1.Contributing Factors for Nonunion in Open Tibial Fractures Treated with External Fixation.
Chang Wug OH ; Hee Soo KYUNG ; Byung Chul PARK ; Shin Youn KIM ; Gun Wook PARK
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1998;33(7):1822-1826
We analyzed the factors of importance for nonunion in series of 91 open fractures of tibial diaphysis which were treated with external fixation. Factors analyzed included, age and sex of the patients, the mechanism of injury, the amount of soft tissue damage, the grade of comminution, the level at which the tibia was fractured, the presence of an intact fibula, the presence of the multiple injuries, the type of the external fixation used(AO external fixator, EXTOR; monotube external fixator, Ilizarov), and the need to supplement the stability of the reduction. We found that the amount of soft tissue damage and comminution of the fracture played a role in the development of the nonunion.
Diaphyses
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External Fixators
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Fibula
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Fractures, Open
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Humans
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Multiple Trauma
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Tibia
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Tibial Fractures*
2.Hydroxyl Radical Production after Intrastriatal Injection of Dopamine and the Effect of Growth Hormone on the Apoptosis of Striatal Neurons Injured by Hypoxia-ischemia in Newborn Rat Brain.
Jae Ju CHO ; Jeesuk YU ; Youn Hee JEE ; Soon Bum LEE ; Soo Yeun OH ; Hyung Gun KIM ; Young Pyo CHANG
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2004;9(2):145-151
PURPOSE:We investigated the production of oxygen hydroxyl radicals in the striatum of neonatal rat brain after intrastriatal injection of dopamine (DA) and the effect of growth hormone (GH) on the apoptosis of striatal neurons injured by hypoxia-ischemia. METHODS:The extracellular striatal levels of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) and 2,5-DHBA as indicators of hydroxyl radical(OH-) production were measured by in vivo microdialysis in the striatums of 7 day-old newborn rats (n=10) after direct intrastriatal infusion of dopamine hydrochloride (1.0 micromol/microL). The samples of perfused artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were collected every 10 minutes interval. The levels of DA, 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA of CSF were analysed by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography). Also, the brains were removed at 24 hour after hypoxic-ischemic injury by Rice-Vannucci method. The coronal sections (12 micrometer) of paraffin-fixed brains were stained by TUNEL (terminal transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end-labelling) technique, and the neuronal cells undergoing apoptosis in the striatum were observed by fluorescent microscopy and compared between GH-treated (50 mg/kg, Dong-Ah Pharmacy Co.) and saline-treated rats. RESULTS:The extracellualr striatal levels of 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA increased abruptly in the first 10 minutes samples after intrastriatal injection of DA. After then, the levels declined slowely. The levels of striatal extracelluar 2.3-DHBA increased up to 621.8+/-508.7% of basal levels (P<0.05), and the levels of 2.5-DHBA increased up to 262.8+/-198.1% of basal levels (P<0.05). GH reduced markedly the number of apoptotic neuronal cells in the striatum after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. CONCLUSION: The level of hydroxyl radicals increased abruptly after intrastriatal injection of DA and GH reduced markedly the number of apoptotic neuronal cells in the striatum after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.
Animals
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Apoptosis*
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Brain Injuries
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Brain*
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Dopamine*
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Growth Hormone*
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Humans
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Hydroxyl Radical*
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In Situ Nick-End Labeling
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Infant, Newborn*
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Microdialysis
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Microscopy
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Neurons*
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Oxygen
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Pharmacy
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Rats*
3.A Comparative clinical study of Intussusception with Barium or Surgical Reduction.
Hyeon Soo LEE ; Chang Ho HONG ; Ki Sub CHUNG ; Sung Gyu LEE ; Ki Gun OH ; Sung Guk SOHN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1988;31(9):1146-1152
No abstract available.
Barium*
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Intussusception*
4.The Effect of Education in Reducing Catheter-related Urinary Tract Infections in Intensive Care Units at a University Hospital.
Yun Jung CHANG ; Kyung A CHOI ; Hyun Kyung LEE ; Yeong Suk JIN ; Park Gun MIN ; Jin Young OH ; Eu Suk KIM
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2008;13(2):90-96
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most frequent nosocomial infections and are frequently associated with indwelling urinary catheters. It is known that adherence to standard infection control measures for urinary catheters can reduce UTIs in hospitals. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of education in reducing catheter-related UTIs (CR-UTIs) in intensive care units (ICUs) of a university hospital. METHODS: CR-UTIs were prospectively monitored for all patients with indwelling urinary catheters in ICUs from July 2006 through December 2007. Recommendations based on previously known guidelines for catheter insertion, catheter management, and specimen collection to prevent CR-UTIs were formulated and educated in March 2007. Knowledge and adherence level were evaluated before and after educating healthcare workers about the recommendations using questionnaire. Changes in knowledge and adherence level before and after education were compared by Chi-square test. Changes in the rate of CR-UTIs and urinary catheter utilization ratios were also analyzed by Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: After education, knowledge level of and adherence level to most of the recommendations were improved significantly. The rate of CR-UTIs significantly decreased by 48% from 7.43/1,000 catheter-days before intervention to 3.87/1,000 catheter-days after intervention (P=0.02). CONCLUSION: Surveillance for nosocomial infections and education for standard infection control measures are very important in preventing CR-UTIs in ICUs.
Catheters
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Cross Infection
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Delivery of Health Care
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Humans
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Infection Control
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Critical Care
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Intensive Care Units
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Prospective Studies
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Specimen Handling
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Urinary Catheterization
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Urinary Catheters
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Urinary Tract
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Surveys and Questionnaires
5.Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary Ascariasis with a Common Bile Duct Stone: A case report.
Il Gun CHUNG ; Chang Seop KIM ; Seung Joon KIM ; Ki Won OH ; Jae Kwang KIM ; Sung Hoon KIM ; In Sik CHUNG
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1993;13(3):573-576
Biliary ascariasis is a rare complication of intestinal ascaris infestation. Retrograde migration of the adult worm through the papilla of Vater causes biliary colic, and may give rise to pancreatic and biliary obstruction, choledocholithiasis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, hemobilia, and if the worm lodges in intrahepatic bile ducts, to liver absceases. In the past, treatment of biliary ascariasis has usually involved the direct removal of ascaris throagh a surgical choledochatomy and subsequent saline lavage of the common duct through an indwelling T tube. Recently, the worm in the bile duct can be seen by ERCP and it can be removed during the endoscopic procedure. A 55-year-old woman with intermittent colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain was admitted to out hospital. Abdominai sonogram disclosed an echogenic structure within a mildly dilated common bile duct and a high ehogenic structure with acoustic shadowing in the distal common bile duct(CBD), which suggests a CBD stone. ERCP after obtaining the sonogram revealed a thick, long, linear, smooth filling defect in the CBD with a distal CBD stone. A distal CBD stone was removed by sphinctetotomy and lithotripsy, then we directly extracted ascaris with a tripod forcep without any complication.
Abdominal Pain
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Acoustics
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Adult
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Ascariasis*
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Ascaris
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Bile
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Bile Ducts
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Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Cholangitis
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Cholecystitis
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Choledocholithiasis
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Colic
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Common Bile Duct*
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Female
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Hemobilia
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Humans
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Lithotripsy
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Liver
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Middle Aged
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Shadowing (Histology)
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Surgical Instruments
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Therapeutic Irrigation
6.Clinical Progress of Three Cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Sung Soo KIM ; Hoe Cheol YOON ; In Kyu LEE ; Myung Ho OH ; Young Chang KIM ; Hack Gun BAE
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 2004;12(2):252-259
Shaken baby syndrome develop as a form of child abuse, with the majority of cases occurring during the first year of life. It results from extreme rotational cranial acceleration and deceleration effects induced by violent shaking of an infant. The characteristic injuries include subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, and retinal hemorrhages. We experienced three cases of shaken baby syndrome. Although the history of trauma was little known, all of these cases had subdural hemorrhages. We present the cases with a review of related literature.
Acceleration
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Child
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Child Abuse
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Deceleration
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Hematoma, Subdural
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Humans
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Infant
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Retinal Hemorrhage
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Shaken Baby Syndrome*
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
7.Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the tongue: report of a case.
Woo Sik SONG ; Chang Young OH ; San Gun HAN ; Hae Yoon KANG
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2007;33(1):63-68
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma(ASPS) is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histologic origin with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. ASPS may mimic benign vascular neoplams of malformation but careful evaluation of the unique imaging features on CT scans, MR images, and angiograms lead to the correct diagnosis. ASPS of the tongue is slow-growing, painless mass, especially ASPS of the base the tongue is difficult to be noticed by patient, dentists or oral and maxillofacial surgeons on oral examintion because of its location and clinical resemblance to a benign lesion. And it leads to delayed or inadequate diagnosis. We report radiologic and clinical features of an ASPS of the basal portion of the tongue in a 17-year-old boy, showing normal appearance, but palpation of the tongue and floor of the mouth reveals the tumor. Among the 23 cases of a primary ASPS of tongue reported, 7 cases occured on the basal region of the tongue, inculding the present one. There has been no recurrence or metastasis as of 3 years postoperatively.
Adolescent
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Dentists
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Male
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Mouth
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Palpation
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Recurrence
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Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Tongue*
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Viperidae
8.A Morphometric Study of the Obturator Nerve around the Obturator Foramen.
Se Yeong JO ; Jae Chil CHANG ; Hack Gun BAE ; Jae Sang OH ; Juneyoung HEO ; Jae Chan HWANG
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2016;59(3):282-286
OBJECTIVE: Obturator neuropathy is a rare condition. Many neurosurgeons are unfamiliar with the obturator nerve anatomy. The purpose of this study was to define obturator nerve landmarks around the obturator foramen. METHODS: Fourteen cadavers were studied bilaterally to measure the distances from the nerve root to relevant anatomical landmarks near the obturator nerve, including the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), the pubic tubercle, the inguinal ligament, the femoral artery, and the adductor longus. RESULTS: The obturator nerve exits the obturator foramen and travels infero-medially between the adductors longus and brevis. The median distances from the obturator nerve exit zone (ONEZ) to the ASIS and pubic tubercle were 114 mm and 30 mm, respectively. The median horizontal and vertical distances between the pubic tubercle and the ONEZ were 17 mm and 27 mm, respectively. The shortest median distance from the ONEZ to the inguinal ligament was 19 mm. The median inguinal ligament lengths from the ASIS and the median pubic tubercle to the shortest point were 103 mm and 24 mm, respectively. The median obturator nerve lengths between the ONEZ and the adductor longus and femoral artery were 41 mm and 28 mm, respectively. CONCLUSION: The obturator nerve exits the foramen 17 mm and 27 mm on the horizontal and sagittal planes, respectively, from the pubic tubercle below the pectineus muscle. The shallowest area is approximately one-fifth medially from the inguinal ligament. This study will help improve the accuracy of obturator nerve surgeries to better establish therapeutic plans and decrease complications.
Cadaver
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Femoral Artery
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Ligaments
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Obturator Nerve*
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Spine
9.Aortic rupture.
Chul Ha CHUNG ; Chung Gun SONG ; Bon Il KU ; Shin Young LEE ; Sang Jun OH ; Hong Sup LEE ; Chang Ho KIM
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1993;26(11):838-844
No abstract available.
Aortic Rupture*
10.Complete Cord Injury after Minimal Trauma in a Patient with Forestier's Disease Accompanying Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.
Gun Seok OH ; Chang Il JU ; Seok Won KIM ; Seung Myung LEE ; Ho SHIN
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2007;42(6):487-489
Forestier's disease is a systemic rheumatological abnormality in which exuberant ossification occurs along ligaments throughout the body, but most notably the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine. This disease is usually asymptomatic; however dysphagia, dyspnea, and peripheral nerve entrapment have all been documented in association with the disorder. We report a rare case of catastrophic neurologic damage caused by Forestier's disease accompanying ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
Deglutition Disorders
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Dyspnea
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Humans
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Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal*
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Ligaments
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Longitudinal Ligaments*
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Peripheral Nerves
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Spine