No abstract available.
Duodenal Obstruction*

STUDY DESIGN: A case of brain infarction due to occlusion of vertebral artery after cervical spine fracture is reported. OBJECTIVES: Documentation of possibility and clinical significances of brain infarction as one of grave complications after cervical spine injury. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Occlusion of vertebral artery and consequent brain infarction can be associated with cervical spine injuries because vertebral arteries course through the transverse foramina from sixth to second corvical vertebrae. Infarction of vertebrobasilar system may cause impairment of cerebral, cerebellar, or brain stem function and can occasionally bring grave functional loss, even death. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A case of occlusion of vertebral artery and consequent cerebral infarction after cervical spine fracture in a 66 year-old man. Brain CT and angiogram were performed. He was managed with anticoagulants. RESULTS: Neurologic deficits from brain infarction disappeared after 2 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Attention to the possibility of these complications and awareness of their clinical features seem to be mandatory in managing cervical spine injury patients.
Aged ; Anticoagulants ; Brain ; Brain Infarction ; Brain Stem ; Cerebral Infarction* ; Humans ; Infarction ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Spine* ; Vertebral Artery*

A 13-year-old boy developed fever and right leg pain, and multiple acupunctures were done on legs, then visited our ER for high fever, chill and painful swellings in both legs. Bone scan showed multiple hot spots on both distal femur, both proximal tibia, and left distal tibia. MRI revealed subperiosteal abscess in right proximal and left distal tibia and signal changes without abscess in other hot spot sites on bone scan. Surgical drainage of subperiosteal abscess and curettage were performed in the right proximal and the left distal tibia. Percutaneous drillings were done to other hot spot sites. All the lesions were cured after combined antibiotic chemotherapy. Multifocal osteomyelitis in a rapidly growing adolescent has been reported not rarely. It seemed that more attentions should be paid to the possibility of multifocal acute osteomyelitis in an adolescent
Abscess ; Adolescent* ; Attention ; Curettage ; Drainage ; Drug Therapy ; Femur ; Fever ; Humans ; Leg ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Osteomyelitis* ; Tibia

The purpose of this study is to see the value of transsectional morphology of polyethylene for evaluation of wear and characteristics of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Retrieved nineteen polyeth- ylene tibial components were examined for this study. Ten components were the directly molded 1900 Himont polyethylene, and 9 components were the machined GUR 415 polyethylene. Transsection of polyethylene(thickness: 60 - 150 micron) was obtained by microtome and was examined microscopical- ly for the fusion defects, subsurface white bands, and delamination as a mode of wear. Significant differ- ences between two groups of polyethylene were found. Fusion defects greater than 100 micron were observed in 5 among 9 GUR 415 polyethylene. Subsurface white band were observed in 7 among 9 GUR 415 polyethylene. Delamination was found in 6 arnong 9 GUR 415 polyethylene. Neither fusion defects greater than 100 micron, nor delamination were observed in 1900 Himont polyethylene. Morphological examination of polyethylene section is an efficient way to differentiate the polyethylene and to evaluate the wear behavior of retrieved polyethylene. This study suggests that delamination of polyethylene tibial components is influenced by resin type and / or manufacturing method.
Arthroplasty* ; Fungi ; Knee* ; Molecular Weight ; Polyethylene*

Schizencephaly is an unusual condition rarely detected antenatally. It is a neuronal migrational disorder consisting of clefts in the brain that communicate with the lateral ventricles. The etiology and the pathogenesis is not clearly estabilished. While some authors advocate a vascular insult with a secondary effect on brain development, others suggest a primary cerebral dysgenesis by genetic or acquired factors. The importance of making an accurate antenatal diagnosis is that the outcome for schizencephaly in considerably poor than for other causes of ventriculomegaly. Typical symtoms include seizures, mental retardation, spastic tetraplagia and blindness. We report a case of typeIIschizencephaly that was diagnosed antenatally in the third trimester with a brief reiew of literatures.
Blindness ; Brain ; Female ; Humans ; Intellectual Disability ; Lateral Ventricles ; Malformations of Cortical Development* ; Muscle Spasticity ; Neurons ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Trimester, Third ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Seizures

No abstract available.
Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital* ; Diagnosis*

We report a rare case of symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst with thick calcified wall. Brain CT scans revealed a large cystic mass with round thick calcified wall. In this case, we selected the pterional approach instead of transsphenoidal approach due to the possibility of cystic craniopharyngioma. Histopathologically, it was calcified Rathke's cleft cyst with focal epithelial metaplasia. This case illustrates that calcification of the suprasellar cyst does not always suggest craniopharyngioma and the calcification pattern of Rathke's cleft cyst is different from that of the craniopharyngioma.
Brain ; Central Nervous System Cysts ; Craniopharyngioma ; Metaplasia

PURPOSE: To compare the tensile properties of double helical twisting. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 21G and 18G stainless steel wires were used. Monostrand, untwisted double strand and manually twisted double helix wires were tested under gradually increasing tension force until the wires break. Data were analyzed by using a computer system to get force-strain curves. RESULTS: Forces at the break point showed no significant differences between untwisted double strand wires and helically twisted double strand wires. Forces at the yield point deformation were proportionally increased to the degree of helical twisting until the wires were twisted 20 times (piptch number: 24/10 cm) with no more increase after then. Final strain at break point decreased by helical twisting, which means the range of plastic deformation decreased. CONCLUSION: By helical twisting, the wires increase in elastic range and decrease in plastic deformation. Therefore, double helix wiring seemed to be a more effective method of fixation compared to the untwisted double strand wires.
Computer Systems ; Plastics ; Stainless Steel ; Tensile Strength*

Diagnosis of trauma to the soft tissue structures of the knee such as menisci, cruciate ligaments, and collateral ligaments has been greatly advanced by MRI. Some bony lesions which couldnt be seen by simple X-rays, also became to be visualized by MRI. The authors reviewed 131 MRI s of traumatized knees from March, 1992 to August, 1995. Among them, various traumatic lesions of bone were found in 62 cases. Those cases were thoroughly reviewed to define the significances of the lesions, by reviewing the medical records and careful examination of simple X-rays and MRI. The bony lesions could be classified into four groups, such as coronal plane injuries (valgus, varus), sagittal plane injuries(contusion of proximal tibia-posterior cruciate ligament injury, patello-femoral contusions), nonspecific direct contusion, and tibial condylar fractures. In the valgus group, 3 components of MRI lesions as the evidences of valgus injury could be observed. They were direct contusions on lateral aspect of the knee, tension failure of medial aspect(medial collateral ligament injury), compression failure of lateral aspect of knee(focal compression lesions of femoral and/or tibial condyle adjacent to lateral meniscus). In other types of injuries, similar findings were observed as evidences of the events at the trauma. Most of the bony lesions were located at the sites where external forces were exerted and/or internal responses took place. It seems that bony lesions seen at MRI of traumatized knee are not simply meaningless, incidental findings but document the events at the time of the trauma.
Collateral Ligaments ; Contusions ; Diagnosis ; Incidental Findings ; Knee* ; Ligaments ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Medical Records

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study about the efficacy of bridge reconstruction of donor iliac defect utilizing resected rib dur-ing surgical approach of thracolumbar vertebrae. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the outcome in clinical aspect for cosmesis and pain, and radiological aspect for incorporation of rib with crest. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Many iliac donor site problems were reported such as pain, deformity, fracture etc. Filling the bone defect with bone, cement, or artificial bone seems to reduce the donor site problems. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In fourteen patients who underwent anterior fusion of vertebrae, bridge reconstructions of iliac crest using resected rib for thoracoabdominal approach to vertebral body were performed. Postoperatively, donor site pain, residual deformity, and radiologic finding of the union between rib and iliac crest were evaluated. RESULTS: No patients had significant pain on donor iliac crest. Acceptable pain was complained by five patients after 1 month postoperatively and by three patients after 2 months postoperatively. After 3 months, no patients had pain problem at iliac donor site. Two patients presented palpable step-off on iliac crest, but external contours of iliac crest were satisfactory in all patients. Radi-ologic union of the rib-crest junction was confirmed within 6 months postoperatively in all cases. CONCLUSIONS: Bridge reconstruction of iliac crest defect using resected rib is a simple and effective method that can minimize residual donor site problems in anterior spinal surgeries of thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Humans ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Retrospective Studies ; Ribs* ; Spine* ; Tissue Donors*