The managements of fractures of shaft of the femur in children differ in manyways from those in adults. The union occurs rapidly and the remodelling of bone assists in realignment as the child grows. However, the greatest difference observed in the two groups is that in children the growing bone tends to respond to fracture and other influences with growth acceleration. Among the many kinds of methods in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children, we have used the method of skeletal traction with Charnleys balanced traction unit due to 1) Fixed traction that introduces the length remaining constant, 2) Weight traction, the tension remaining constant, 3) Eaay control of alignment, that is controlled by the splint not by the traction force, especially in correcting the deformity of retroflexion angulation. Twenty-two cases of fracture of the femoral shaft in children treated with skeletal traction in that method at Korea General Hospital during 4 years, were analyzed. The purpose of this study was, through a series of follow up examination, to elucidate to what extent fracture of the femoral shaft in children gives us increased longitudinal growth of the fractured bone as compared with the healthy limb. The result revealed that in about 72.7% of children with fracture of the frmoral shaft, the leg length discrepancy was within the range of 0+1 cm. The period of accelerated growth was between 6 months and g months after the fracture. Corrected angle at fracture site was noted 3.2 from 10.7 that had been measured as good callus formation.
Acceleration ; Adult ; Bony Callus ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Extremities ; Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Korea ; Leg ; Methods ; Splints ; Traction

Stability, mobility, and freedom from pain are the requirements of a normal knee. Arthrodesis of a knee damaged by disease or injury will satisfy two of the three requirenents. The current status of knee replacement surgery suggests that high density polyethylene and chrome cobalt alloy or stainless steel are acceptable materials for use in the intra-articular environment of knee. These prosthetic components of artificial knees can be firmly cemented into bone and provide acceptable slinical results if used within their design limits. We have had 3 total knee replacements in the chronic rheumatoid patients. The results of 2 Geometric knee replacements and 1 Guepar knee replacement were assessed from 5 months to 2 years after operation. Total knee replacement improved mobility and reduced pain in these patients.
Alloys ; Arthrodesis ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Cobalt ; Freedom ; Humans ; Knee ; Polyethylene ; Stainless Steel

Concurrent use of instrumentation has been shown to increase fusion rates and satisfactory results for surgical treatment of the lumbar stenosis. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate clinically and radiologically two groups of lumbar stenosis who were surgically treated with pedicular screw fixation system and posterior lumbar interbody or posterolateral autogenous bone graft following complete posterior decompression. One group was degenerative type and the other group was spondylolisthetic type spinal stenosis. We analyzed the results of 39 cases of lumbar stenosis who underwent pedicular screw and rod fixation system and posterior lumbar interbody or posterolateral autogenous iliac bone fusion following complete posterior decompressive operation during the period from May 1988 to December 1992. There were 27cases of degenerative type and 12 cases of spondylolisthetic type lumbar stenosis. The were 25 women and 14 men. Their age was ranged 20 to 76 years old with an average of 51.7 years old. The follow up period was the interval from 18 months to 6 years with an average of 3.2 years. The radiologic union rate was average 94.9% and 96.3%(26cases) in degenerative spinal stenosis and 91.7%(11 cases) in spondylolisthetic spinal stenosis. The clinical success rate was average 92.3%(36 cases), 88.9%(24 cases) in degenerative spinal stenosis and 100%(12 cases) in spondylolisthetic spinal stenosis. The patients with spondylolytic spinal stenosis showed better result in their life than the patient with degenerative spinal stenosis.
Constriction, Pathologic ; Decompression ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Pedicle Screws ; Spinal Stenosis ; Transplants

Polymyositis is uncommon, nonsuppurative Connective tissue disorder. We have experienced a case of polymyositis. Patient was a 20-y.ear old female in good healthy appearance with history of mild, progressive muscle weakness of lower extremities and inability to walk up and down of stairs in recent 3 weeks. Her symptoms were mainly subjective and individual muscle test revealed no abnormalities, but evidences of primary myopathy were easily obtained by muscle biopsy, electromyogram and several enzyme values. We are reporting a case of polymyositis with brief review of literature.
Biopsy ; Connective Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Muscle Weakness ; Muscular Diseases ; Polymyositis

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Neurofibroma*

No abstract available in English.
Clinical Study ; Femur ; Hip Fractures

Delayed and non-union of the femur shaft fractures in adult have been increased in spite of improvement of method of treatment. In geheral, the principal factors predisposing to delayed and non-union have been known as infection, disturbances of the blood supply, poor immobilization (inadequate rigid fixation), distraction of fracture site. 43 cases of the femur shaft fractures in adult over 18 years old examined at the department of orthopedic surgery, Korea General Hosipital, during the period of January 1973 to January 1982, were divided into two Groups; Group A was 31 cases, which had been taken solid bony union as control group and Group B was 12 cases, which had been developed delayed and non-union. Group A and B were analysed to find out other etiologic factors such as liver function which were suspicious to result in delayed or non-union of the fracture except above mentioned principal factors. The results were as follows, l. In delayed and non-union group (Group B), the interval of age was 20 to 40 years of age, open fracture was 33.4% comparing to control(6.5%), comminuted fracture was 83%, comparing to control (42%), the time interval to operation was delayed over 2 weeks(18%) comparing to control(8%g), and gap between fractured ends after internal fixation was more than 2mm in 33% comparing to control(absent), and liver function, especially, SGOT, and SGPT was bad in 46% comparing to control(13.4%). 2. All 3 cases ot infection in fracture site were in delayed and non-union group, tracture level, associated injury and postoperative immobilization were not concerned with delayed and non-union between two groups.
Adult ; Alanine Transaminase ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; Femur ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Fractures, Open ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Korea ; Liver ; Methods ; Orthopedics

Myotonia dystrophica(Synonym: Myotonia atrophica, Dystrophia myotonia, Steinert's disease) is a autosomal dominant hereditary multisystemic disorder involving several organs besides skeletal muscle, and commonly called with myotonia congenita, paramyotonia congenita as myotonia. Although most cases are of adult onset, where a mother has the disease, neonatal dystrophia myotonia can occur in her offspring. The main feature is a steadily progressive muscle dystrophy, complicated by myotonia, which is a failure of muscles to relax normally after a forceful contraction. Steinert in 1909 was the first to report the finding of atrophic testes and baldness in patients with myotonia dystrophica, and the other clinical feature of myotonia dystrophica were reported by many authors after that time. We are reporting a case of myotonia dystrophica, which showing familial history with brief review of literature.
Adult ; Alopecia ; Humans ; Mothers ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Muscles ; Myotonia Congenita ; Myotonia ; Myotonic Disorders ; Myotonic Dystrophy ; Testis

STUDY DESIGN: We report two cases of symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) associated with long-term use of steroid medication OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Spinal epidural lipomatosis is a condition in which excess adipose tissue is deposited circumferentially about the spinal cord in the epidural space. It can present neurologic symptoms including back pain, radiculopathy or cauda equina. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most helpful dignostic means and should be used initially if suspected. Treatment is decompressive laminectomy and debulking of fat. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two cases of lumbar epidural lipomatosis with neurologic symptoms were discussed and evaluated by physical examination, postmyelography CT and MRI. RESULTS: Two cases were treated with decompressive laminectomy and debulking of fat. Increased accumulation of the fatty tissue was seen predominently in posterior and posterolateral epidural space of the spinal canal, displacing and compressing the lumbar spinal cord anteriorly. Both gross and histologic evaluation revealed overgrowth of unencapsulated normal appearing fat consistent with spinal epidural lipomatosis. One case was demonstrated gradual improvement in symtoms after operation but the other was died due to medical problems. CONCLUSION: The authors reviewed the literature and reported the results of operative treatment of patients with lumbago, radicular pain and intermitent claudication caused by epidural lipomatosis of lumbar spine and degenerative spinal stenosis.
Adipose Tissue ; Back Pain ; Cauda Equina ; Diagnosis ; Epidural Space ; Humans ; Laminectomy ; Lipomatosis* ; Low Back Pain ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Physical Examination ; Radiculopathy ; Spinal Canal ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spine

We have experienced a case of 13 ring chromosome in a 40-month-old girl who demonstrated psychomotor retardation with delayed speech, growth retardation, hearing loss(left), microcephaly, trigonocephaly with flat occiput, hypertelorism, epicanthal folds, microophthalmia, broad prominamt nasal bridge, high arched palate, micrognathia, large auricles and other anomalies. Cytogenetic studies of peripheral blood lymphocytes with differential staining of chromosomes revealed 46, XX, r13. Her parents' karyotypes were normal. We reported the case with the review of the associated literatures.
Child, Preschool ; Craniosynostoses ; Cytogenetics ; Female ; Hearing ; Humans ; Hypertelorism ; Karyotype ; Lymphocytes ; Microcephaly ; Palate ; Ring Chromosomes*