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    A comparison of the measurements with biochemical markers of bone turnover and bone mineral density in the assessment of the efficiency of osteoporosis treatment
    (Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation, 2013) Ataoglu, M. Baybars; Atik, O. Sahap; Gul, Orkun; Sarikaya, Baran; Gormeli, Gokay; Ozturk, Burak Yagmur; Ozgurol, Baris
    Objectives: This study aims to compare the measurements using biochemical markers of bone turnover and bone mineral density (BMD) in the assessment of the efficiency of osteoporosis treatment. Patients and methods: Between March 2006 and December 2008, 166 patients with osteoporosis in our clinic were included. Patients who were out of contact due to death or other reasons during follow-up were excluded. We compared the measurements of urinary biochemical markers of bone turnover using cross-linked N-telopeptide (Ntx) values and BMD in 60 patients (49 females, 11 males; mean age: 65.7 years; range: 42 to 87 years) with osteoporosis who were treatment-naive and completed study. Results: Twenty-nine (48.3%) of the patients received surgical treatment, while 31 (51.7%) received conservative therapy. Urine NTx values of the patients decreased 38.82% at three months; 51.99% at six months and 66.41% at 12 months. Lumbar vertebra BMD increased by 20.7% and femur neck BMD increased by 11.9% at the end of the first year. Conclusion: Urine NTx values respond to osteoporosis treatment faster than BMD measurements; thereby it may be suitable to use this parameter for the monitorization of the treatment efficiency.
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    The effect of the intercondylar notch width index on anterior cruciate ligament injuries : A study on groups with unilateral and bilateral ACL injury
    (Acta Medica Belgica, 2015) Gormeli, Cemile Ayse; Gormeli, Gokay; Ozturk, Burak Yagmur; Ozdemir, Zeynep; Kahraman, Aysegul Sagir; Yildirim, Okan; Gozukara, Harika
    Background : To evaluate the relationship of the intercondylar notch width with unilateral and bilateral ACL injury by using MR images. Materials and Methods : The intercondylar notch width index was measured on the MR images of 18 patients with a bilateral ACL injury, 38 patients with a unilateral ACL injury and 53 healthy subjects with a normal ACL and the results of all groups were compared with each other. Results : The mean NWI values were 0,227 (+/- 0.008) in bilateral injured; 0,245 (+/- 0.009) in unilateral injured and 0,272 (+/- 0.01) in control groups and 0,251(+/- 0.01) in unaffected side of the unilateral group. There were statistically significant differences in intercondylar notch width index (NWI) values between all groups and there was a significant difference between the affected and the unaffected sides in group with unilateral ACL injury. A cutoff value of 0.25 for NWI gave an odds ratio of 26.5 for bilateral and 3.23 for unilateral ACL injuries. Conclusions : The finding that NWI is significantly narrowed in patients with bilateral and unilateral ACL tears compared with the healthy controls suggest a relationship between a narrow NWI and an increased risk of ACL injury. The patients with a narrow NWI should also be screened contralaterally for assessment of ACL injury risk on the other knee. So, specialized training programmes for the people with narrow NWI can be prepared for preventing ACL injuries.