A clinical study was made on the 28 cases underwent prostatectomy during the 5 year-period from 1964 to 1968. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The patient underwent prostatectomy revealed increasing tendency in incidence, residual urine in average and being usually in the age range between 60 and 70 years. 2. The degree of prostatic enlargement was mostly grade 11 on rectal palpation and the removed prostate was 49. 3gm. in average weight. 3. Blood loss attributable to the operative manipulation was 1143 cc. in average. The patients underwent prostatectomy were discharged on the average 21.3 days postoperatively in which postoperative indwelling catheter was left in place for 15.3 days in average. 4. Postoperatively the convalescence was uneventful and the residual urine was disappeared or decreased markedly. 5. In the patients underwent prostatectomy via retropubic approach operative blood loss was mild and postoperative duration of indwelling catheterization was short as compared to that via the suprapubic approach. 6. No serious complication other than epididymitis developed in a few patients was observed postoperatively. 7. Suprapubic prostatectomy was found to be suitable for the patient with marked prostatic enlargement while the retropubic one yielded less tissue damage and somewhat rapid postoperative convalescence as compared to the former.
Catheters, Indwelling ; Convalescence ; Digital Rectal Examination ; Epididymitis ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Prostate ; Prostatectomy*

One of the major problems after pterygium removal are recurrence and complications of the adjunctive therapy. The author compared the recurrence rate, interval and age of the primary pterygium after surgical treatment and with(group 1:94 eyes) or without(group 2: 101 eyes) supple-mentary mitomycin-C therapy. All of whom had been treated by one surgeon using a pterygim and subconjunctival tissue removal and superior-inferor, sliding conjunctival flap to cover the pterygium defect, In group 1, supplementary mitomycin-C was topicall used. In group 1, three pterygia(3.2%) were recurred. Recurrence were more Likey after ealy polstperative wound disruption with flap retraction(2 of 3 recurrences), relativy uoung pationts(all recurrences are under 50), and recurrence occured at a mean interval of 3.8 months after surgery. In group 2, three pterygia(3.0%) were recurred. Recurrencd were monre likely after early postoperative wound disruption with flap retraction(all recurrences). young patients(all recurrences are under 45), and recurrence occured at a mean interval of 3.1 months after surgery. Between two group no significant difference in recurrence rate, age, and interval so pterygium surgical procedure, operator and early postoperative conjunctival flap state are more important factors than adjunctive therapy in recurrence.
Mitomycin ; Pterygium* ; Recurrence* ; Wounds and Injuries

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Decompression* ; Spinal Stenosis*

Suppurative arthritis of the hip joint is a rare disease in adult, but the disease is a serious condition to be left many complications. So the most important point in management of the suppurative arthritis of the hip joint is the early diagnosis and treatment. Recently we have experienced two cases of suppurative arthritis of the hip joint which was occurred in coma patients. Difficulties of the suppurative arthritis of the hip joint in coma patient are the detection and management. The supposed cause of the suppurative arthritis of the hip joint is probably a puncture of the repeatead femoral puncture.
Adult ; Arthritis, Infectious ; Coma ; Early Diagnosis ; Hip Joint ; Hip ; Humans ; Punctures ; Rare Diseases

The humerus is anatomically and phyelologically unique, such as, firstly, it is a non weight bearing bone, secondly, it has greatest range of motion, thirdly, when at rest while the person is standing, the axis of bone hangs vertically and is influenced by gravity, and conservative methods usually used in treatment. However, in the event of closed reduction failure, open fracture, multiple fracture, and old age, operative method may be employed. Authors reviewed and analzed 84 humeral shaft fractures which had been treated at the Department Orthopedic Surgery, Paik Hospital from Dec. 1979 to May 1988. The results were as follows : l. Among the 84 patients, male were 63 and female were 21. 2. The major causes of injury were a traffic accident. 3. The most frequent type and site of fracture was comminuted and middle one third. 4. The incident of radial nerve injury was 17 cases. 5. Of 84 cases, 22 cases were treated conservatively and 62 cases operatively. 6. The most common complication was non-union of 14 cases, of which 10 cases were treated with plate and bone graft and 4 cases with only bone graft.
Accidents, Traffic ; Female ; Fractures, Multiple ; Fractures, Open ; Gravitation ; Humans ; Humerus ; Male ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Radial Nerve ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Transplants ; Weight-Bearing

Visual acuity refers to the spatial limit of visual discrimination. It is surely the single most significant measure of functional integrity of the eye. Normal visual acuity can be represented in hyperopia of less than 2 diopters or astigmatism of less than 1 diopter. The purpose of this study was to observe the prevalence, type and degree of of refractive errors in 338 eyes of 40-69 years of age with normal visual acuity(20/20 or more). The results were as follows: 1. In objective manifest refraction, 246 eyes(72.8%) had refractive error such as hyperopia(110 eyes), simple hyperopic astgmatism(61 eyes),compound hyperopic astigmatism(57 eyes) and simple myopic astigmatism(18 eyes). 2. In subjective manifest refraction, 132 eyes(39.1%) had refractive error such as hyperopia(51 eyes), simple hyperopic astigmatism(44 eyes), simple myopic astigmatism(24 eyes) and compound hyperopic astigmatism(13 eyes). 3. As to the type of astigmatism, 71 of 81 astigmatism were "against the rule" and the rest(10 eyes) "with the rule". Degree of astigmatism was less than 1.00 diopter. 4. A verage degree of refractive errors was 0.43 diopter.
Adult* ; Astigmatism ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Humans ; Hyperopia ; Prevalence ; Refractive Errors ; Visual Acuity*

On 6 healthy adult males aged 20-30 years, oxygen pulse was observed during carrying sand bags weighting 10, 20 and 30kg on a level treadmill running with speeds of 3,4 and 5 km/hr. The results obtained were as follows. 1. Oxygen pulse during load carrying on a level treadmill was proportionately increased with an increase of work load, average oxygen uptake per minute. Regression equation of oxygen pulse (y: ml/beat) on the average oxygen uptake (x:l/min) required for each grade of work was expressed as y=3.34x + 5.99, sy.x=0.858. 2. Oxygen pulse reached the highest value 2-5 minutes after the start of load carrying, and thereafter it decreased gradually to some extend as the load carrying was continued. Rate of decrease in the oxygen pulse was gerater in lighter works. 3. In lighter works requiring less than 2.0 l/min of oxygen uptake, oxygen pulse was larger in case of carrying a losd by embrace, in both hands and on head than on back or on shoulder.
Adult ; Hand ; Head ; Humans ; Male ; Oxygen* ; Running ; Shoulder ; Silicon Dioxide

On 6 healthy adult males aged 20-30 years, oxygen pulse was observed during carrying sand bags weighting 10, 20 and 30kg on a level treadmill running with speeds of 3,4 and 5 km/hr. The results obtained were as follows. 1. Oxygen pulse during load carrying on a level treadmill was proportionately increased with an increase of work load, average oxygen uptake per minute. Regression equation of oxygen pulse (y: ml/beat) on the average oxygen uptake (x:l/min) required for each grade of work was expressed as y=3.34x + 5.99, sy.x=0.858. 2. Oxygen pulse reached the highest value 2-5 minutes after the start of load carrying, and thereafter it decreased gradually to some extend as the load carrying was continued. Rate of decrease in the oxygen pulse was gerater in lighter works. 3. In lighter works requiring less than 2.0 l/min of oxygen uptake, oxygen pulse was larger in case of carrying a losd by embrace, in both hands and on head than on back or on shoulder.
Adult ; Hand ; Head ; Humans ; Male ; Oxygen* ; Running ; Shoulder ; Silicon Dioxide

No abstract available.
Basal Bodies*

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Basal Bodies*