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The purpose of this study is to discuss the impact of financial innovations on the tourism enterprises in Istanbul. In this context, a qualitative research method is used. The restaurants, five star hotels, group A travel agencies active in Istanbul constitute the universe of the research. This research is carried out in Istanbul, one of the metropolis cities of Turkey. In this regard, 6 businesses including 2 hotels, 2 restaurants, 2 travel agencies constitute the unit of analysis. By creating the data form, the data was obtained from the senior managers of the enterprises determined beforehand. As a result of the research, it came up that using or creating financial innovations in the hotel enterprises effects performance. Also, it emerged that businesses take into account their financial, customer and internal processes, partially learning and development. That the research is conducted in one city only and the data is acquired from only six businesses comprise the limitation of this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between the calcaneal spur incidence and age, gender and side., Methods: Lateral ankle X-rays of 1335 patients (550 (41.2%) females and 758 (58.8) males; mean age: 46.5 ± 13.5 years) who referred to our hospital because of trauma were reviewed. Incidence of plantar calcaneal spur, posterior calcaneal spur and association of such incidences with age, gender and side were all evaluated., Results: Incidences of plantar calcaneal spur and posterior calcaneal spur were detected as 32.2% (male: 31%, female: 34%) and 13.1% (male: 11%, female: 16%), respectively. Incidence of plantar calcaneal spur increased by age whereas there was not any association with gender and location. The highest incidence was detected as 41.8% over 70 years of age. Incidence of posterior calcaneal spur increased by age and female gender whereas no significant association was observed with location. The highest incidence was detected as 22.3% between 61 and 70 years of age., Conclusion: Incidences of plantar and posterior calcaneal spur were detected as 32.2% and 13.1%, respectively. Both plantar and posterior calcaneal spur incidence increases by age. Posterior calcaneal spur occurs significantly more frequently in females while, no difference is found between the males and females in incidence of the plantar calcaneal spur., Level of Evidence: Level IV, diagnostic study., (Copyright © 2018 Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. All rights reserved.)