The deformity of hallux valgus is associated with three hasic prohlems: a prominent rnedial eminence, contracted soft-tissue structures on the lateral side of the great toe, and an altered intermetatarsal angle between the first and second metatarsal. We retrospectively have reviewed the results for thirty-one patients(47 feet) in whom a hallux vaigus deformity had heen conected with the release of the distal soft tissues, excision of the medial eminence, plication of the medial part of the capsule, and proximal crescentic osteotomy of the first metatarsal. The patients were followed for an average of twenty months(range, twelve to twenty-eight months). There were nine cases with mild defoimity, twenty-nine cases with moderate deformity, nine cases with severe deformity. The preoperative hallux valgus angle averaged 38.1 degrees, and the immediate postoperative angle averaged 6.7 degrees. The preoperative intermetatarsal angle averaged 17.1 degrees, and the immediate postoperative angle, 7.6 degrees. At the latest follow-up, the hallux valgus angle averaged 19.3 degrees, the intermetatarsal angle averaged 9.9 degrees. We found that the more the deformity, the lesser the congruency. 74.5% of the patients were satisfied with the result of the procedure. They stated that, eiven the same circumstances, they would have the operation again. The most common complication was recurrence of the nallux valgus, which occurred in nine feet(five patients). The other complications included pain under a fibular sesamoid in one foot, severe hypoesthesia on the medial aspect ot the big toe in one foot, and superficial wound infection in one foot.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foot ; Hallux Valgus* ; Hallux* ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Metatarsal Bones* ; Osteotomy* ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Toes ; Wound Infection

Total hip replacement arthroplasty ( THA ) is a useful treatment method in the patients with avascular necrosis ( AVN ) or degenerative arthritis ( DA ) to relieve pain and recovery of function. Beside pain relief , patients want improvement in gait pattern , which is related with Jeg length discrepancy, range of motion, and muscle power. It could be difficult to analyse the cause of limp accuratelv by the clini-cal observation. Therefore gait analysis will he a good tool for the identification of the factors related to the recovery of patients after the operation. This study was undertaken in an attempt to evaluate the gait characteristics of 16 patients with unilateral hip disease treated with THA. We compared the outcome of qualitative and quantitative analysis of gait and also compared with those of 14 healthy person. The results were as followed : 1. The patients showed short single support time on their painful limb prior to THA , but postoperatively , it was increased to near normal (p<0.05). 2. Preoperatively, the range of hip flexion of the sound side was increased more than those of the normal control and the painful limh. After the THA, it returned to the near normal (p<0.05~). The hip extension of the painful limh uas increased postoperatively (P<0.05) but still it was lower than normai subject. The hip ahduction and internal roiation of sound side was also increased to near normal after THA. In conclusion, great improvement ot the gait characteristics in patients with hip disease after THA was found and this gait improvement can he analyzed quantitatively hy gait analysis.
Arthroplasty ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* ; Extremities ; Gait* ; Hip* ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Osteoarthritis ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Recovery of Function

BACKGROUND: The utilization of botulinum toxin has rapidly expanded into various aesthetic applications. Achieving success with the aesthetic use of neurotoxins depends on several factors, including an understanding of the anatomy, the methods of dilution and the injection technique. Any guidelines representing a consensus for aesthetic treatments using botulinum toxin type A (BTA) have not been published in Korea. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to provide consensus recommendations on the treatment of facial wrinkles and benign masseter hypertrophy using BTA in Korean patients. METHODS: A panel of experienced Korean dermatologists was convened to develop a clinical consensus. The clinical consensus was comprised of the recommendations of the panel and the guidelines on general issues, such as the reconstitution and handling of the BTA, the procedural considerations, the dosing and injection-site standardizations, and the prevention and treatment of unwanted effects. Specific recommendations were provided according to the area of treatment, including glabellar lines, horizontal forehead lines, lateral periorbital wrinkles and benign masseter hypertrophy. RESULTS: The recommended final concentration of BTA was 50 units/ml (5 units/0.1 ml) after reconstitution with physiologic saline. For glabellar lines, the members recommend three injection points (a total of 8 units). For forehead wrinkles, the members recommend nine injections in two rows into the frontalis with 1 unit/point. For crow's feet, the members recommend three injections per side (7 units/side) at the lateral part of the orbicularis oculi. For benign masseter hypertrophy, three injections per side (24~30 units/side) were recommended. CONCLUSION: These consensus recommendations will provide a framework for Korean dermatologists who wish to perform safe and efficacious injection of BTA for facial rejuvenation.
Botulinum Toxins ; Botulinum Toxins, Type A ; Consensus ; Foot ; Forehead ; Handling (Psychology) ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Korea ; Neurotoxins ; Rejuvenation

This article presents the results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry, which started in July, 1991 as a population based cancer registry in Seoul, Korea. The completeness and validity of the registered data were evaluated using Mortality/Incidence ratio (M/I ratio), Histologically Verified Cases (HV%), Primary Site Uncertain (PSU%), and Age Unknown (Age UNK%). Owing to the additional active surveillance, the completeness of the data turned out to be fairly acceptable, except for the aged over 75(Mortality/Incidence ratio was over 100%). Eventhough the Seoul cancer registry(SCR) has further way to go in the completeness especially among elderly persons, the validity of SCR data was also acceptable in terms of HV%, PSU%, and Age UNK%. However, PSU% and Age UNK% might need to be further reduced to be comparable with other well established cancer registries. The age standardized incidence rates(ASR) of all cancers between July 1, 1991 and June 30, 1992 were 232.4/100,000 in males and 147.9/100,000 in females. The top five major sites of cancers in Seoul were the stomach, liver, lung, colo-rectum, and bladder in order in males, and the uterine cervix, stomach, breast, colo-rectum, and liver in females. Those 5 cancer sites comprised 68.9% and 64.7% of the total cancer incidence in males and females, respectively.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Human ; Incidence ; Infant ; Korea/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Age ; Neoplasms/*epidemiology/pathology ; *Registries ; Sex Factors ; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't