Background: The aim of this study was to assess the content, readability, and quality of online resources on septic arthritis, a crucial orthopedic condition necessitating immediate diagnosis and treatment to avert serious complications, with a particular focus on the relevance to individuals from the general public. Methods: Two search terms (“septic arthritis” and “joint infection”) were input into three different search engines on the Internet (Google, Yahoo, and Bing) and 60 websites were evaluated, with the top 20 results in each search engine. The websites underwent categorization based on their type, and their content and quality were assessed utilizing the DISCERN score, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark, the Global Quality Score (GQS), and the Information Value Score (IVS). The readability of the text was assessed through the utilization of the Flesch Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) and the Flesch Reading Ease Score (FKRS). The presence or absence of the Health on Net (HON) code was evaluated on each website. Results: The DISCERN, JAMA, GQS, FKGL, and IVS scores of the academic category were found to be substantially greater when compared with the physician, medical, and commercial categories. But at the same time, academic sites had high readability scores. Websites with HON code had significantly higher average FKGL, FCRS, DISCERN, JAMA, GQS, and IVS scores than those without. Conclusion: The quality of websites giving information on septic arthritis was variable and not optimal. Although the content of the academic group was of higher quality, it could be difficult to understand. One of the key responsibilities of healthcare professionals should be to provide high quality and comprehensible information concerning joint infections on reputable academic platforms, thereby facilitating patients in attaining a fundamental level of health literacy.

Bu bölümde, akromiyoklaviküler (AK) eklemin anatomisi, biyomekaniği ve instabilitesi, güncel literatür eşliğinde kapsamlı şekilde ele alınmaktadır. AK eklemin statik ve dinamik stabilizatörleri ayrıntılı biçimde tanımlanmış ve bu yapıların omuz stabilitesindeki rolleri açıklanmıştır. Yaralanma tipleri, tanı yöntemleri ve Rockwood sınıflandırması sistematik bir biçimde sunulmuş, tedavi yaklaşımları akut ve kronik olgular temelinde değerlendirilmiştir. Bölüm, AK eklem biyomekaniğini ayrıntılı biçimde ele almakta ve AK eklem instabilitesinin tanı, sınıflandırma ve yönetimine bütüncül bir bakış açısı sunmaktadır. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the anatomy, biomechanics and instability of the acromioclavicular (AC) joint, supported by current literature. The static and dynamic stabilizers of the AC joint are described in detail, and their roles in maintaining shoulder stability are thoroughly explained. Injury types, diagnostic methods and the Rockwood classification system are systematically presented, and treatment approaches are evaluated based on both acute and chronic cases. The chapter offers an in-depth analysis of AC joint biomechanics, and presents an integrated perspective on the diagnosis, classification and management of AC joint instability.

Objective: Several surgical options are available for the treatment of elderly intertrochanteric femoral fractures (IFF). This study aimed to compare the mortality rates in the first postoperative month between the intramedullary nail fixation (INF), cemented and cementless hemiarthroplasty (HA). Also, we aimed to analyze the factors that affect the mortality rates within the first postoperative month.Material and Methods: Elderly patients who underwent INF (Group 1), cemented HA (Group 2), and cementless HA (Group 3) for IFF between 2012 and 2020 were selected for the study. Demographic data, pre, and perioperative variables were compared between the three treatment groups. The mortality rates in the first 24 h, 7 days, and 30 days were also compared as well. The patients were divided into survival and non-survival groups according to the outcome in the first postoperative month and factors affecting mortality rates were evaluated.Results: A total of 526 patients were included in the study (194 men and 332 women; mean age, 82.71±6.92 years). The patients who received cemented or cementless HA had higher mortality rates on the first 7 days and 30 days after the operation than those treated with INF (p=0.022; 0.001, respectively). The patients who died within 30 days postoperatively were older (p=0.00) and had more comorbidities (p =0.015) and longer intervals from trauma to surgery (p=0.05) and operation times (p=0.013) than those who survived in the first postoperative month.Conclusion: Intramedullary fixation should be the first option in elderly IFFs. The duration between trauma and surgery and operation time should be shortened to reduce mortality.