Televizyon Haberlerinde Terörizm Olgusunun TRT’nin Haber Söylemi Bağlamında İncelenmesi

Terör haberleri, ulusal ve uluslararasıgüvenliği tehdit etmesi açısından her zaman haber değeri taşıyan konuların başında yer almıştır. Terör eylemlerine ve bu eylemlerde mağdur olan kişilere ilişkin şehit düşen askerler ya da sıradan vatandaşlar gibi medya temsillerinde kullanılan dil ve haber söylemi önemlidir. Haber medyası, toplumsal olaylarıkamuoyuna yansıtmanın ötesinde, varolan toplumsal güç ve iktidar ilişkilerinin kurulduğu, pekiştirildiği, yeniden üretildiği ve dolaşıma sokulduğu araçlar olarak işlev görmektedir. Bu bağlamda, medya sıklıkla ‘baskın değerleri kutsama’, egemen ideolojinin düşünce ve davranışkalıplarınısunma adına bireyleri toplumsal yapıyla bütünleştirme ve statükonun devamlılığınısağlama stratejisine başvurur. Özellikle devlet kanalıolmasınedeniyle TRT’nin terörizm olgusuna ilişkin, kullandığıhaber dili ve söylemi, statükonun devamlılığıve devletin gücü ve iktidarının sağlanmasıadına dikkat çekicidir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, özellikle gündemde olan “Demokratik Açılım” sürecinde, TRT’nin geçmişdönemle günümüz arasında, terör ve terör olaylarına ilişkin haber söyleminde herhangi bir değişiklik olup olmadığısöylem analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Yapılan söylem analiz sonucunda, özellikle demokratik açılım sürecinin sonrasında; demokratikleşme çabalarına yönelik ifadelerin çoğunlukta olduğu, TRT’nin haber söylemlerinde demokratikleşme ve barışortamına ilişkin vurgu yapıldığıve terör haberlerinin şimdiye kadar yaşanan acılara ve kayıplara dayandırılarak nedensellik ilkesi çerçevesinde sunulduğu saptanmıştır. TRT’nin haber dili ve söylemi toplumsal uzlaşıya çağrımekanizmasıgibi işlemekte, terör sorununa ilişkin belirli söylemsel oluşumlarıyinelemekte ve çağrışımsal olarak söylemsel bir düzeneği oluşturmaktadır. Ancak haber metinlerinde demokratik açılım süreci sonrasında barışortamıiçin toplumsal uzlaşıya ve sağduyuya yapılan vurgunun daha fazla olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Özetle demokratik katılım süreci öncesinde daha çok durum tanımısınırlılığında kalan terör haberleri söylemlerinin , demokratik katılım sürecinin başlamasıyla, barış, sağduyu ve toplumsal uzlaşım söylemlerinin öne çıkartılarak değiştiği bulgulanmıştır

Arthroscopic stabilization of anterior shoulder instability using a single anterior portal

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the use of a single anterior portal in the arthroscopic surgery treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder instability with those in the literature. Methods: The study included 72 patients (60 males, 12 females; mean age: 23.9 years) who underwent surgery using a single arthroscopic anterior portal for the treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder instability between 2002 and 2011. Clinical outcomes were assessed using the Rowe and Oxford scales, forward flexion range and external rotation limitation. Redislocation was considered failure. Results: Mean follow-up was 49.3 months. Bankart lesion was determined in 38 patients and Bankart and SLAP lesions in 34. An average of 3.7 (range: 2 to 5) anchors were used. Redislocation was observed in 4 (5.6%) patients in the postoperative period. Postoperative Rowe and Oxford scores were 93.4 and 42.6, respectively. Conclusion: Instability surgery performed using a single arthroscopic anterior portal provided findings comparable with the literature regarding clinical outcomes, postoperative shoulder movements and low recurrence rates, emphasizing the importance of appropriate patient selection rather than the number of the portals. The use of a single portal is less invasive and reduces the surgical period

Isolated Avulsion Fracture of the Lesser Trochanter After Sports Injury in an Adolescent: A Case Report

Amaç: 14 yaşında erkek futbol maçı sonrası geçirdiği minör bir travmayla kalçada fleksiyon kısıtlılığı ve kasık ağrısı ile acil servise başvurdu. Fizik muayne ve radyolojik inceleme ile izole küçük trokanter avülziyon kırığı tanısı konuldu. Yatak istirahati ve NSAID tedavi ile başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edildi. Izole küçük trokanter kırıklarında travma öyküsü yok ise patolojik primer veya seconder tümöral oluşum araştırılmalıdır bundan dolayı Küçük trokanter kırıklarında kırığın ayırıcı tanısında en önemli dikkat edilmesi gereken nokta patolojik kırıkla ayrımını yapmaktır. Burda takdim edilen vaka 14 yaşında erkek hastada travmatik bir yaralanma sonrası oluşan izole küçük trokanter kırığı ve başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edilmesidir.Objectives: A 14 years old boy with loss of hip flexion and groin pain after a minor trauma in a soccer game was admitted to our emergency department. After physical examination and radiological evaluation, the diagnosis was an isolated avulsion of the lesser trochanteric apophysis. He was successfully treated with bed rest and NSAID treatment. When the absence of a traumatic event, an isolated fracture of the lesser trochanter should suggest an underlying pathological process, particularly a primary or metastatic tumor because of that differential diagnosis from pathological fracture of the lesser trochanter is the most important aspect in these injuries. We present here a 14 years old boy after a traumatic injury with isolated lesser trochanteric fracture and his treatment

Investigation into the effect of systemic single high-dose erythropoietin on the healing of Achilles tendons in rats

Objective: This study aimed to examine systemic erythropoietin's effect on the Achilles tendon's healing in a rat model. Methods: Twenty-five adult Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The Achilles tendon of each rat was transected 5 mm proximal to its insertion to the calcaneus. All Achilles tendons were then repaired using modified Kessler methods. A single dose (5000 U/kg) of intraperitoneal erythropoietin (EPO) was administered to group I. Group II was a control group and did not receive an EPO injection. Four rats from each group were sacrificed at 1, 3 and 6 weeks after injection. Histopathological assessments were performed by observers blinded to the treatment. Results: Groups I and II showed a similar increase in fibroblast cytoplasmic content and fibrillar collagen in the extracellular matrix. Collagen deposition, cellular proliferation, number of lipid vacuoles and capillary increases were similar between the groups. Conclusion: Evidence from this study has shown no direct effect of a single systemic high dose of EPO on the histological properties of the Achilles tendon in rats

Cierny-Mader Type III chronic osteomyelitis: the results of patients treated with debridement, irrigation, vancomycin beads and systemic antibiotics

Cierny-Mader (C-M) Type III osteomyelitis is defined as a localised lesion with both medullary and cortical involvement that is stable mechanically after debridement. The treatment of C-M Type III osteomyelitisis is difficult and requires a precise protocol to achieve a disease-free long-term follow-up. We report here the results of our study on 26 patients (19 men and 7 women; average age: 34.7 years) with C-M Type III osteomylelitis who were treated with radical debridement, irrigation, vancomycin-impregnated custom-made beads and culture-specific systemic antibiotics. Those patients with metaphyseal involvement were treated with deroofing of the cortex and debridement by means of a “trough” (16 patients); those with diaphyseal involvement were treated with both intramedullary reaming and debridement from a trough (ten patients). Antibiotic cement rods were used as an additional therapy in five patients with diaphyseal involvement. Recurrence developed in three patients and was attributed to inadequate debridement; all three patients were treated again in the same manner with success. The mean follow-up is currently 3.6 years (range: 2–6 years). All of the patients have normal clinical, radiographic and laboratory parameters, and all are ambulatory and have returned to their pretreatment level of activity or better. We conclude that C-M Type III chronic osteomyelitis can be safely treated with this protocol

Baseline clinical characteristics and patient profile of the TURKMI registry: Results of a nation-wide acute myocardial infarction registry in Turkey

Objective: The TURKMI registry is designed to provide insight into the characteristics, management from symptom onset to hospital discharge, and outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Turkey. We report the baseline and clinical characteristics of the TURKMI population. Methods: The TURKMI study is a nation-wide registry that was conducted in 50 centers capable of percutaneous coronary intervention selected from each EuroStat NUTS region in Turkey according to population sampling weight, prioritized by the number of hospitals in each region. All consecutive patients with acute MI admitted to coronary care units within 48 hours of symptom onset were prospectively enrolled during a predefined 2-week period between November 1, 2018 and November 16, 2018. Results: A total of 1930 consecutive patients (mean age, 62.0±13.2 years; 26.1% female) with a diagnosis of acute MI were prospectively enrolled. More than half of the patients were diagnosed with non-ST elevation MI (61.9%), and 38.1% were diagnosed with ST elevation MI. Coronary angiography was performed in 93.7% and, percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in 73.2% of the study population. Fibrinolytic therapy was administered to 13 patients (0.018%). Aspirin was prescribed in 99.3% of the patients, and 94% were on dual antiplatelet therapy at the time of discharge. Beta blockers were prescribed in 85.0%, anti-lipid drugs in 96.3%, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in 58.4%, and angiotensin receptor blockers in 7.9%. Comparison with European countries revealed that TURKMI patients experienced MI at younger ages compared with patients in France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The most prevalent risk factors in the TURKMI population were hypercholesterolemia (60.2%), hypertension (49.5%), smoking (48.8%), and diabetes (37.9%). Conclusion: The nation-wide TURKMI registry revealed that hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and smoking were the most prevalent risk factors. TURKMI patients were younger compared with patients in European Countries. The TURKMI registry also confirmed that current treatment guidelines are largely adopted into clinical cardiology practice in Turkey in terms of antiplatelet, anti-ischemic, and anti-lipid therapy. ©Copyright 2020 by Turkish Society of Cardiolog

Clinical and molecular evaluation of MEFV gene variants in the Turkish population: a study by the National Genetics Consortium

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disorder with recurrent fever, abdominal pain, serositis, articular manifestations, erysipelas-like erythema, and renal complications as its main features. Caused by the mutations in the MEditerranean FeVer (MEFV) gene, it mainly affects people of Mediterranean descent with a higher incidence in the Turkish, Jewish, Arabic, and Armenian populations. As our understanding of FMF improves, it becomes clearer that we are facing with a more complex picture of FMF with respect to its pathogenesis, penetrance, variant type (gain-of-function vs. loss-of-function), and inheritance. In this study, MEFV gene analysis results and clinical findings of 27,504 patients from 35 universities and institutions in Turkey and Northern Cyprus are combined in an effort to provide a better insight into the genotype-phenotype correlation and how a specific variant contributes to certain clinical findings in FMF patients. Our results may help better understand this complex disease and how the genotype may sometimes contribute to phenotype. Unlike many studies in the literature, our study investigated a broader symptomatic spectrum and the relationship between the genotype and phenotype data. In this sense, we aimed to guide all clinicians and academicians who work in this field to better establish a comprehensive data set for the patients. One of the biggest messages of our study is that lack of uniformity in some clinical and demographic data of participants may become an obstacle in approaching FMF patients and understanding this complex disease