Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation

Background Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in adults, characterised by chronic pain and loss of mobility. Osteoarthritis most frequently occurs after age 40 years and prevalence increases steeply with age. WHO has designated 2021–30 the decade of healthy ageing, which highlights the need to address…

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• BİRKAN İLHAN

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OBJECTIVE: We previously demonstrated a widening in the mortality gap between subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the general population. We examined the contribution of rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity on overall mortality trends and cause-specific mortality. METHODS: A population-based RA incidence cohort (…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an urban area in Izmir, Turkey. METHODS: The study was conducted in the Balcova and Narlidere districts of Izmir and a total of 2,887 people aged 20 years or older were contacted with a 98.2% acceptance rate. Nine medical doctors administered an RA…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of post-polio-related fatigue on quality of life. DESIGN: Cross-sectional case control study. SUBJECTS: Patients without additional health problems that may induce fatigue were selected from among 82 polio survivors. Twenty-six patients with post-polio syndrome and 10 without post-polio…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate and compare the impact of hospital and home exercise programmes on aerobic capacity, fatigue, and quality of life in patients with post-polio syndrome. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital. SUBJECT…

• HALE ÜZÜMCÜGİL

The term fascia is increasingly used not only by anatomists but also by other professionals and authors in different health-oriented fields. This goes along with an inconsistent usage of the term, in which many different tissues are included by different authors causing an increasing amount of confusion. The Fascia Re…

• CAN ALİ YÜCESOY

Abstract The prevalence and distribution pattern of Schmorl's nodes (SNs) were studied in a post‐medieval skeletal sample (n = 473) from the 16th–18thcentury cemetery of Klostermarienberg, Austria. The reasons for the prevalence and distribution pattern of SNs in this sample are discussed with regard to their aetiolog…

• HANDAN ÜSTÜNDAĞ

BACKGROUND: Inconsistent nomenclature and anatomical descriptions of regional anesthetic techniques hinder scientific communication and engender confusion; this in turn has implications for research, education and clinical implementation of regional anesthesia. Having produced standardized nomenclature for abdominal w…

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the characteristics of PsA, find out how well the disease is controlled in real life, demonstrate the treatments and identify the unmet needs. METHODS: The PsA registry of Turkey is a multicentre Web-based registry established in 2014 and including 32 rheumatology centres. Detailed dat…

• ATALAY DOĞRU

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the characteristics of PsA, find out how well the disease is controlled in real life, demonstrate the treatments and identify the unmet needs. METHODS: The PsA registry of Turkey is a multicentre Web-based registry established in 2014 and including 32 rheumatology centres. Detailed dat…

• GÖZDE YILDIRIM ÇETİN