A survey on malnutrition of under five years children was carried out in three different ecological areas of Thuan Thien - Hue: plain, mountain and coastal areas. Malnutrition is still high in the whole province, averaging 34,4%, and especially high in mountain areas with 59,7%.
Body Weight ; Body Height ; Child

STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-fiye thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures treated with pedicle screw instrumentation were assessed on loss reduction. OBJECTIVE: To compare the mechanical results of simple posterior fixation and posterior fixation with anterior augmentation by anterior interbody fusion, disc space fusion or longer construct. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Althrough the pedicle screw instrumentation provides good mechanical stability, two segment fixation without anterior column augmentation may not be adequate to withstand the repeated axial load. METHODS: Fifteen patients were treated with two segment fixation alone(Group 1), seven with anterior interbody fusion(Group 2), another seven with disc space fusion(Group 3) and remaining six with longer construct involving two segments abode the fracture(Croup 4). Change of anterior body height, upper disc height, lower disc height, kyphotic angle, inter-screw angle and gross screw bend- ing were measured using post-operative and follow-up lateral radiographs. RESULTS: Comparing the two groups(Croup 1 Ys. Group 2, 3, 4), the Group 1 showed definitely more loss of reduction than those groups which had anterior augmentation. But, loss of anterior body height was not significantly different. Comparing the four groups, loss at upper and lower disc height was significantly greater in the Group 1 than the Group 2. Change of kyphotic angle was significantly higher in the Group 1 than the Group 4 and change of inter-screw angle was also higher in the group 1 than every other group. Seyen patients in the Group 1 showed gross screw bending, but none in the Group 2, 3 and 4. All the seven patients with screw bending showed loss of inter-screw angle more than 5 . CONCLUSIONS: These results mean that anterior column augmentation is necessary for the treatment of thoraco-lumbar burst fracture. All the three methods(Group 2,3,4) are effective to prevent excessive loss of correction and screw bending. The best method should be selected considering the characters of each fracture.
Body Height ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans

In the group of male and female young subjects living in the South Viet Nam, body height is developed stably, reaching 166,1 cm in male and 154,7cm in female, who living in the family of worker, moving moderately and no having morbide sequellae. Thus, the height of young persons had been improved by 7-9cm in male and 5cm in female, in comparing with that of 25 previous years. The weight had been improved in the age group of 15-24 years in male subject, however in female it had been at the age of 15-19 then reduced lightly.
Students/epidemiology ; Body Height ; Body Weight ; Pupil

OBJECTIVES: To identify the better option of treatment, we compared the surgical results and efficacy of combined anterior-posterior approach versus posterior fixation alone. METHODS: During a 10 years period from 2002 to 2011, 111 patients with thoracolumbar burst fracture was surgically managed at our institute. 25 patients were managed by a combined anterior-posterior surgery and 86 patients were managed by posterior fusion alone. Radiographs were repeated at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after operation. Radiologic outcome was evaluated by measuring Kyphotic angulation and vertebral height and the clinical outcome was evaluated by visual analogue scale (VAS) score comparison. RESULTS: The average Cobb's angle difference between immediate post operative and last follow up was 15.0degrees in combined 360-degree fusion group and 7.5degrees in posterior surgery alone group. A corrections of vertebral body height between immediate post operative and last follow up was 2.27 mm in 360-degree fusion group while 0.59 mm in posterior fixation group. The VAS score decreased from 8.4 to 2.2 after post operation 24 months in 360-degree fusion group and the posterior surgery alone group decreased 9.3 to 6.2 after post operation 24 months. CONCLUSION: The combined anterior-posterior approach resulted in less deterioration of the kyphotic angle postoperatively and improvement of vertebral height (sagittal index). Clinical outcome was also better in the combined group.
Body Height ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans

To improve the environment of the inpatient ward, we paid attention to the patients' environment related to eating. For this purpose, studies were made to determine what would be the most suitable height of the dining table. In view of the present situation, we started by putting together bed tables in sick rooms. Nine inpatients cooperated in this project. After trial and error, we found the most suitable height of the table. It was 1/3 of the patient's sitting height plus 4 to 5 cm. Next, we tried to make an adjustable table in the dining hall for a patient. Any table in the dining hall did not suit the patient. The result was he was satisfied with it. All the patients said they became able to see foods on the table with ease. They also became able to finish eating faster than before without dropping their food, and did not leave half-eaten. Some patients who had habitually dozed off while eating before did so less frequently.
Table, NOS ; HEIGHT ; Patients ; Eating ; Environment

This study was designed to investigate the growth amount and rate of mandible by the measurements of mandibular lateral surface and the relationship of peak growth increments between mandible and body height. The sample consisted of twenty-five boys and fifteen girls between the ages of 6 and 13 The surface of mandible was measured from digitized roentgenocephalometric analysis (A 27 point mandibular model) The findings of this study can be summarized as follows 1. No significant difference was found between mandibular lateral surfaces of the both sexes at the ages studied. 2. The mean growth amount of mandibular lateral surface from 6 to 13 years of ages was 9.09cm2 in boys and 8.29cm2 in girls, and the mean growth rate was 46.07% in boys and 42.57% in girls 3. The prepubertal peak growth increment in mandible was found between the ages of 11-12 in girls and 12-13 in boys 4. The prepubertal peak growth increments of mandible occured one year later that of body height in boys and girls.
Body Height* ; Female ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies* ; Mandible

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Adolescent ; Child ; Humans ; Waist-Height Ratio

To clarify the correlations between the body height and maximum femoral length, we carried out orthoscanographic study in 187 normal adult Koreans (male; 80, female; 107). The results are as follws: 1. The average femoral length was 43.73±2.13cm for male, and 40.53±2.03cm for female. 2. The ratio of the femoral length to the height was 26.10±0.82% for male, and 35.91±0.77% for female. The coefficient of correlation was 0.78 and 0.80, respectively. 3. The regression equation was Y= −7.76+0.31X for male Y= −2.85+0.28X for female. (X: body height. Y: maximum femoral length)
Adult ; Body Height ; Female ; Humans ; Male

PURPOSE: A lot of complementary therapies to increase final adult heights have been used in Korean children. We are going to investigate the effects of herbal medicines on predicted adult heights of children. METHODS: Subjects were 29 children (13 boys & 16 girls) who visited to the growth clinic of the department of pediatrics in Kyunghee East-West Neo medical center from June 1st 2006 to June 30th 2008 and treated with herbal medicines and followed up over 1 year. At first visit, their mid-parental target height standard deviation score (MPHSDS), bone age, height SDS, height SDS adjusted for their bone ages (BAHSDS) and predicted adult height SDS (PAHSDS) were checked. After 1 year of complementary therapy, they were checked those parameters again. The differences of their MPHSDS, BAHSDS and PAHSDS before and after the therapy were compared with Wilcoxon signed rank test using SPSS 12.0. RESULTS: The mean changes in BAHSDS after therapy in boys and girls were -0.17 and -0.05. The mean changes in predicted adult height SDS after therapy in boys and girls were -0.28 and 0.03. There were no significant differences between BAHSDS and PAHSDS before and after the therapy. CONCLUSION: There is little evidence that the use of herbal medicines to improve the final adult heights of the children was effective. It is necessary to evaluate the long-term effects or the side effects of these therapies on final adult heights in more children.
Adult ; Body Height ; Child ; Complementary Therapies ; Herbal Medicine ; Humans ; Pediatrics

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective comparative analysis of the short-segment and long-segment posterior fixation in thoracolumbar burst fractures that are 7 points or above in load-sharing score was performed. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the appropriate level of fixation by comparing the results of short-segment and long-segment posterior fixation. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: There is general consensus that short-segment fixation should be done in thoracolumbar burst fractures that are 6 points or less in load-sharing classification. There is some controversy regarding whether short-segment or long-segment fixation should be done in thoracolumbar burst fractures that are 7 points or above in load-sharing classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1998 through 2008, 32 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures above 7 points in load-sharing classification had been operated with short-segment (1 segment above and 1 segment below: 23 patients) or long-segment (2 segments above and 1 segment below: 9 patients) transpedicular screw fixation at the author's institution. They were divided by two groups (group I: short-segment fixation, group II: long-segment fixation). The mean age of patients was 49.2 years old and the mean follow-up period was 2.4 years (1-7 years). In preoperative and postoperative simple radiographs, the bony unions, breakages or loosening of implants were assessed, and the losses of correction angle and anterior vertebral body height were measured. RESULTS: In all cases, non-union or loosening of implants were not observed. There was 1 screw breakage in short-segment fixation group during the follow up period, but bony union was obtained at final follow-up. The mean score of load sharing classification was 7.3 in Group I and 7.1 in Group II, and there was no significant difference between two groups. (p>0.05) The mean anterior vertebral body height loss was 5.3% in Group I and 3.6% in Group II and the mean loss of correction angle were 4.72 in Group I and 3.38 in Group II. There was no significant difference between the two groups for both. (p>0.05) CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference in radiologic parameters between two groups. Short-segment fixation could be used successfully in selected cases of thoracolumbar burst fractures that are 7 points or above in load-sharing classification.
Body Height ; Consensus ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies