Browsing by Author "DURAK, KEMAL"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Publication
    Entrapment of the brachial artery in the cancellous bone in pulseless supracondylar humerus fractures with well-perfused hands: Report of three cases
    (Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation, 2022-01-01) Ermutlu, Cenk; ERMUTLU, CENK; Sarısözen, Bartu; ATICI, TEOMAN; SARISÖZEN, MEHMET BARTU; Atıcı, Teoman; Durak, Kemal; DURAK, KEMAL; ÇAKAR, ADNAN; Çakar, Adnan; 0000-0001-8259-3695; 0000-0003-4071-8052; ABI-7283-2020
    Management of pediatric pulseless supracondylar humerus fractures is a point of continuous debate. In this article, we present three cases admitted to the emergency department with pulseless, but well-perfused hands. The fractures were reduced and fixed using the antecubital approach. Prior to reduction, the brachial arteries of all three patients were entrapped in the cancellous bone of the proximal fragment segment. The arteries could only be released after freeing the adventitia by carefully scraping the adjacent bone with the tip of a hemostat. One case required thrombectomy through an arteriotomy using No. 3 Fogarty catheter. In two cases, the pulse returned after a brief period of waiting with no need for vascular intervention. Proceeding with closed reduction, as proposed by the recent guidelines, would result in further damage to the entrapped vasculature, which may go unnoticed due to collateral circulation.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Publication
    Less malunion and shorter bone union time with titanium elastic nail treatment for isolated femoral shaft fractures in three- to six-year-old children
    (Springernature, 2022-02-18) Eken, Gökay; EKEN, GÖKAY; Ermutlu, Cenk; ERMUTLU, CENK; Sarısözen, Bartu; SARISÖZEN, MEHMET BARTU; Atıcı, Teoman; ATICI, TEOMAN; Çakar, Adnan; DURAK, KEMAL; ÇAKAR, ADNAN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0003-4071-8052; 0000-0002-3396-3407; AEQ-5464-2022; ABE-9918-2021
    Purpose Titanium elastic nail (TEN) is a good option for femoral shaft fractures in school-age children, whereas a spica cast is favored for younger patients. We aimed to compare these treatment modalities in a group of children aged three to six years. Methods 34 patients aged 3-6 years with an isolated closed femoral shaft fracture treated with TEN or one-leg spica cast immobilization were retrospectively assessed. Age, gender, weight, mechanism of injury, hospital stay time, bone union time, radiographic shortening, malunion, and complications were compared between the treatment groups. Results 16 (47.1%) patients who were treated with TEN (Group T) and 18 (52.9%) patients with spica casting (Group S) were included with a mean of 51 (24-94) months follow-up. The mean age was 4.98 years and statistically similar between both groups (mean, 5.2 vs. 4.8 years; p = 0.234). The patients in Group T were heavier (mean, 19.3 vs. 17.2 kg; p < 0.001) and were more likely to have a higher-energy mechanism of injury (p = 0.006). The mean late femoral shortening of Group S patient's was 6.5 +/- 3.5 mm and significantly higher than Group T, which was 2.0 +/- 2.9 (p = 0.050). However, effective late femoral shortening rates were not statistically different between groups (p = 0.347). Malunion was seen in six (33.3%) patients in Group S, whereas none of the patients in Group T had malunion at the last follow-up examination and were statistically different (p = 0.011). Conclusion Our study identified radiographic evidence favoring TEN over spica cast immobilization in treating preschool-age children with an isolated femoral shaft fracture in terms of malunion.