Investigation of morphometric parameters of mandibula processus coronoideus between sides

Aim: In our study, the relationship between mandible coronoid process and other mandible morphometric parameters in dry bones and it is aimed to compare these data between the sides. Materials and Methods: In the anatomy laboratory, 22 mandible from the bone collection were photographed in three different ways, from right-left lateral and posterior, using a digital camera. Measurements were performed on digital images using Image J software. Morphometric parameters of coronoid process and morphometric parameters of mandible ramus and body were determined. Coronoid process types were hooked, triangular, round and square. The parameters were compared between the two sides and correlation analysis was performed. Results: There was no significant difference between the right and left sides in all parameters. There was no difference between the parties in the percent distribution of processus coronoideus types. There was a high correlation between processus coronoideus area and processus coronoideus height on both sides (p <0.001). Correlation values of the processus coronoideus parameters on the right side were higher than the left side. Conclusion: For the differences in the morphometric parameter values between the coronoid process between the sides, further studies should be conducted in the developmental process up to childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Furthermore, further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of chewing side preference on processus coronoideus and to assess the differences in side/gender

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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate growth patterns in human hands, digits and digit ratio (2D : 4D) during the fetal period. Methods: The study is carried out on 161 human fetuses (83 males, 78 females) free from external pathology or malformation with ages ranging between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation. Following general external measurements, length and width of the hand, digit lengths separate for each hand was measured, hand index and the ratio of the lengths of the 2nd finger to the 4th finger (2D : 4D index) was computed. Results: Means and standard deviations of the parameters with respect to gestational weeks, months and trimesters were calculated. There was a significant correlation between all parameters and gestational age ( p b 0.001). No significant differences were observed between sexes or sides for any of the parameters ( p N 0.05). 2D : 4D ratio was significantly higher in females compared to males ( p b 0.05) and mean 2D : 4D did not change with gestational age. Conclusion: Detailed information of hand and digit parameters related to the fetal period will reveal the extent of biological variations of hand and digit parameters to be used in future studies. We hope that data acquired in this study will facilitate other studies on hand and digit anomalies, pathologies and variations as well as diagnoses and treatments of such conditions conducted in obstetrics, perinatology, forensic medicine and fetal pathology departments

Adolescents with unexplained chest pain reported depression and impaired emotional and social functioning

AimChest pain is common in adolescence, but there are no established criteria for managing this problem, which is rarely associated with cardiac disease. This study addressed the gaps in the literature by evaluating psychosocial factors that could be associated with medically unexplained chest pain.MethodsWe consecutively selected 100 patients (68% girls) aged 13‐18 who were diagnosed with unexplained chest pain when they presented to the cardiology outpatient clinics of Tepecik Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, between 30 September 2015 and 30 June 2018. The controls were 76 age‐ and sex‐matched adolescents (69% girls) aged 13‐18 who were undergoing routine cardiology assessments before joining sports clubs. We assessed their health‐related quality of life and any depression and physical symptoms.ResultsRegression analysis showed some adolescents were a number of times more likely to report chest pain. These included those who reported boredom (4.1 times), felt stressed or anxious (2.2) and those who experienced sleep disturbance (2.6), co‐morbid headaches (2.0), back pain (3.1) and impaired social functioning (1.2).ConclusionThe results indicated a significant association between unexplained chest pain and physical symptoms, depression and impaired emotional and social functioning. These factors warrant further evaluation.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/156129/2/apa15144.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/156129/1/apa15144_am.pd

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING VASECTOMY ANDTUBAL LIGATION AMONG THE LEBANESE POPULATION

Vasectomy and tubal ligation are reliable, safe, effective and permanent methods of birth control. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding vasectomy and tubal ligation among the general Lebanese population. Descriptive crosssectional survey approach was adopted for the present study. Stratified sampling was used according to the percentage of the Lebanese population living in each governorate, in the months of September 2017 to March 2018. A self-constructed survey including 35 closeended questions was set up. SPSS version 23.0 was used to analyze the data. Four hundred seventy married people with at least one child were included in this study. The mean knowledge score (/10) for tubal ligation in females (2.76±1.75) was better than that of males (2.12±1.71). For vasectomy, the mean knowledge score (/10) was almost equal in both males (2.86±1.95) and females (2.79±2.16). 3.0% of males considered doing vasectomy and 17.3% of females considered doing tubal ligation. Among males who rejected vasectomy (97%), preference of other methods (30%) and religious reasons (28%) were the main causes of rejection. While for females who rejected tubal ligation (82.4%), 41% preferred using other contraceptive methods. Notable lack of knowledge and interest concerning both vasectomy and tubal ligation was found among the general Lebanese population

Early career researchers want Open Science : Comment

Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)Open Science is encouraged by the European Union and many other political and scientific institutions.However, scientific practice is proving slow to change.We propose, as early career researchers, that it is our task to change scientific research into open scientific research and commit to Open Science principles.Non peer reviewe

A Case of The Sural Nerve Originated From The Common Fibular Nerve

Özet Nervus suralis sırasıyla nervus tibialis’ten kaynaklanan nervus cutaneus surae medialis ve nervus fibularis communis’ten kaynaklanan nervus cutaneus surae lateralis’in birleşmesiyle bacağın arka orta bölümünde oluşur. Ardından malleolus lateralis’e doğru vena saphena parva ile birlikte iner ve ayağın dorsumunun lateralinde nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis olarak küçük ayak parmağına doğru uzanır. Nervus suralis varyasyonu bu bölgede çalışan cerrahlar için önemlidir, çünkü tanıda bir biyopsi materyali olarak, tedavide sinir grefti olarak ve sinir iletim çalışmalarında kullanılır. Anabilim dalımız laboratuvarında yapılan rutin diseksiyon sırasında erişkin bir erkek kadavrada sol alt ekstremitede sadece nervus fibularis communis’ten kaynak alan nervus suralis olgusuna rastlanmıştır. Aynı zamanda nervus suralis’in bacağın distal kısmı boyunca vena saphena parva’nın lateralinde ilerlediği de gözlenmiştir. Sağ alt ekstremiteye ait nervus suralis normal seyrinde gözlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada tanımladığımız varyasyonun, radyolojik ve nörolojik çalışmaların yanı sıra bu bölge ile çalışan klinisyenler ve cerrahlar için de faydalı olacağına inanmaktayız.Abstract The sural nerve is formed by emerging the medial sural cutaneous nerve with lateral sural cutaneous nerve nearby the posterior middle part of the leg, which arises from the tibial nerve and common fibular nerve, respectively. Then, it descends with small saphenous vein towards lateral malleolus and extends towards the little toe as the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve on the lateral side of the dorsum of the foot. Variation of sural nerve is quite important for surgeons working on this region because it is used as a biopsy material in diagnosis, a nerve graft in treatment and in nerve conduction studies. During the routine cadaver dissections in our laboratory of anatomy department, the sural nerve originated from only common fibular nerve was observed in the left lower extremity of an adult male cadaver. It was also observed that the sural nerve traced the distal part of the leg on the lateral side of the small saphenous vein. The sural nerve of the right lower extremity was observed in its normal course. We believe that the variation we defined in this study will be beneficial for clinicians and surgeons working on this region in addition to radiological and neurological studies

The impact of prefertilization chronic mild stress on postnatal morphometric development

WOS: 000298928200015PubMed ID: 21692689Objective. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of chronic mild stress (CMS) induced before the fertilization on gestational maternal weight, length of gestation, and postnatal morphometric development. Material and method. Study is carried out on 18 Wistar albino rats; six females in the stress group, six females in the control group, and six males to be used for mating. CMS was induced in rats of the stress group for 4 weeks, followed by a post-CMS waiting period of 5-weeks. Rats were left for mating at the end of the post-CMS period. Weight gain in pregnant rats was monitored and length of gestation and litter size were recorded in the stress and control groups. Growth parameters of pups pertaining to the body, cranium, thorax, and limbs were measured until week 11. Findings. Weight gained by pregnant rats in the stress group was less than the control group. Increases in mean morphometric parameters from day 0 to week 11 in the stress group were less than the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, when developmental parameters at weeks 7, 9, and 11 were compared between genders, females in the stress group were found more affected than males (p < 0.05). Conclusion. CMS sustained before fertilization has a negative effect on gestational maternal weight and postnatal morphometric development of pups, more prominently in females

Morphometry of the gallbladder during the fetal period

Abstract Purpose In this study, our objective was to investigate the development of the gallbladder, its morphological structure and relationship with the adjacent organs during the fetal period. Materials and methods A total of 118 human fetuses (60 males, 58 females) between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation without any external anomaly or pathology were included. They were divided into four groups according the gestational age: I (9-12 weeks), II (13-25 weeks), III (26-37 weeks) and IV (term, 38-40 weeks). The location of gallbladder on the visceral surface of liver has been identified. The gallbladders have been classified into four different types. Width and length of the gallbladder were measured and the relationship between fundus of gallbladder and inferior margin of the liver was noted. Findings The gallbladder was located on the visceral surface of liver in all cases during the fetal period. There were no differences between males and females by means of length and width. There was a statistically significant relationship between the size of gallbladder and the gestational age (P \ 0.001). There was also a significant difference in the distribution of gallbladder types among the groups during the fetal period. The fundus of gallbladder was under the transverse plane passing from the part of inferior margin of the liver near the gallbladder in 14% of the cases. Results We concluded that there could be different types of gallbladders during the fetal period. We believe that the data collected in our study may contribute to the evaluation of the gallbladder development during the intrauterine period

Antenatal Diagnosis of Intestinal Mal-rotation: King Hamad University Hospital Approach to Congenital Fetal Anomalies

Antenatal diagnosis of congenital fetal anomalies is a major contributor to the outcome of the condition, the effects on the progression of pregnancy, and the quality of life of the child. Intestinal malrotation and duodenal atresia are some of the diagnoses that can be easily made. In this case, we are highlighting the importance of early detection and the factors that allow for an early diagnosis. The report will discuss the case of a 33-year-old pregnant woman whose complaint of antepartum hemorrhage was the key to diagnosing her fetus with intestinal mal-rotation. In addition, this case report will describe the approach of KHUH in managing congenital fetal anomalies