In the treatment of chronic tenosynovitis, biceps tenodesis and tenotomy of long head of biceps showed similar clinical, functional, isokinetic and cosmetic results. No Popeye deformity was seen in the tenotomy group.

The goal of this study is to compare the clinical and radiographical results of Dynamic hip screw (DHS) and Proximal femoral nail (PFN) for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. One hundred and eighty-one patients (89 male and 92 female, mean age, 77.1 years) surgically treated for trochanteric fractures were divided into two groups. Group 1: 86 hips treated with DHS and group 2: 98 hips treated with PFN. The outcome for each group was analyzed, and total operative time, time to union, complications (early and late), and mortality were recorded. The results were statistically compared. Mean follow-up was 26.8 months. The mean duration of surgery was 85.2 min for group 1 and 55.3 min for group 2. The mean time to union for group 1 was 2.09 months and 1.69 months for group 2. Early and late complication rates between treatment groups revealed no statistically signiWcant diVerences. Total duration of surgery was signiWcantly lower for PFN than it was for DHS. A comparison of time to union and overall mortality demonstrated no statistically signiWcant diVerences. We detected no diVerences between the two treatment groups in regard to early versus late complications, time to union, and overall mortality; however, with its shorter operative period, PFN is a good alternative to the DHS. For this reason, we believed that it might be the implant of choice for the treatment of trochanteric fractures by surgeons who have an experience in interlocked femoral nailing systems.

Flatfoot, shoe size, age and weight must be kept in mind as a clue for a thinner Achilles tendon morphometry which can be a risk factor in lower limb pathologies.

BackgroundIn the literature, some articles report that the incidence of numerous diseases increases among the individuals who live around high-voltage electric transmission lines (HVETL) or are exposed vocationally. However, it was not investigated whether HVETL affect bone metabolism, oxidative stress, and the prevalence of thyroid nodule.MethodsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) bone density measurements, serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), RANK, RANKL, osteoprotegerin (OPG), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), phosphor, total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) levels were analyzed to investigate this effect.ResultsBone mineral density levels of L1–L4 vertebrae and femur were observed significantly lower in the electrical workers. ALP, phosphor, RANK, RANKL, TOS, OSI, and anteroposterior diameter of the left thyroid lobe levels were significantly higher, and OPG, TAS, and FT4 levels were detected significantly lower in the study group when compared with the control group.ConclusionConsequently, it was observed that the balance between construction and destruction in the bone metabolism of the electrical workers who were employed in HVETL replaced toward destruction and led to a decrease in OPG levels and an increase in RANK and RANKL levels. In line with the previous studies, long-term exposure to an electromagnetic field causes disorders in many organs and systems. Thus, it is considered that long-term exposure to an electromagnetic field affects bone and thyroid metabolism and also increases OSI by increasing the TOS and decreasing the antioxidant status.

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