Browsing by Author "Kavak, Seyhmus"

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Evaluation of the Relationship of Posterior Tibial Slope With Gender and Age in Turkish Population With 3 Different Methods
(Bmc, 2024) Kavak, Seyhmus; Kaya, Sehmuz
Background This study aimed to reveal the posterior tibial slope (PTS) angle with 3 different methods in a large case group in the Turkish population. In addition, the reproducibility of the measurement methods used was questioned while determining the age groups, gender and side relationship of this angle. Materials and methods In our retrospective study, radiographs of both knees were evaluated in all 610 patients (344 women, 56.4%) aged 25-65 years. PTS angles were measured by a radiologist and an orthopedist using anterior tibial cortex (ATC), posterior tibial cortex (PTC) and proximal tibial anatomical axis (PTAA) methods. The relationship of these angles with age group and gender, and the intra-class and inter-class correlations of all three methods were evaluated. Results The mean and standard deviation (SD) of PTS angle was 11.03 +/- 2.33(degrees) with ATC method, 6.25 +/- 2.22(degrees) with PTC and 8.68 +/- 2.16(degrees) with PTAA, and the difference was significant (p < .001). In the evaluation according to age groups, the highest mean PTS angles were detected in cases aged 25-35 (9.63 +/- 1.97(degrees) [mean +/- SD] by PTAA method), and there was a significant difference in comparison with other age groups (p < .05). In comparison with age groups, higher mean PTS angles were found in women and on the right side, but the difference was not statistically significant (p > .05). The intraclass and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of all three methods was excellent (ICC > 0.91). Conclusion This study emphasizes that the mean PTS angle in Turkish population is higher than the angle values recommended by prosthesis manufacturers, and factors such as patient age and gender should be calculated in order to ensure more effective prostheses to be applied to patients.
Rhabdomyolysis in Patients With Covid-19: a Cause or Consequence of Acute Kidney Injury or Mortality
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2025) Mertsoy, Yilmaz; Kavak, Seyhmus; Yildirim, Mehmet Serdar; Kacar, Emrah; Kaya, Sehmuz; Gunay, Emrah
Rhabdomyolysis can occur due to many traumatic and nontraumatic causes. Rhabdomyolysis has been reported in new type of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The aim of our study was to examine the effects of rhabdomyolysis on mortality and renal outcomes in patients hospitalized in our hospital's COVID-19 wards. In our single-center and retrospective study, we included patients who were admitted with a diagnosis of COVID-19 by a thorax-computed tomography finding who were older than 18 years of age and with a measured creatinine kinase (CK) > 1000 U/L on any day of hospitalization. The same number of patients hospitalized in COVID-19 services with CK < 1000 U/L and with similar gender and age were determined as the control group. We analyzed the data of 2065 patients, and compared 154 patients in the rhabdomyolysis group (group 1) and 154 patients in the control group (group 2). Acute kidney injury (AKI) (44.2% vs 21.4%; P < .001), intensive care unit (ICU) admissions (53.2% vs 13.6%; P < .001), intubation (75.6% vs 23.8%; P < .001), mortality (36.4% vs 3.2%; P < .001) and the need for dialysis (3.9% vs 0.6%; P = .005) were seen more in the rhabdomyolysis group. When that group was divided into the early rhabdomyolysis group (group 1a), where the CK value reached its highest value in <= 3 days, and the late rhabdomyolysis group (group 1b), where it was >= 4 days, AKI (29.7% vs 65.1%; P < .001), ICU (35.2% vs 79.4%; P < .001), intubation (56.2% vs 88%; P = .001), mortality (18% vs 61.9%; P < .001), and dialysis (1.1% vs 7.9%; P = .031), the results were higher in the group 1b. The available data suggest that rhabdomyolysis seen in COVID-19 patients is not a direct predictor of mortality and poor renal outcomes, but is a secondary outcome to multiple-organ failure caused by worsening clinical status.