured between the most posterior part of the SSC and the point marked by the perpendicular line drawn from the medial border of the petrous bone to the most posterior part of the internal auditory canal (IAC) (D). RESULTS The right and left A, B, and C distances are 2.54+/- 2.75, 3.67+/-3.16, 5.85+/-3.77; 2.92+/-2.24, 3.68+/-2.93, 6.09+/-3.40, respectively. We could not find any statistical significance when the right A, B, and C distances were compared with the left values. Examination of the values revealed that C distance is greater than the A distance of the same side both for right (p=0.040) and left (p=0.022) measurements. The calculated left and right E angles are 30.313+/-12.838, and 35.558+/-18.437 degrees, respectively. Statistical significance was not found between the right and left angles. The right and left F, G angles were 53.17, 47.25; 93.58, 100.92 degrees; and D distances are 8.01, 8.13 millimeters, respectively. Statistical significance was not found when right and left E, F, G angles and D distances were compared. Among 12 left and 12 right sides, the copper wire was found to be nearly overlapping to SSC in two in the right and only one in the left. CONCLUSION This study reveals that there is a great variability predicting the exact location of SSC through the prominence of AE. Complementary studies are needed with greater number of dry skulls and cadavers. Comparison of different hypothesis including the effect of temporal lobe sulcus is to be discussed to better enlighten the exact relationship of the aforementioned anatomical structures.
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- Engin Kara
- Department of Radiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatictics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Özalp H, Beger O, Erdoğan O, Koç T, Kayan G, Hamzaoğlu V, Kara E, Vayisoğlu Y, Dağtekin A, Öztürk AH, Ümit Talas D. Morphometric Assessment of the Carotid Foramen for Lateral Surgical Approach. J Int Adv Otol 2019; 15:222-228. [PMID: 31347511 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2019.6154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the right and left sides of the carotid foramen (CF) to determine its precise location according to certain anatomical landmarks. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty human dry skulls were included in the study. A digital caliper and a digital image analysis software were used to obtain direct anatomical numerical values. Then, the same parameters on dry skulls were assessed with computed tomography (CT). RESULTS CF was found to be round shaped (62.5%), oval shaped (32.5%), and tear-drop shaped (5%). In all cases, the position of CF was seen as just postero-laterally of the foramen lacerum. According to the jugular foramen, CF was seen to be anterior in 85% and antero-medial in 15% of the cases. Regarding the morphometric values of the surface area, the length and width of CF were observed to be 37.86±11.24 mm2, 8.02±1.09 mm, and 6.86±0.90 mm at direct anatomical measurements and 39.69±10.07 mm2, 7.89±1.14 mm, and 6.41±0.90 mm at CT, respectively. The angles between the supramastoid crest-CF-zygoma root and the supramastoid crest-CF-mastoid process were determined as 37.11±6.87º and 42.22±6.40º at direct anatomical measurements and 36.59±4.94º and 43.71±4.55º at CT, respectively. CONCLUSION A significant difference in sides was not observed in relation with the numerical data of CF obtained from CT or from direct anatomical measurements of dry skulls. Moreover, a significant difference was not found between radiological and direct anatomical measurements. Therefore, precise radiological assessment of this region by an experienced neuroradiologist may be assumed as a fundamental need for successful surgeries of the skull base, in addition to thorough anatomical knowledge of neurootologists and neurosurgeons.
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- Hakan Özalp
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Talas DÜ, Beger O, Koç T, Hamzaoğlu V, Özalp H, Mavruk M, Yıldırım C, Güzelyüz İ, Vayisoğlu Y, Uzmansel D, Farsak M, Dağtekin A. Morphometric properties of the facial nerve in fetal temporal bones. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 116:7-14. [PMID: 30554711 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The main aim of the study was to examine the development and course of the facial nerve within fetal temporal bones from an anatomical and neuro-otological perspective. METHODS The study was conducted on 32 temporal bones from obtained fetuses (7 females, 9 male), on a mean gestational age of 26.75 ± 4.36 (range, 20-34) weeks from the collection of the Anatomy Department of Medicine Faculty. All the measurements were collected with a digital image analysis software. RESULTS Neither male/female nor right/left significant differences were observed in relation with the algebraic data of the segment lengths and angles of the facial nerve (p > 0.05). Linear functions for meatal, labyrinthine, tympanic, and mastoid segment lengths of the facial nerve were calculated as: y = -1.206 + 0.200 × Age (weeks), y = -1.868 + 0.153 × Age (weeks), y = -2.327 + 0.325 × Age (weeks), and y = -1.507 + 0.246 × Age (weeks), respectively. In addition, linear functions for first and second genu angles were calculated as: y = 105.475-0.117 × Age (weeks) and y = 140.446-0.042 × Age (weeks), respectively. CONCLUSION The regression equations and the scatter plot with increment curve, representing the growth dynamics of the facial nerve can be used for estimating its lengths and for understanding its development. The data suggest that there is a dramatic change transition from fetal life to the gathered data of adulthood in the length of meatal and mastoid segments as well as in the second genu angle; in addition, there is a partial change in the length of labyrinthine and tympanic segments as well as in the first genu angle.
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- Derya Ümit Talas
- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin, Turkey
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Özalp H, Özkaya M, Yaman O, Demir T. Biomechanical comparison of transdiscal fixation and posterior fixation with and without transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of L5-S1 lumbosacral joint. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2018; 232:371-377. [PMID: 29475413 DOI: 10.1177/0954411918760959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transdiscal screw fixation is generally performed in the treatment of high-grade L5-S1 spondylolisthesis. The main thought of the study is that the biomechanical performances of the transdiscal pedicle screw fixation can be identical to standard posterior pedicle screw fixations with or without transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion cage insertion. Lumbosacral portions and pelvises of 45 healthy lambs' vertebrae were dissected. Animal cadavers were randomly and equally divided into three groups for instrumentation. Three fixation systems, L5-S1 posterior pedicle screw fixation, L5-S1 posterior pedicle screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion cage insertion, and L5-S1 transdiscal pedicle screw fixation, were generated. Axial compression, flexion, and torsion tests were conducted on test samples of each system. In axial compression, L5-S1 transdiscal fixation was less stiff than L5-S1 posterior pedicle screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion cage insertion. There were no significant differences between groups in flexion. Furthermore, L5-S1 posterior fixation was stiffest under torsional loads. When axial compression and flexion loads are taken into consideration, transdiscal fixation can be alternatively used instead of posterior pedicle screw fixation in the treatment of L5-S1 spondylolisthesis because it satisfies enough stability. However, in torsion, posterior fixation is shown as a better option due to its higher stiffness.
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- Hakan Özalp
- 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, KTO Karatay University, Konya, Turkey
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- 4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey
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Özkaya M, Demir T, Yaman O, Yaman ME, Özalp H, Dalbayrak S. Experimental Evaluation of the Developmental Mechanism Underlying Fractures at the Adjacent Segment. World Neurosurg 2015; 86:199-209. [PMID: 26428325 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compression fractures at adjacent mobile segments have been reported as adjacent segment disease under trauma in several studies. In this study, the occurrence of fractures at the adjacent segment was evaluated experimentally under trauma. METHODS Static testing of different fixation systems was performed to show their biomechanical performances. The ovine vertebrae fixed with rigid, dynamic, and semirigid systems were used as test samples. The stiffness values of the systems were obtained by testing the vertebrectomy models under compression bending, lateral bending, and torsion tests. In addition, their effects on the adjacent segments were experimentally evaluated within a drop mechanism. A free-fall drop mechanism was designed and manufactured. Next, 3.5-kg, 5-kg, and 7-kg weights were released from 1 m above the test samples to generate compression fractures. The occurrence of compression fractures was observed with the use of radiograph of test samples, which were obtained before and after the drop test. RESULTS Dynamic and semirigid systems have advantages compared with rigid systems as the result of their lower stiffness values. Radiographs showed that epiphysis fractures occurred at fixed and adjacent mobile segments, which were fixed with semirigid fixation. In addition, dynamic fixation well preserved the fixed and adjacent mobile segments under trauma. CONCLUSIONS The dynamic system with a polyetheretherketone rod can better preserve both adjacent and fixed segments. However, because of the cantilever beam effect, the semirigid system exhibits a great disadvantage.
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- Mustafa Özkaya
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurospinal Academy, İstanbul, Turkey
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Secinti KD, Özalp H, Attar A, Sargon MF. Nanoparticle silver ion coatings inhibit biofilm formation on titanium implants. J Clin Neurosci 2011; 18:391-5. [PMID: 21256031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The formation of bacterial biofilm on the surface of implanted metal objects is a major clinical problem. The antibacterial and antifungal effect of silver ions has been long known, and seems to give silver the capability to inhibit biofilm formation. To test the effect of silver ions, 20 New Zealand rabbits had bacteria applied to a screw insertion site at the iliac crest, and were then randomly divided into two groups: Group I, which had silver-coated screws applied, and Group II, which had uncoated titanium screws. After the rabbits were sacrificed on day 28, we examined the screws, the bone adjacent to the screws, and the liver, kidneys, brain and corneas of both groups under transmission (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We also analysed microbiological samples from the screw holes. All silver-coated screws, but only 10% of uncoated titanium screws, were sterile. All tissue samples appeared ultrastructurally normal in both groups. Biofilm formation was inhibited on all silver-coated screws, but all uncoated screws developed a biofilm on their surfaces. Our findings suggest that nanoparticle silver ion-coated implants are as safe as uncoated titanium screws and that they can help prevent both biofilm formation and infection.
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- Kutsal Devrim Secinti
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Ankara, Samanpazari, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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Krampfl K, Özalp H, Dengler R, Bufler J. Untersuchung der intrakortikalen Inhibition im Verlauf der ALS. Akt Neurol 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-919640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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