Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator

Volume: 39 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Cemil Yildiz
  • Ozcan Uzun
  • Ebru Sinici
  • A. Atesalp
  • Aytekin Ozsahin
  • Mustafa Basbozkurt
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Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator

Abstract

Objectives: The Ilizarov technique limits daily activities of patients and may cause psychiatric symptoms. We investigated psychiatric symptoms associated with the use of an Ilizarov circular external fixator (CEF) and the relationship between symptoms and duration of CEF application in adult patients. Methods: The study included 40 adult male outpatients (mean age 26.4 years; range 20 to 40 years) who were treated with a CEF. The participants were administered a questionnaire on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Psychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R). Data were compared with those of a control group consisting of 30 healthy males with similar sociodemographic features. Results: Significant differences were found between the patient and control groups with regard to somatization (p=0.03), interpersonal sensitivity (p=0.027), depression (p=0.003), anxiety (p=0.025), hostility (p=0.004), paranoid ideation (p=0.021), additional scale (p=0.000), and overall symptom (p=0.024) scores. There was at least one psychiatric symptom in 52.5% of the subjects treated with a CEF. Hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, sleep disturbances, obsessive-compulsive signs, and anxiety were detected in 37.5%, 35%, 32.5%, 20%, and 20%, respectively. The duration of CEF application was positively correlated with depression and interpersonal sensitivity (p=0.000), and negatively correlated with anxiety (p=0.001). Conclusion: Our data demonstrate that, during treatment with a CEF, psychiatric problems emerge, which warrant careful evaluation of the psychiatric condition of the patients.

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Cemil Yildiz This is me

Ozcan Uzun This is me

Ebru Sinici This is me

A. Atesalp This is me

Aytekin Ozsahin This is me

Mustafa Basbozkurt This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2005 Volume: 39 Number: 1

APA
Yildiz, C., Uzun, O., Sinici, E., Atesalp, A., Ozsahin, A., & Basbozkurt, M. (2006). Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(1), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v39i1.704
AMA
1.Yildiz C, Uzun O, Sinici E, Atesalp A, Ozsahin A, Basbozkurt M. Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(1):59-63. doi:10.3944/aott.v39i1.704
Chicago
Yildiz, Cemil, Ozcan Uzun, Ebru Sinici, A. Atesalp, Aytekin Ozsahin, and Mustafa Basbozkurt. 2006. “Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients Treated With an Ilizarov External Fixator”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 (1): 59-63. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v39i1.704.
EndNote
Yildiz C, Uzun O, Sinici E, Atesalp A, Ozsahin A, Basbozkurt M (September 1, 2006) Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 1 59–63.
IEEE
[1]C. Yildiz, O. Uzun, E. Sinici, A. Atesalp, A. Ozsahin, and M. Basbozkurt, “Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 59–63, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v39i1.704.
ISNAD
Yildiz, Cemil - Uzun, Ozcan - Sinici, Ebru - Atesalp, A. - Ozsahin, Aytekin - Basbozkurt, Mustafa. “Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients Treated With an Ilizarov External Fixator”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/1 (September 1, 2006): 59-63. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v39i1.704.
JAMA
1.Yildiz C, Uzun O, Sinici E, Atesalp A, Ozsahin A, Basbozkurt M. Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:59–63.
MLA
Yildiz, Cemil, et al. “Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients Treated With an Ilizarov External Fixator”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 59-63, doi:10.3944/aott.v39i1.704.
Vancouver
1.Cemil Yildiz, Ozcan Uzun, Ebru Sinici, A. Atesalp, Aytekin Ozsahin, Mustafa Basbozkurt. Psychiatric symptoms in patients treated with an Ilizarov external fixator. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;39(1):59-63. doi:10.3944/aott.v39i1.704