Neotectonics of Turkey (Türkiye) and surrounding regions: a new perspective with block modelling

This paper aims to present a new neotectonic perspective concordant with the seismic activities in Turkey and surrounding regions. The neotectonic structures have been re-evaluated mainly by using focal mechanism solutions and high-resolution satellite (Google Earth) images. The Southeast Anatolian Wedge explains thrust/blind thrust and asymmetrical folding relationship in SE Turkey, Syria, and Northern Iraq. The neotectonic structures of the Turkish-Iranian Plateau are enlightened by the rhomboidal cell model which creates a base to determine multiple intersection points between the region-wide left- and right-lateral shear zones. The releasing stepover between the North Anatolian Fault Zone and Southeast Anatolian-Zagros Fault Zone plus their connections with the Northeast Anatolian Fault Zone and the East Anatolian Fault Zone are described in a more meaningful way with the Anatolian Diagonal concept. It also clarifies the role of left-lateral shear zone in the west-southwest movement of Anatolian plate and its relationship with the Aegean and Cyprus arcs. A neotectonic region under the influence of NW-SE contraction is determined between the North Anatolian, Eskişehir, and Kırıkkale-Erbaa fault zones in which the Elmadağ-Eldivan and Abdüsselam pinched crustal wedges and the Beypazarı Blind Thrust Zone are developed. A new route for the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone is determined between Bolu and Değirmenlik (Milos) Island in the Aegean Sea via Mudurnu, Bursa, Balıkesir, and İzmir. All main neotectonic structures mentioned in this paper are evaluated by the elastic dislocation modelling and new neotectonic provinces are suggested

Thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting with femoral neck metastasis: a case report

Thyroid carcinoma is relatively uncommon, accounting for 2% of all cancers. Although they usually present as a neck lump, occasionally they may be presented with a distant metastasis. In this study, a 65 year-old woman was referred to our clinic with a pain on her left hip at both rest and walking. A lytic area at the inferior femoral neck was found with plain radiography. To clarify the characteristics of the lesion, left hip magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) had been performed displaying 3×5 cm hyperintense lesion extending from medial part of the left femoral neck to the left femoral head. Laboratory findings were normal. An open biopsy had then been performed from the left femoral neck with a suspicion of a metastatic tumor. After Immunohistochemical assesment diagnosis was consistent with metastatic thyroid papillary cancer. Proximal femoral resection with clear margins were achieved by proximal femur tumor endoprosthesis.  In conclusion, papillary thyroid cancer have an excellent prognosis and doesn’t tend to metastese. But rarely, as seen in our case it can even present with syptoms of metastasic disease. Management strategy is the same as other solitary bone metastasis. Papillary thyroid cancer must be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis in solitary bone metatasis

KB İÇ ANADOLU’DAKİ ANA NEOTEKTONİK YAPILARDAN BİRİ: BEYPAZARI KÖR BİNDİRME ZONU VE İLİŞKİLİ FAY-İLERLEME KIVRIMLARI

Bu makalede Türkiye jeoloji literatüründe “Beypazarı fleksürü / monoklinali” olarak bilinen yapının “Beypazarı fay ilerleme kıvrımları” olarak anılmasının daha uygun olacağı önerilmektedir. Beypazarı, Kilci ve Başören kör bindirmeleri ile Erenler geri bindirmesinden meydana gelen Beypazarı Kör Bindirme Zonu (BKBZ), deprem etkinliğinin de gösterdiği üzere aktif neotektonik bir yapıdır. Kuzey Anadolu Fay Zonu, Kırıkkale-Erbaa Fay Zonu ve Eskişehir Fay Zonu arasındaki etkileşimden doğan KB-GD daralma sonucu oluşan Eldivan-Elmadağ Kıstırılmış Tektonik Kaması, Abdüsselam Kıstırılmış Tektonik Kaması ile birlikte Beypazarı Kör Bindirme Zonu da Anadolu levhasının iç deformasyonunu karşılamaktadır

ESKİŞEHİR FAY ZONU’NUN GÜNEYDOĞU BÖLÜMÜNÜ OLUŞTURAN ILICA KOLU: ORTA ANADOLU’DA SAĞ YANAL DOĞRULTU ATIMLI AKTİF BİR YAPI

Eskişehir Fay Zonu Türkiye’nin önemli neotektonik yapılarından biridir. Anadolu bloğunda yer alan Batı Anadolu genişleme bölgesi ile doğrultu atımlı fay etkisi altındaki kuzeybatı Orta Anadolu daralma bölgesini birbirinden ayırır. Eskişehir Fay Zonu’nun güneydoğu bölümü genel olarak kuzeyden güneye sırasıyla Ilıca, Yeniceoba ve Cihanbeyli ismini taşıyan üç bölüme ayrılır. Sağ yanal doğrultu atımlı Ilıca kolu yaklaşık 100 km uzunluğundadır ve kuzeybatı-güneydoğu doğrultusunda birçok parçadan oluşur. Fay yüzeyleri, ikincil kırıklar, kataklastik zon, kırık kontrollü drenaj yapısı, sağ yanal dere ötelenmeleri, Kuvaterner birim içinde sismik yansıma kesitlerinde gözlenen deformasyon ve bölgenin depremselliği Ilıca kolunun sağ yanal doğrultu atımlı aktif bir fay olduğunu göstermektedir. Ilıca kolunun Ankara’nın batı-güneybatısındaki daralmayla ilişkili yapıları güneyden sınırlandırdığı düşünüldüğünde, Orta Anadolu’daki daralmalı ve genişlemeli bölgeler arasında bir sınır fayı olarak ayrıca bölgesel tektonik anlamda bir önemi vardır

A hypothesis for the alternative southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Northwest Turkey

WOS: 000443714000001This paper proposes an alternative route for the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) using evidence from morphotectonic features, seismology, GPS and recently published Magnetotelluric and Transient Electromagnetic (MT) data. In this new route, the southern branch connects with the main branch of the NAFZ in Bolu via the Golpazari pull-apart basin and Mudurnu. The slip distribution of the NAFZ as taken from GPS data indicates that the newly hypothesized route is the second most important branch of the NAFZ

Development of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression after open globe injury in adults

Purpose To investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after open globe injury in adults. Methods A total of 95 participants, 43 adult patients with open globe injury and 52 age-sex similar subjects (control group), were included in this cross-sectional study. Age, gender, education level, occupation, accident history, psychiatric history, trauma type, cause of trauma, and visual acuity were recorded. One to six months after trauma, PTSD and depression symptoms of the participants were evaluated with the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire-Civil Version Scale (PTSD-S) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively. Results Patients with open globe injury had a higher PTSD-S total score than the control group, but not significant (23.67 +/- 20.41 vs. 18.56 +/- 13.13, p = 0.580). Patients with eye trauma exhibited a much higher prevalence of PTSD compared to the control group (20.9% vs. 3.8%, p = 0.010). Patients with trauma had a significantly higher BDI total score than the control group (12.47 +/- 10.08 vs. 7.69 +/- 6.10, p = 0.015). Also, patients had a higher rate of depression symptoms than controls (25.6% vs. 7.7%, p = 0.017). A significant positive correlation was observed between PTSD-S and BDI scores in the trauma group (r = 0.720, p < 0.001). Conclusion An increased prevalence of PTSD and depression was observed in adults after open globe injury. The significant relationship between PTSD-S and BDI scores indicates that patients with open globe injuries should be questioned in terms of both symptoms. For patients with open globe trauma, a holistic approach with psychosocial assessment in addition to physical intervention would be beneficial

Mid-term radiological and clinical results of incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy

WOS: 000392918400013PubMed ID: 27923543Objective: The aim of this study was to assess clinical and radiological results of incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy in acetabular dysplasia. Patients and methods: Twenty-six hips of 24 patients (5 males, 19 females) treated with incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy by a single surgeon from February 1995 to October 2001 were retrospectively reviewed at an average follow-up time of 12 years. The mean age at the time of surgery was 21.6 years (range: 14-41). Radiological evaluation was based on the central edge angle, acetabular angle, acetabular index, acetabular head index and lateralisation. Clinical and radiological scoring was performed using the Harris scoring system, Omeroglu scoring system and the Tonnis criteria for osteoarthritis. Results: There was significant improvements in all of the radiological parameters with 88.5% good radiological results, 96.2% excellent clinical results, no significant progression to osteoarthritis and no need for conversion to total hip arthroplasty. The rate of major complication was 11%. Retroversion was seen in 15.4% of the hips. Conclusion: Our results support the use of incomplete triple pelvic osteotomy as a safe choice in the treatment of acetabular dysplasia as it offers clinical and radiological benefits and contributes to the prevention of osteoarthritis. (C) 2016 Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V

A missing-link in the tectonic configuration of the AlmacA +/- k Block along the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NW Turkey): Active faulting in the Bolu plain based on seismic reflection studies

The North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) starts to branch off in the western Bolu plain. The branches of the NAFZ in this location create the AlmacA +/- k block which is surrounded by the latest surface ruptures of significant earthquakes that occurred between 1944 and 1999, but its northeastern part remains unruptured. The most recently formed rupture, that was a result of the 1999 November 12 Duzce earthquake, ended to the northwest of the Bakacak Fault. The connection between the Bakacak Fault and the main branch of the NAFZ via the Bolu plain has until now remained unknown. This paper establishes that the route of the missing link runs through the Dagkent, Kasaplar and Burnuk faults, a finding achieved with the help of seismic reflection studies. The paper also argues that the cross cutting nature of these newly determined faults and a stress analysis based on focal mechanism solutions of recent earthquakes demonstrate the termination of the suggested pull-apart nature of the Bolu plain

Determining The Main Strand Of The Eskisehir Strike-Slip Fault Zone Using Subsidiary Structures And Seismicity: A Hypothesis Tested By Seismic Reflection Studies

The Eskisehir Fault Zone is one of the major neotectonic structures of Turkey, extending from Inegol (Bursa) to Cihanbeyli (Konya). The fault zone presents a considerable seismic risk for the city of Eskisehir but the exact locations of active segments and the source of the major seismic event, the 1956 earthquake (M = 6.5) that occurred in the instrumental period (from 1900 to 2013), have been debated in recent literature. The structural data obtained from field studies indicate an approximately N60W-trending main strand of the right lateral strike-slip Eskisehir Fault Zone. This trend corresponds to the en echelon bends on the course of the Sarisu River. Using this concurrence, the positions of Bahcehisar and the Cukurhisar-Sultandere segments are proposed and checked by seismic reflection studies. The seismic sections disclosing positive flower structures confirm the hypothesized position of the Cukurhisar-Sultandere segment. The relocation of epicenters and focal mechanism solutions of seismic events in 1956, 1990, 2010, and 2013 indicate that the Cukurhisar-Sultandere segment might be the rupture source of the 1956 event and is a possible potential seismic source for an earthquake that could seriously affect the Eskisehir settlement.WoSScopu

Synovial hemangiohamartoma presenting as knee pain, swelling and a soft tissue mass: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We present a case of a patient with juxtaarticular hemangiohamartoma with a synovial extension associated with hemorrhagic synovitis and recurrent spontaneous hemarthrosis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 21-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of pain and swelling at her knee for 6 months. In the magnetic resonance imaging, T2-weighted and fat-suppressed scans revealed a mass with high signal intensity just posterior to the patellar tendon. We performed an excisional biopsy of the mass through an anterior longitudinal incision. Excised material included arterial and venous vascular structures, which were found to be spread among the fat, connective and peripheral nerve tissues microscopically.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Although hemangiohamartomas are not true neoplasms, they may cause knee pain, swelling and hemarthrosis that warrant surgical resection. This lesion, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in teenagers and young adults.</p