Isolated Medial Malleolus Fractures: Conventional Techniques Versus Headless Compression Screw Fixation

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and radiologic results of surgically treated isolated medial malleolar fractures and compare the clinical and radiologic results of the fixation methods of headless cannulated fully threaded compression screws and cancellous lag screws and tension band wiring. We included 32 patients who attended the final follow-up examination. Group 1 consisted of 11 patients (34.4%) treated with headless cannulated fully threaded compression screws. Group 2 consisted of 10 patients (31.2%) treated with cancellous lag screws. Group 3 consisted of 11 patients (34.4%) treated with Kirschner wires and intraosseous tension wiring. Standard ankle radiographs, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot scale, and visual analog scale for pain were assessed. No statistically significant differences were found among the groups in regard to age, gender, preoperative fracture type, follow-up time, radiologic bone union time, and baseline AOFAS scale scores. The interval to fracture healing was 2.2?±?0.42 months in group 1, 2.5?±?0.71 months in group 2, and 2.45?±?0.52 months in group 3. The AOFAS ankle-hindfoot scale score was 96.73?±?5.55 in group 1, 93.1?±?5.43 in group 2, and 93.73?±?5.52 in group 3. Hardware removal was not required in any patient in group 1 but was required in 2 patients (20%) in group 2 and 3 patients (27.3%) in group 3. The visual analog scale score for pain on palpation at the medial malleolus was significantly lower statistically in the headless compression screw group (group 1; p?=?.003).     

Evaluation of ocular psoriasis with meibography

BackgroundPrevious studies has shown that dry eye test abnormalities, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), may occur in psoriasis.ObjectivesThe authors aimed to evaluate the dry eye disease (DED), MGD, in psoriasis patients with meibography which is a current, objective, noninvasive method for patients with meibomian gland diseases, to investigate the relationship between disease severity and ocular involvement.MethodsThis study included 50 participants with psoriasis and 50 healthy individuals. All subjects were examined by the same dermatologist and referred for ophthalmological examination including meibomian gland obstruction, lid margin alterations assessment, ocular surface disease index assessment, tear film break-up time test, Schirmer test, corneal conjunctival fluorescein staining assessment. Additionally, upper and lower lids were evaluated for meibomian gland loss with meibography.ResultsMGD (28%), meibomian gland loss (MGL) (29.5%), upper meiboscore (0.61 ± 0.81), lower meiboscore (0.46 ± 0.61), DED (22%) were significantly higher in the psoriasis group compared with the control group (p = 0.008, p < 0.001, p = 0.027, p = 0.041, p = 0.044, respectively). There was a significant relationship between MGD and psoriasis area severity index (PASI) (p = 0.015, Odds Ratio = 1.211). There was a significant positive relationship between MGL with PASI (p < 0.001, r = 608) and psoriasis duration (p < 0.001, r = 0.547).Study limitationsSmaller study group and inability to detect quality changes of meibum with meibography were limitations of the study.ConclusionsPsoriasis may affect the meibomian gland morphology, may cause structural changes in meibomian glands, and as a result of these may cause MGD and DED. Therefore, ophthalmologists and dermatologists should be aware of this situation and co-evaluate the patients in this respect.     

Extremely rare occurrence of multiple cranial fasciitis: A case report

Cranial fasciitis (CF) is a rare, rapidly growing, benign fibroproliferative lesion of the skull in the pediatric population. It is characterized by benign mesenchymal proliferation of spindle cells arranged as short, intersecting loose fascicles within a fibromyxoid stroma, and mostly appears as a single mass. A surgical excision with clear surgical margins is definitively curative for CF. Up to date only two cases with multiple CF have been reported in the literature. In this report, we describe a 1-year-old girl with multiple locations of CF, as the first case to be reported in the Turkish population. The radiological and morphological findings of our case were comparable with the observations of the two previous reports in the literature. Histopathological examination remains to be the gold-standard for differential diagnosis of CF, as the treatment of this lesion differs from other malignancies of the skull in the pediatric population.     

3D TEE imaging in a patient with severe tricuspid regurgitation with dextrocardia and tricuspid commissural prolapse

Although dextrocardia is a rare congenital anomaly, it may be accompanied by numerous pathologies. Tricuspid valve prolapse is an extremely uncommon cause of primary tricuspid valve disease, as is its association with dextrocardia. In this instance, we wished to share our knowledge of tricuspid commissural prolapse together with dextrocardia, which we augmented with 3D images.