The results of treatment of injuries of the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine with neurological involvement have been reviewed in a retrospective study of 14 patients who received surgical treatment. Seven patients were treated with open reduction and Harrington instrumentation and the others were treated with anterior fusion, laminectomy only, Roger wiring with H-graft and posterior fusion respectively. In the former group, distraction rods were used in all patients. Three patients with incomplete paraplegia and of the 4 patients with complete paraplegia, two patients showed marked neurological improvement. While, in the latter group, only two patients with incomplete paraplegia showed marked neurological improvement. Harrington instrumentation allowed easier postoperative nursing and early mobilization of the patients.
Dislocations ; Early Ambulation ; Humans ; Laminectomy ; Nursing ; Paraplegia ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine

In the literature, the scapular neck fracture with ipsilateral acromioclavicluar dislocation(type I), mid-clavicular fracture(type II) or sternoclavicular dislocation(type III) is defined as floating shoulder. Authors managed 4 cases of type II floating shoulder, 3 cases by open reduction and internal fixation for the clavicular fracture only and 1 case by conservative therapy. The final results were excellent in 3 cases of the operative group and good in 1 case of the conservative group, by UCLA shoulder rating scale. There were no complications, including drooping or limited motion in the operative treatment group. However, there was shoulder pain in the case of the conservative treatment. It is thought that internal fixation for the clavicular fracture only may be the simple and sufficient treatment method for type lI floating shoulder.
Neck ; Shoulder Pain ; Shoulder*

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The angiolipoma is well circumscribed, benign neoplasm, composed of mature fat cells and well developed arterioles, venules and capillaries, in which fibrin thrombi often form. We experienced 4 adult male patients who had free movable, subcutaneous nodular masses on the upper extremities, the abdomen, the back and the buttock. All of them were confirmed as angiolipoma by the clinical and histopathological findings.
Abdomen ; Adipocytes ; Adult ; Angiolipoma* ; Arterioles ; Buttocks ; Capillaries ; Fibrin ; Humans ; Male ; Upper Extremity ; Venules

From September 1992 to April 1994, we reviewed 7 patients after arthroscopic surgery for anterior impingement in the ankle, who complained ankle pain and limitation of motion. All patients were mem and main symptoms were severe pain at full dorsiflexion of ankle and limitation of motion. Bony spur was located on the anterior aspect of tibia, and it was possible to resect the tibial bony spur arthroscopically without distraction devices. Mean operation time was 55 minutes. Pain, swelling and limitation of motion were much improved. There was no postoperative complication. Arthroscopic resection of the anterior tibial bony spur is an effective treatment for anterior impingement in the ankle.
Ankle ; Arthroscopy ; Humans ; Postoperative Complications ; Tibia

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, but it rarely metastasizes. Metastatic basal cell carcinoma (MBCC) is rare in terms of incidence as well as absolute numbers. We present a case of 67-year-old woman who had a dirty oozing, ulcerated, tumor mass on the vertex and suffered from dyspnea and mild lumbago. The diagnosis of MBCC was based on clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings. To our knowledge, the occurrence of MBCC has not been reported in the Korean literatures. So we reported herein this case of MBCC of the lung and the bone.
Aged ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Diagnosis ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Low Back Pain ; Lung ; Skin Neoplasms ; Ulcer

There is still discussion concerning the methods for treating Tossy type 3 dislocations of the acromioclavicular joint. Since 1995, the authors have treated 10 patients of type 3 dislocations by arthroscope-assisted modified Weaver and Dunn operation with favorable results. The operation consisted of diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy, arthroscopic resection of acromial end of coracoacromial ligament with bone block, excision of distal end of clavicle, bone block transfer of coracoacromial ligament into the medullary canal of clavicle, and augmentation between coracoid process and resected distal end of clavicle with the Mersilene tape. The advantages of this arthroscope-assisted modified Weaver and Dunn operation are as follows: (1) Using the shoulder arthroscope, associated patholgy in the shoulder joint can be found and treated appropriately. (2) Arthroscopic resection of the acromial end of coracoacromial ligament can give the small incision and least damage to the deltoid muscle so that immediate post-operative range of motion exercise can be possible. (3) Bone block transfer of coracoacromial ligament and augmentation between coracoid process and resected clavicular end can prevent displacement of the resected clavicular end.
Acromioclavicular Joint ; Arthroscopes* ; Arthroscopy ; Clavicle ; Deltoid Muscle ; Dislocations* ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Shoulder ; Shoulder Joint

The object of this study was 336 Korean patients with degenerative arthritic knees and 1000 Koreans with normal knees who had visited the department of orthopaedic surgery of Hanyang University hospital during the period fmm January, 1980 to June, 1981. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of tibio-femoral angles and metaphysealdia physeal angles in response to the degenerative changes of the knees. By the roentgenogram, tibio-femoral angles and metaphyseal-diaphyseal angles were measured and those angles were analized statistically. The results were as follows 1. In young age group, the incidence of the degenerative arthritic knees was more frequent in male than in female. However, in the middle and older age groups, the incidence was higher in female than in male. 2. The mean value of tibio-femoral angle of the degenerative arthritic knees was −3.41°±0.22. It was about 1° varus compared with the normal mean value of −4.46°±0.27. The mean value of tibio-femoral angle in normal Korean was reduced appmximately 3°±5°valgus compared with the Westem normal peoples: 3. In general, the valgus tendency appeared a little more in the knees of female than in those of male. 4. The varus tendency was in pmportion to the degree of the aggrevation of the degenerative arthritis in the knees. 5. The mean value of metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle in normal Korean was 3.53°±0.24. It was 3°–4° varus compared with the Western normal peoples. 6.The varus was increased more in the standing position, in the state of weight bearing position, than in the supine position.
Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Knee ; Male ; Osteoarthritis ; Posture ; Supine Position ; Weight-Bearing

Osteitis condensans ilii is one of the rare disease which represents an alteration in the normal bony architecture of that portion of the ilium alongside the sacro-iliac joint: namely condensation without involvement of joint space or adjacent sacrum. We analyzed clinically 9 cases of osteitis condensans ilii who were treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medial college of Yonsei University. The results were as follows :l. All patients were women and oldest patient was 47, the youngest 23 years of age. 2. The pain occured following delivery in 3 cases and in one case ofter trauma. There was urinary tract infection in one case. 3. All patients complained low back pain and the pain extended to buttock in 2 cases whereas the radiating pain to lower extremity in 4 cases. 4. In 4 cases was a positive straight leg raising test elicited. 5. In 3 cases the blood sedimentation rate was increased above normal. 6. All patient succeed in relieving pain with conssrvative treatment. In 2 instances steroid was used. 7. There were combined diseases in 4 cases : herniated nucleus pulposus in 2 cases, rheumatoid arthritis in 1 case, osteoarthritis in 1 case.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Blood Sedimentation ; Buttocks ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Humans ; Ilium ; Joints ; Leg ; Low Back Pain ; Lower Extremity ; Orthopedics ; Osteitis ; Osteoarthritis ; Rare Diseases ; Sacrum ; Sclerosis ; Urinary Tract Infections

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