Vol 38, No 4 (2004)

Table of Contents

Original Article

A comparison between single- and two-staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty operations in terms of the amount of blood loss and transfusion, perioperative complications, hospital stay, and cost-effectiveness Abstract
Murat Ali Hersekli, Sercan Akpinar, Metin Ozalay, Gurkan Ozkoc, Mustafa Uysal, Reha N. Tandogan 241-246
The results of open reduction through a medial approach for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children above 18 months of age Abstract
Muhittin Sener, Celal Baki, Hafiz Aydin, Mehmet Yildiz, Sertac Saruhan 247-251
A comparison between the use of a monolateral external fixator and the Ilizarov technique for pelvic support osteotomies Abstract PDF (EN)
Muharrem Inan, JD Bomar, Metin Kucukkaya, Ahmet Harma 252-260
A new measurement method for the radiographic assessment of the proximal femur: the center-trochanter distance Abstract PDF (EN)
Hakan Omeroglu, Derya Hakan Ucar, Yucel Tumer 261-264
Radiographic and functional results of osteosynthesis with locked intramedulary nailing of subtrochanteric fractures of the femur Abstract PDF (EN)
Erden Erturer, Mustafa Tekkesin, Yalin Dirik, Bulent Aksoy, Irfan Ozturk 265-269
The Morel-Lavallée lesion: a conservative approach to closed degloving injuries Abstract PDF (EN)
Ahmet Harma, Muharrem Inan, Kadir Ertem 270-273
Measurement of the carrying angle of the elbow in 2,000 children at ages six and fourteen years Abstract PDF (EN)
Mehmet Tukenmez, Huseyin Demirel, Sitki Percin, Gunduz Tezeren 274-276
A survey study on Turk-Orthopod, a Turkish electronic discussion group in orthopedics and traumatology Abstract PDF (EN)
Mehmet Arazi, Hakan Yaman, Nurettin Heybeli 277-281

Experimental Study

Soft tissue tendon graft fixation in the tibial tunnel with a bioabsorbable screw-EndoPearl combination in tibiae of low bone mineral density: a biomechanical study Abstract PDF (EN)
Yavuz Kocabey, Akbar Nawab, John Nyland, U. Erdem Isikan, David Caborn 282-287

Case Report

Pseudarthrosis of a calcaneus fracture: a case report Abstract PDF (EN)
Lokman Karakurt, Erhan Yilmaz, Oktay Belhan, Mustafa Incesu, Erhan Serin 288-290
Solitary osteochondroma of the elbow causing ulnar nerve compression: a case report Abstract PDF (EN)
Lokman Karakurt, Erhan Yilmaz, Tahir Varol, Huseyin Ozdemir, Erhan Serin 291-294
Subcutaneous injection of insecticide for attempted suicide: a report of two cases Abstract PDF (EN)
Atakan Aydin, Funda Akoz, Metin Erer 295-297

Technical Note

A simple positioning device for radiographic imaging of the patellofemoral joint: a technical note Abstract PDF (EN)
Metin Manouchehr Eskandari, Meltem Nass Duce, Fehmi Kuyurtar 298-300


Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. ISSN: 1017-995x