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Korea*

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Spine* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

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Spine* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

Objective: Depending on the direction and degree of the septal deviation, the patient with malalignment-type VSD present with a variety of clinical syndrome. It is the purpose of this study to examine clinical characteristics of malalignment-type VSD, and to emphasize the clinical significance of septal malalignment in VSD and thus to increase the awareness for it. Methods: We analyzed echocardiographic or cardic catheterization and angiographic findings of 85 patients who were diagnosed as malalignment-type VSD at the department of pediatrics, Chonnam University Hospital between July 1990 and September 1992 Results: 1) Among 85 patients with malalignment-type VSD, there were 52 Cases (61. 2%) of Fallot-type VSD. 14 cases (16.5%) of Eisenmenger-type VSD, 19 cases (22.3%) of coarctation-type VSD. 2) All the 85 cases with malalignment-type VSD had the infundibular defects, and perimembranous infundibular VSD was most frequently associated with septal malalignment. 3) There was no prolapsing valve in all the cases with malalignment-type VSD. 4) Pulmonary hypertension was observed in all the cases with Eisenmenger-type and coarctation-type VSD. 5) Among the 19 cases with coarctation-type VSD, 8 cses (42.1%) were associated with coarctation of the aorth, and 3 cases (15.8%) with interrupted aortic arch. Conclusion: We conclude that septal malalignment in VSD has considerable clinical significance. Therefore, the authors believe that we should always consider the presence or absence of septal malalignment, in addition to the size and location of defect at the time of diagnostic evaluation of VSD, especially in the Koreans showing high incidence of infundibular VSD.
Aorta, Thoracic ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Echocardiography ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Incidence ; Jeollanam-do ; Pediatrics

Together with review of literatures, authors reported a case of fatigue fracture of right 3rd metatarsal bone in an A-K amputee of lefe side, and added an amputation of contralateral lower extremity as a predisposing factor of fatigue fracture of metatarsal bone.
Amputation ; Amputees ; Causality ; Fatigue ; Fractures, Stress ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Metatarsal Bones

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Aneurysm, False*

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Acne Conglobata* ; Acne Vulgaris* ; Steroids*

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Otitis Externa* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

The accepted radiographic method to determine cervical spinal stenosis is the direct measurement of the sagittal diameter of the spinal canal on the routine lateral view of the cervical spine. The reported normal and abnormal values for this measurement are inconsistent because of various methods of obtaining the roentgenograms and different body types which affect the size of the X-ray image. According to Pavlow, the ratio method of determining crevical spinal stenosis, in which the sagittal diameter of the spinal canal is divided by the sagittal diameter of the corresponding vertebral body, is independent of technical factor variables and is a reliable method for determining cervical spinal stenosis. In order to determine the Pavlov's ratio of normal Koreans, and compare it with that of radiculopathic group, we measured the diameter of cervicl canal in 47 normal persons(28 male, 19 female), and 32 patients( 9 male, 23 female) who had transient tingling sensation and radiculopathic symtom from the second to fifth decades. The results were as follows :1) The average Pavlov's ratio from C3 to C7 in normal Korean men are 0.906(0.70–1.13), 0.899 (0.070–1.13),0.948(0.70–1.67) and 0.948(0.67–1.17), respectively, and those of normal Korean women are 0.977(0.83–1.15), 1.021(0.83–1.13), 1.014(0.84–1.33) and 1.055(0.88–1.18), respectively. 2) The average Pavlov's ratio from C3 to C7 in radiculopathic Korean men are 0.88(0.65–1.12), 0.90(0.68–1.12), 0.95(0.79–1.12) and 0.95(0.78–1.06), respectively, and those of radiculopathic Korean women are 0.902(0.70–1.27), 0.905(0.69–1.27), 0.939(0.70–1.33) and 0.931(0.70–1. 18), respectively. 3) There are not statistically differences of the Pavlov's ratio between the control group and the radiculopathic group. 4) We believe that the Pavlov's ratio is an effective method in detection of cervical stenosis and is able to eliminate technical factor such as body position, target and object-to-film distanc.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Methods ; Sensation ; Somatotypes ; Spinal Canal ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spine

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