BACKGROUND Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most prevalent orthopaedic condition among physically active individuals, contributing to an estimated 30% to 40% of all sports medicine visits. Techniques using Kinesio Tape (KT) have become increasingly popular; however, there has been scant research supporting its use on patients with PFPS. HYPOTHESIS The use of patellar KT to treat pat...

STUDY DESIGN Double blind pre-test post-test control group design. OBJECTIVES To compare the isokinetic quadriceps torque, standardized stair-climbing task (SSCT) and pain during SSCT between subjects diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis pre and post kinesio tape (KT) application with and without tension. BACKGROUND Strength of the quadriceps and torque producing capability is frequently foun...

INTRODUCTION Pre-treatment of the skin to remove scales and crusts prior to photodynamic therapy (PDT) is essential to enhance the uptake of topically applied methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) and to improve treatment efficacy. This study compared the effect of two different skin preparation pads on skin integrity in ex vivo human skin. METHODS Ex vivo human skin samples from three donors were pre...

PURPOSE To compare the complications and success rates of hand-made sling with commercial sling used in transobturator tape (TOT) surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2008 to 2010, hand-made slings were used in TOT surgery, whereas commercial slings were used from 2010 to 2013 in our clinic. Overall 102 patients were included in the study. Patients were categorized into 2 groups: group 1 had h...

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OBJECTIVES This prospective, multicentre, randomised study compared the safety and success rate of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and transobturator tape (TOT) in treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. METHODS Of 148 women, 73 were randomised to TVT and 75 to TOT. Preoperative workups included case history, clinical examination, Urogenital Distress Inventory and Impact Incontinence...

The synthetic, tension-free midurethral sling procedure using transobturator tape (TOT) was introduced in 2001 and has become the most widely used procedure for the treatment of female urinary incontinence worldwide. However, infectious complications associated with erosions have occasionally been reported because of a foreign body reaction to the polypropylene mesh. We observed a case of a bil...

Background: It is important to train gynecologists and urologists on the principles of urogynecological surgery.
 Objectives: To report our recent experience in developing a curriculum, application, learning outcome urogynecology workshop using cadaver training.
 Methods: A full day structured cadaver-based educational hands-on course was developed. The theoretical component consisted...

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of correction of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) using either Transobturator tape (TOT) or Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure on females’ sexual function. Patients and Methods: The study included 80 women with SUI; 40 underwent TVT and 40 underwent TOT and completed preoperative Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire ...