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Child* ; Humans

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Humans ; Religion*

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Actinomycosis*

PURPOSE: In order to know the clinical usefulness of the Bioscrew(Linvatec, USA) and the Semi-Fix (Arthrex, USA) technique for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction using hamstring double loops, we scrutinized and compared the 24 knees. Materials and Methods: We compared Lysholm score, Hospital for Special Surgery(HSS) knee rating scores, Lachman tests, Pivot-Shift tests and KT side to side difference in 24 knees after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction using hamstring double loops from August 1996 to January 1998. We have used fourteen bio-absorbable interference screws and ten Semi-fixs for femoral tunnel fixation. RESULTS: We took the data; the Lysholm score of 96.1 and 94.1; HSS score of 98.6 and 98.1; KT differ- ence of 1.3 +- 2.13(mm) and 1.2 +- 1.89(mm) after ACL reconstruction using Bioscrew or Semi-Fix respec- tively. Femoral tunnel enlargement showed 2.51 +- 1.03(mm) and 1.95 +- 2.33(mm) respectively. And we got the similar results of Pivot-shift test, Lachman test and anterior drawer test after reconstructive surgery. CONCLUSION: Since we got the similar good data in comparative clinical study between the Bioscrews and the Semi-Fix technique, we anticipatd that either the use of Semi-fix technique or the biodegradable interference screws would be bright in the fixation to femoral tunnel in ACL reconstruction using ham- string double loops.
Femur* ; Knee

The application of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology to the soft tissue tumors had been neglected. In recent years, however, FNA has been used increasingly in the preoperative diagnosis of these tumors due to its usefulness and accuracy. We present 3 cases of liposarcoma, myxoid, myxoid with round cell, and pleomorphic, diagnosed by FNA cytology with histologic confirmation. Good correlation between his- tologic and FNA cytologic findings was found. Although the cytologic appearances of liposarcomas varied with histologic type, the main criterion was the presence of atypical multivacuolated lipoblast with characteristically scalloped nuclei.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hypertension, Renovascular* ; Liposarcoma ; Liposarcoma, Myxoid ; Pectinidae

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Colposcopy* ; Early Diagnosis* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

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Female ; Metrorrhagia*

Flowcytometry is a very important technique for the analysis of cell properties, with the advantages of simultaneous multiparameter analysis of large cell population in a short time. Recent advances in computer science and techniques in cell preparation and staining make it more valuable for the study of cell biology and its clinical application. This study was performed to establish the techniques of flowcytometry analysis of osteosarcoma cells, to evaluate the results of the characteristics of the DNA and specific cell cycle phase of osteosarcoma cells obtained by preparation of paraffin-embedded tissue blocks, and to analyze any possible difference between cell populations lacated apart from each other in the tumor mass for making a base for further clinical application. Paraffin-embedded tissue blocks were obtained from 10 cases of primary osteosarcoma, which had undergone amputation without chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Tissue blocks obtained from the most superficial and the deepest portions of the tumor mass from the skin surface were selected respectively in each cases. To evaluate the technique and results obtained, analysis of the whole sample were performed twice in a separate setting. Satisfactory DNA histogram was obtained from 14 of 20 tissue blocks, with the values of distribution in the specific cell cycle phases. DNA aneuploidy was found in 2 cases with a DNA index of 1.6 and 1.3, and no difference in DNA ploidy by the location in tumor mass. The S-phase and G2+M phase fraction were 13.2±8.5 and 6.2±3.1 respectively, reflecting the increased cell proliferation compared with normal cell population. There was no statistically significant difference of these values between superficial and deep portions, but the difference was 9.0±9.7 with a maximum of 26.6, much greater than the difference 3.3±3.6, between the first and second set of analysis. Flowcytometry is a very useful technique in the analysis of the DNA and cell cycle phase properties, and the characteristics of DNA and cell proliferation status of osteosarcoma cells were successfully evaluated by this technique. Unsatisfactory DNA histograms were thought to be the result of inappropriate samples. To adequately evaluate the changes in the tumor mass, standardization in obtaining tumor tissue about the location in the tumor mass is suggested for future studies with flowcytometry about the properties of tumor cells.
Amputation ; Aneuploidy ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Proliferation ; DNA ; Drug Therapy ; Osteosarcoma ; Ploidies ; Radiotherapy ; Skin

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Biopsy* ; Humans