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Item Complications during removal of stainless steel versus titanium nails used for intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2018-01-01) Seyhan, Mustafa; Guler, Olcay; Mahirogullari, Mahir; Donmez, Ferdi; Gereli, Arel; Mutlu, SerhatObjectives: Intramedullary nailing is the treatment of choice for fractures of the tibial shaft, which might necessitate the nail removal due to complications in the long-term. Although considered as a low-risk procedure, intramedullary nail removal is also associated with certain complications. Here, we compared the most commonly used stainless steel and titanium nails with respect to the complications during removal and clinical outcome for intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia. Patients and methods: Sixty-two patients (26 females, 36 males) were included in this retrospective study. Of the removed nails, 24 were of stainless steel and 38 of titanium. Preoperative and intraoperative parameters, such as implant discomfort, anterior knee pain, operating time and amount of bleeding, and postoperative outcomes were evaluated for each patient. Results: Titanium nail group had more, but not statistically significant, intraoperative complications than stainless steel group during the removal of nails (p = .4498). Operating time and amount of intraoperative bleeding were significantly higher in titanium group than stainless steel group (p = .0306 and p < .001, respectively). Preoperative SF-36 physical component and KSS scores were significantly lower in patients who had removal of titanium nails than those of stainless steel nails, whereas there was no difference in terms of postoperative SF-36 and KSS scores. Conclusion: In conclusion, although greater bone contact with titanium increases implant stability, nail removal is more difficult, resulting in more longer surgical operation and more intraoperative bleeding. Therefore, we do not recommend titanium nail removal in asymptomatic patients.Item Comparison of reduction methods in intramedullary nailing of subtrochanteric femoral fractures(TURKISH ASSOC ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY, 2012-01-01) Seyhan, Mustafa; Unay, Koray; Sener, NadirObjective: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of three reduction methods used during intramedullary nailing of the subtrochanteric femur fractures. Methods: This study included 45 patients with subtrochanteric femur fractures who were treated with intramedullary nailing. Twenty-two patients underwent clamp-assisted reduction, 11 reduction with cable cerclage, and 12 with blocking screws. Reduction techniques were compared with respect to the early postoperative alignment, one year postoperative alignment, time to full weight-bearing, time to union, Harris hip score at one year, operation and fluoroscopy times, blood transfusion amount, complications, and additional interventions. Results: The clamp-assisted reduction group had a statistically high mean time to full weight-bearing (p=0.038) and a low mean Harris hip score at one year (p=0.002). The blocking screw group's operation times and fluoroscopy times were statistically long. There was no statistically significant difference between the clamp-assisted reduction and cable cerclage groups in terms of operation times and fluoroscopy times. On the other hand, there were statistically significant differences between the clamp-assisted reduction and blocking screw groups (p=0.0001 and p=0.0001, respectively) and between the cable cerclage and blocking screw groups (p=0.037 p=0.0001, respectively) in terms of operation times and fluoroscopy times. There was no statistically significant difference between the clamp-assisted reduction, cable cerclage and the blocking screw groups in terms of early postoperative alignment, one year postoperative alignment, time to union, complications or additional interventions. Conclusion: Clamp-assisted reduction leads to a longer time to weight-bearing and a poorer functional status at one year. Operation time and fluoroscopy time were longest in the blocking screw group.Item Fracture-dislocations of the proximal ulna(TURKISH ASSOC ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY, 2015-01-01) Gereli, Arel; Nalbantoglu, Ufuk; Dikmen, Goksel; Seyhan, Mustafa; Turkmen, MetinObjective: To investigate the relationship between injury patterns, complications, and the functional outcomes of patients with proximal-ulna fracture-dislocations. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 15 patients (10 men, 5 womenItem Comparison of Third Generation Proximal Femoral Nails in Treatment of Reverse Oblique Intertrochanteric Fractures(BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIV, 2019-01-01) Ulku, Tekin Kerem; Tok, Okan; Seyhan, Mustafa; Gereli, Arel; Kaya, AlperObjective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the treatment results of reverse oblique AO/OTA 31A1 fractures that have highly mechanical instability risk with two third generation intramedullary nails. Methods: Twenty-eight patients (8 men, 20 women) treated by third generation proximal femoral nails {[}proximal femoral anti-rotation (PFNA)(R) or Intertan (R)] followed minimum one year were included. Average age was 65.0 (31-93) years. Clinical and radiological results, screw migration at one year and complications were recorded. Results: Mean operation time was 72.2 and 72.5 minutes, flouroscopy time was 64.4 and 64.7 seconds, mobilisation time was 2.1 and 2.2 days, full weight bearing time was 8.6 and 8.5 weeks, tip-apex distance was 20.1 and 20.2 mm, fracture healing time was 10.5 and 10.2 weeks, Harris hip score at one year was 80.5 and 83.5, neck-shaft angle difference at one year was 1.6 and 1.1 mm, screw migration at one year was found in 10 and 3 patients and mean migration distance was 3.1 and 0.4 mm for PFNA and Intertan nails respectively. No complications recorded that needs secondary intervention. Fracture healing obtained in all patients. Conclusion: Reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures can be effectively treated with third generation intramedullary nails. More screw migration was seen in PFNA than Intertan nails after the operation in this study.