PURPOSE: This study examined the relation of BMI to lipid metabolism and health promoting behavior in middle-aged women. METHODS: The subjects were 113 women between 40 to 60 years of age. The data was collected from April 2003 to July 2004. BMI was measured using body composition analyzer and lipid metabolism were measured using automatic biochemical analyzer. Health promoting behavior was collected using a structured questionnaire. The SPSSWIN(10.0 version) program was used to analyze the data and get the descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients. RESULTS: BMI was negatively correlated with HDL-c and positively correlated with triglyceride, but there was no significance between BMI and total cholesterol. There was no significance of correlation between BMI and total health-promoting behavior. CONCLUSION: This study showed that BMI is meaningful in the identification of the high risk women to prevent HDL-c & triglyceride metabolism disturbance, but additional research is needed to study the correlation between BMI and health promoting behaviors in middle-aged women.
Body Composition ; Cholesterol ; Female ; Humans ; Lipid Metabolism* ; Metabolism ; Triglycerides ; Surveys and Questionnaires

No abstract available.
Endolymphatic Hydrops*

An giant cell tumor arising from the tendon sheath and other soft tissue of the extremities, hasbeen of clinical and pathologic interst for many years, which is the second most common tumor of the hand, but it is not common in other location. One case of tendon sheath giant cell tumor with regional bone destruction on the pharangeal bone is presented which experienced at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University recently. At first, the lesion of bone that is confused with Enchondroma in roentgenographically, which is confirned regional bone destruction of tendon sheath giant cell tumor by histologically. The tumor is composed of a vascularized network of spindle shaped or ovoid stromal cell regularly and rather interspersed with multinuclear cell and xanthoma cells. We report a case of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and review of literature.
Chondroma ; Extremities ; Giant Cell Tumors ; Giant Cells ; Hand ; Korea ; Stromal Cells ; Tendons ; Xanthomatosis

The head-pelvic skeletal traction was first attempted in 1958 by Arther R. Hodgson., and was described. The Halo skull traction apparatus by Perry and Nickel (1959), the method were provided for immobilising the unstable cervical spine, correction of the Scoliotic deformity, Tuberculotic Kyphosis, and other deformed disease. We performed Halo-pelvic apparatus,after posterior-fusion of unstable cervical spine, on a 24 year old male, with Quadriplesia due to Fracture-dislocation of the 7th cervical spine in May 1976. The following were the condition to be met: 1) Rigid stabilization and improved the cervical pain. 2) progressive adjustable., longitudinal traction for reduction 3) The patient was able to sitting position withont other Supports. 4) No pressure sores developed as happens beneath a cast. 5) Ease of patient management and taking of Roentogenogram.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Humans ; Kyphosis ; Male ; Methods ; Neck Pain ; Nickel ; Pressure Ulcer ; Quadriplegia ; Skull ; Spine ; Traction

Subcutaneous angiolymphoid hyperplasia is an uncommon disease characterized by eosinophilia, proliferation of the capillary vessels and lymphoid tissue and infiltration of the inflammatory cell, especially eosinophils. The etiology of the disease are obscure, but probably trauma, lower grade infection, nervous factor & hormonal status etc. The predilection sites are face, ears, scalf & neck, but rarely reported in the extremities. We experienced a case of subcutaneous angiolymphoid hyperplasia of the inguinal region and anteromedial side of the proximal thigh in a 10 year-old man who complained pain and tenderness on the above region. The patient was treated by excision with satisfactory result.
Capillaries ; Ear ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils ; Extremities ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Lymphoid Tissue ; Neck ; Thigh

No abstract available.
Myocutaneous Flap* ; Pressure Ulcer*

No abstract available.
Cleft Lip*

PURPOSE: This study was to identify the correlations among climacteric symptoms, knowledge of menopause and health promoting behavior in middle-aged women. METHOD: 1,360 women between 40-60 years of age living in Incheon, were asked to complete a questionnaire on their health. The data was collected between October 10th and October 30th, 2002. The data was analyzed using T-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients with SPSS/pc program. RESULT: The variables significantly affecting climacteric symptoms, knowledge of menopause and health promoting behavior were education, perceived health status and family health problems. The relationship between knowledge of menopause and health promoting behavior was statistically significant with a positive correlation. CONCLUSION: The knowledge of menopause by middle aged women was in positively correlated with health promoting behavior. Therefore, based on this study, we plan to develop a health education program to promote knowledge of menopause and health promoting behavior.
Climacteric* ; Education ; Family Health ; Female ; Health Education ; Humans ; Incheon ; Menopause* ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic value of computed tomography-myelography (CTM) compared to that of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. METHODS: The study included 91 patients presenting with radicular leg pain caused by herniated nucleus pulposus or lateral recess stenosis in the lumbar spine. The degree of nerve root compression on MRI and CTM was classified into four grades. The results of each imaging modality as assessed by two different observers were compared. Visual analog scale score for pain and electromyography result were the clinical parameters used to evaluate the relationships between clinical features and nerve root compression grades on both MRI and CTM. These relationships were quantified by calculating the receiver-operating characteristic curves, and the degree of relationship was compared between MRI and CTM. RESULTS: McNemar's test revealed that the two diagnostic modalities did not show diagnostic concurrence (p<0.0001). Electromyography results did not correlate with grades on either MRI or CTM. The visual analog pain scale score results were correlated better with changes of the grades on CTM than those on MRI (p=0.0007). CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates that CTM could better define the pathology of degenerative lumbar spine diseases with radiculopathy than MRI. CTM can be considered as a useful confirmative diagnostic tool when the exact cause of radicular pain in a patient with lumbar radiculopathy cannot be identified by using MRI. However, the invasiveness and potential complications of CTM are still considered to be pending questions to settle.
Constriction, Pathologic ; Electromyography ; Humans ; Leg ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Myelography ; Pain Measurement ; Pathology ; Radiculopathy* ; Spine ; Visual Analog Scale

Moderate to severe unilateral ptosis has previously been treated with levator resection or frontalis sling and cosmetic double fold in the opposite eyelid. This method often resulted in undesirable asymmetrical lid lag phenomenon in down gaze. From December 1991 to December 1994, we treated 65 cases of unilateral ptosis with frontalis sling or levator resection, and simultaneously cosmetic frontalis sling have been performed in the unaffected normal eyes of 41 patients and cosmetic double fold have been performed in the unaffected normal eyes of 11 patients. After 6 months of operation, authors survey the patients content. The number of cases of content were 4(36.36%) in 11 cosmetic double fold group and 31(75.6%) in 41 cosmetic frontalis sling group. The content after cosmetic frontalis sling was higher than cosmetic double fold. Asymmetrical lid lag phenomenon on downward gaze which is inevitable complication postoperatively was reduced by means of cosmetic frontalis sling of unafeected normal eye in unilatral ptosis. The authors expect that the patient will be more satisfied with the result of symmetrical lid lag in down gaze after cosmetic frontalis sling of unaffected normal eye in aesthetic aspect.
Eyelids ; Humans