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HL-60 Cells* ; Humans ; Mass Screening* ; Protein Kinases*

The Supracondylar fracture of the humerus is the most common elbow fracture in children. In general, accurate anatomic reductio, the least regional trauma as possible and the maintenance of the reduction are necessary to obtain excellent results. Lateral and posterior approach is commonly used method for the treatment of supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. But lateral and posterior approach has some troubles in reduction of fracture and Kirschner wire fixation. From March 1988 to February 1993, seventeen supracondylar fractures of the humerus were treated by means of medial approach and followed from 8 monts to 13 months with an average 10 months. There were some advantages in medial approach. Reduction was easy and ulnar nerve was not damaged by medial approach at insertion of Kirschner wire and no more another incision. The results obtained are as follows. Postoperative vascular impairment or Volkmann's ischemia was not complicated and neurologic deficits accompanied with injury were all recovered completely. According to Mitchell and Adams' criteria, all had satisfactory results.
Child ; Elbow ; Humans ; Humerus ; Ischemia ; Methods ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Ulnar Nerve

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Child* ; Humans

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Cervix Uteri* ; Conization* ; Female

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Animals ; Ear, Middle* ; Guinea Pigs* ; Guinea* ; Povidone-Iodine*

Gottron's acrogeria syndrome is a rare genetic disease of unknown etiology with some features suggestive of accelerated aging. The typical clinical presentation consists of premature aging of the skin with atrophy of the cutis and the subcutis. After a brief review of the literature available on this syndrome, we report a case of Gottron s acrogeria syndrome in a 19 year-old man whose right rectus femoris muscle had a fibrotic contracture.
Aging ; Aging, Premature ; Atrophy ; Contracture ; Humans ; Quadriceps Muscle ; Skin ; Young Adult

Diastasis of the ankle joint was associated with extensive ligamentous rupture and resulted from external rotation or abduction injuries at the ankle. It might occur without associated fracture but was more frequently seen in cases of bimalleolar fracture in which there was fracture of the medial malleolus or rupture of the deltoid ligament with fracture of the lower third of the fibula. Thirty patients of diastasis of the ankle joint were admitted and treated by internal fixation with screw and bolt from January 1978 to December 1981. The following results were obtained: 1. The main cause of the injuries was falling from a height and the other causes were slipping down and sports injury in order. 2. The most common type by Lauge-Hansen classification was supination-external rotation type (20 cases, 67%). 3. Partial diastasis of the ankle joint or anterior type was 14 cases (47%) and complete diastasis or total type was 16 cases (53%). 4. In all cases, mixed oblique fibular fracture and medial instability were seen. 5. The good results were achieved in 24 patients (80%).
Accidental Falls ; Ankle Fractures ; Ankle Joint ; Ankle ; Athletic Injuries ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Fibula ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Rupture

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic gastrectomy is a widely accepted surgical technique. Recently, robotic gastrectomy has been developed, as an alternative minimally invasive surgical technique. This study aimed to evaluate the question of whether robotic gastrectomy is feasible and safe for the treatment of gastric cancer, due to its learning curve. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the prospectively collected data of 100 consecutive robotic gastrectomy patients, from November 2008 to March 2011, and compared them to 282 conventional laparoscopy patients during the same period. The robotic gastrectomy patients were divided into 20 initial cases; and all subsequent cases; and we compared the clinicopathological features, operating times, and surgical outcomes between the three groups. RESULTS: The initial 20 robotic gastrectomy cases were defined as the initial group, due to the learning curve. The initial group had a longer average operating time (242.25+/-74.54 minutes vs. 192.56+/-39.56 minutes, P>0.001), and hospital stay (14.40+/-24.93 days vs. 8.66+/-5.39 days, P=0.001) than the experienced group. The length of hospital stay was no different between the experienced group, and the laproscopic gastrectomy group (8.66+/-5.39 days vs. 8.11+/-4.10 days, P=0.001). The average blood loss was significantly less for the robotic gastrectomy groups, than for the laparoscopic gastrectomy group (93.25+/-84.59 ml vs. 173.45+/-145.19 ml, P<0.001), but the complication rates were no different. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that robotic gastrectomy is a safe and feasible procedure, especially after the 20 initial cases, and provides a satisfactory postoperative outcome.
Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Learning ; Learning Curve ; Length of Stay ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach Neoplasms

The authors had performed stereotactic surgery to diagnose and treat 2 cases of neurocysticercosis under the local anethesia. Generally, such the open surgery need a general anethesia which may increase the chance of brain parenchyml injury. However, the stereotactic surgery has the advantage of being an easy and precise procedure under local anethesia. The authors reviewed the literature and discussed the stereotactic surgery in the diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
Albendazole ; Brain ; Diagnosis ; Neurocysticercosis* ; Praziquantel

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Diagnosis*