This in vivo study aims to investigate the effects of Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) which is a recently developed topical hemostatic agent on tendon healing using a rat Achilles tendon injury model. Twelve male Wistar-Albino rats were used in the study. Right legs of the rats were assigned as the study group, and left legs were assigned as the control group. Under anesthesia, bilateral Achilles tendon injuries were created and repaired surgically. To the surgical sites, 1 mL of ABS for the right side and 1 mL of serum physiologic solution for the left side were applied. Animals were euthanized on the 21st postoperative day, and tendon samples were collected from the extremities. Histological analyses were performed according to the semiquantitative tendon scoring system (Bonar Scale). Total tendon healing scores were significantly poorer in the study group compared to the control group. Although there were no significant differences between the groups in terms of tenocyte morphology, degree of ground substance staining, and vascularity, the collagen morphology scores were significantly poorer in the study group. In our study, application of ABS had histologically negative effect on tendon healing in rats. However, further biomechanical and immune histochemical studies are required to support these results.

Aim: The aim of this study is to establish the correlation between the degree of psychological resilience and readiness for discharge in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Design: This study is of a descriptive correlational type. Material and Method: This study comprised a cohort of 190 patients who were admitted to the orthopaedics and traumatology department and had surgical procedures performed between November 2023 and April 2024. The study data were gathered via completion of the Introductory Information Form, the Psychological Resilience Scale and the Hospital Discharge Readiness Scale. IBM SPSS 25 package program was used to analyse the research data. Results: In this study, 34.2% of the participants stated that they did not feel ready for discharge. Predictors of Readiness for Hospital Discharge were identified as being male ( β = 0.118, p = 0.003), living alone ( β = 0.222, p < 0.001), having undergone prosthesis, fracture or amputation surgery ( β = 0.161, p < 0.001), not having received discharge training ( β = 0.122, p = 0.001), not feeling ready for discharge ( β = 0.442, p < 0.001) and resilience ( β = 0.246, p < 0.001). These variables were found to explain 88.7% of Readiness for Hospital Discharge (adjusted R ² = 0.773). Conclusion: The findings of this study emphasise that including patients in their healthcare and creating comprehensive discharge plans tailored to their specific care requirements have a beneficial impact on their readiness for discharge. Additionally, the study demonstrates that enhancing psychological resilience plays a mediating role in facilitating discharge readiness. Implications for the Patient Care: Patients who feel ready for discharge are less likely to be hospitalised and their recovery may be faster. Including the patient in the discharge plan, taking individual needs into consideration and disseminating programmes to increase resilience should be an integral part of holistic care. Reporting Method: The STROBE checklist was applied in the reporting of the finding.

The aim of this study was to determine whether the need for tenotomy can be predicted at the initiation or during the treatment of the clubfoot treatment according to the Ponseti method. One hundred and eight feet of 77 babies who required tenotomy and who did not were compared statistically according to the parameters of sex, side, bilaterality, presentation day, number of casts, Pirani scores, and the percentage change in Pirani scores, respectively. The mean number of casts required, the initial Pirani scores, and the percentage change in Pirani scores were significantly different between the groups that required tenotomy and the groups that did not (P=0.0001). Pirani scores at the beginning and the percentage change in Pirani scores during the treatment can be used to estimate the need for Achilles tenotomy.