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The Evaluation of Protein C Activity and Some Infl ammatory Markers in Synovia of Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty by Alturfan, Ahmet Ata, Tözün, Remzi, Emekli, Nesrin

“…Objective: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a major risk factor for thrombosis in patients over 40 years of age and this risk persists for several weeks after…”
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Efficiency and Cost Analysis of Cell Saver Auto Transfusion System in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Bilgili, Mustafa Gökhan, Erçin, Ersin, Peker, Gökhan, Kural, Cemal, Başaran, Serdar Hakan, Duramaz, Altuğ, Avkan, Cevdet

“…Background: Blood loss and replacement is still a controversial issue in major orthopaedic surgery. Allogenic blood transfusion may cause legal problems and…”
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Measurement of Normal Lumbar Spine Range of Motion in the College-Aged Turkish Population Using a 3D Ultrasound-Based Motion Analysis System by Uluçam, Enis, Cığalı, Bülent Sabri, CİGALI, BÜLENT SABRİ

“…Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine range of motion values of lumbar spine in Turkish people by using 3D motion analysis method. Patients and…”
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The Effectiveness of Transdermal Opioid in the Management Multiple Rib Fractures: Randomized Clinical Trial by Solak, Okan, Öz, Gürhan, Kokulu, Serdar, Solak, Özlem, Doğan, Gökçen, Esme, Hıdır, Öcalan, Kubilay, Baki, Elif Doğan

“…Background: The most commonly observed pathology in chest traumas is rib fracture, and the most important clinical symptom is severe pain. Aims: To investigate…”
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Femoral Nerve Injury Following a Lumbar Plexus Blockade by Güngör, İrfan, Zinnuroğlu, Murat, Taş, Ayça, Tezer, Tolga, Beyazova, Mehmet

“…Background: Lumbar plexus blockade (LPB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) is frequently used for lower extremity surgery. Perioperative nerve injury is…”
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Anaesthetic Management for Caesarean Section Surgery in Two Pregnant Women with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Mitral Valve Stenosis by Çelik, Mine, Dostbil, Ayşenur, Alici, Hacı Ahmet, Sevimli, Serdar, Aksoy, Ayşenur, Erdem, Ali Fuat, Kürşad, Hüsnü

“…Background: Mitral stenosis is the most important and common cardiac complication seen during pregnancy. Conception is discouraged in cases where pulmonary…”
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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Kocaeli: An Industrialised City in Turkey by Arslan, Zeliha, Ilgazlı, Ahmet, Etiler, Nilay, Hamzaoğlu, Onur

“…Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of mortality worldwide. Aims: The aim of this study was to establish the…”
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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome Associated with Epidermoid Tumour and Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report by Menekşe, Güner, Özsoy, Kerem Mazhar, Ateş, Tuncay, Ökten, Ali İhsan, Güzel, Aslan

“…Background: Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome (DDMS) is a rarely seen clinical entity which is characterised by cerebral hemiatrophy, contralateral hemiparesis and…”
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Extragenital Müllerian Adenosarcoma in the Pouch of Douglas by Karateke, Ateş, Kahramanoğlu, İlker, Bilgiç, Remziye

“…Background: Extragenital Müllerian adenosarcomas are extremely rare tumours characterised by a stromal component of low-grade malignancy and by a benign…”
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Progress of International Scientific Summer School in Turkey from 2007 to 2010: on the eve of 2014 event by Kudaiberdieva, Gulmira, Wagner, Galen, Bacharova, Ljuba, Timuralp, Bilgin, İnan, Mustafa

“…18. Bacharova L, Kirchnerova J. Continuous international network building to promote scientific publication: Scientific Summer School, Pezinok, Slovakia, May…”
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A Study of the Impact of Death Receptor 4 (DR4) Gene Polymorphisms in Alzheimer’s Disease by Edgünlü, Tuba Gökdoğan, Özge, Aynur, Yalın, Osman Özgür, Kul, Seval, Erdalı, Mehmet Emin

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Hypopharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Space Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report by Karaaltın, Aysegul Batıoğlu, Azizli, Elad, Ersözlü, İlker, Yiğit, Özgür, Cansız, Harun

“…Background: Carcinoma of the thyroid gland is one of the most commonly encountered endocrine malignancies. Papillary carcinoma is the most common histological…”
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Surgical Approaches to Resection of Anterior Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses Tumors by Abu-Ghanem, Sara, Fliss, Dan M

“…Malignant tumours of the sinonasal tract comprise approximately 3% of the malignancies that arise in the upper aerodigestive tract. Approximately 10% of…”
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Balanced Chromosomal Translocation of Chromosomes 6 and 7: A Rare Male Factor of Spontaneous Abortions by Resim, Sefa, Kadıoğlu, Ateş, Akman, Tolga, Bayrak, Ayşe Gül, Efe, Erkan

“…Background: Carriers of structural chromosomal rearrangements such as Robertsonian or reciprocal translocations have an increased risk of spontaneous abortion…”
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Enhanced Adhesion and OspC Protein Synthesis of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi Cultivated in a Host-Derived Tissue Co-Culture System by Şen, Ece, Sigal, Leonard H

“…Background: The adhesion process of Borrelia burgdorferi to susceptible host cell has not yet been completely understood regarding the function of OspA, OspB…”
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Vocal Fold Hyperplastic Lesions: an Evaluation of Surgical Outcome with Videolaryngostroboscopy by Gürbüz, Melek Kezban, Birdane, Leman, Açıkalın, Mustafa Fuat, Çolak, Ertuğrul, Özüdoğru, Erkan, Cingi, Cemal, İncesulu, Armağan

“…Background: Vocal fold hyperplastic lesions are premalignant lesions that can be treated effectively by removal of the lesions surgically. Aims: The aim of…”
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Assessment of Temperament and Character Profile with Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Acne by Öztürk, Perihan, Orhan, Fatma Özlem, Özer, Ali, Karakaş, Tuğba, Öksüz, Ali Nuri, Yetişir, Nur Yalçın

“…Background: Acne is the most common skin disease, affecting nearly 85% of the population as well as their lives. Acne can severely affect social and…”
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Tracheal Metastasis from Rectal Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Choi, In Young, Lee, Ki Yeol, Lee, Ju Han, Je, Bo-Kyoung, Shin, Jae Seung, Um, Jun won, Choo, Ji Yung, Lee, Seung Hwa

“…The trachea is an uncommon site of metastasis from colorectal carcinoma. A few cases have been reported in the literature, but these focused mostly on the…”
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Protective Effects of Erythropoietin and N-Acetylcysteine on Methotrexate-Induced Lung Injury in Rats by Kahraman, Hasan, Kurutaş, Ergül, Tokur, Mahmut, Bozkurt, Selim, Çıralık, Harun, Kabakcı, Betül, Köksal, Nurhan, Balkan, Vedat

“…Objective: Methotrexate (MTX) is known to have deleterious side effects on lung tissue. We aimed to investigate the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) and…”
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Sacral Region Massage as an Alternative to the Urinary Catheter Used to Prevent Urinary Retention after Cesarean Delivery by Dal, Ümran, Korucu, Aslı Er

“…Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of massage to the sacral region after cesarean delivery instead of employing a urinary catheter for…”
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