Acetabular fracture is severe injury and is associated with other body injuries severely. It's complications are traumatic arthritis and avascular necrosis of femoral head which induce severe permanent disability and its treatment is equivocal. A clinical study was performed on 70 patients with 65 fresh fractures and 5 old fractures of the acetabulum, who were hospitalized and treated at Severance Hospital from January 1971 to December 1980 and following results were obtained. 1. The prevalent age distribution was between 20 and 50 years of age (75.7%), and the ratio between males and females was 2.2:1. The most common cause of injury was traffic accident (70.%). 2. 56 patients (80.0%) were associated injuries of other parts and the most common associated fracture was pelvic bone fracture and the most common associated soft tissue injury was urological injury. 3. A classification of acetabular fracture was induced from Judet and Letournel's anatomical classification; simple fracture was 45 cases (64.2%), associated fracture was 25 cases (35.8%) and most common hip dislocation was posterior dislocation (31.4%). 4. The methods of treatment were; closed management by using traction for 53 patients, surgical management by open reduction and internal fixation for 12 patients, and hip reconstructive surgery by total hip replacement(2 patients), cup arthroplasty (2 patients), acetabular roof formation by using iliac bone graft (1 patient). 5. The satisfactory result of conservative treatment was (57.8%), surgical treatment was (72.7%), hip reconstructive treatment was (80.0%). 6. The complications of the acetabular fracture were traumatic arthritis (36.1%), avascular necrosis (23.0%), myositis ossificans (6.6%), infection (3.3%). 7. Finally, the results of treatment depend largely on anatomical reduction, early joint motion.
Accidents, Traffic ; Acetabulum ; Age Distribution ; Arthritis ; Arthroplasty ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Dislocations ; Female ; Head ; Hip ; Hip Dislocation ; Humans ; Joints ; Male ; Myositis Ossificans ; Necrosis ; Pelvic Bones ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Traction ; Transplants

PURPOSE: To determine the plain film findings of acute neuropathic joint in diabetic foot. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Acute neuropathic joint in diabetic foot was considered when fragmentation of the articular ends of bone and subluxation of the affected joint developed within eight weeks after clinical onset of diabetic gangrene. Eight toes of six diabetics were satisfactory to our criteria. We analyzed plain radiographic findings of the affected joint and soft tissue, interval changes in follow-up radiographs, and deformities after healing. RESULTS: The time interval between clinical onset of gangrene and bone destruction ranged from 2 weeks to 4 weeks(mean 2.6 weeks). Plain radiographs showed fragmentation of the articular ends, subluxation, and soft tissue swelling of the metatarsophalangeal joint or interphalangeal joint. The significant feature of these patients was rapid progression of the lesions. Clinically, all patients had diabetic gangrene in affected toes, however, there was no evidence of osteomyelitis in our series. Amputation was done in 2 cases, and lesions in 3 of the remaining 4 cases were repaired spontaneously with regression of gangrene, leaving radiological residua such as pointed-end, tapered-end, and ball and socket deformity. CONCLUSION: Rapid disorganization of the joint with associated evidence of soft tissue gangrene in plain radiograph is believed to be valuable for the diagnosis of diabetic osteoarthropathy.
Amputation ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Diabetic Foot* ; Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gangrene ; Humans ; Joints* ; Metatarsophalangeal Joint ; Osteomyelitis ; Toes

Hypospadias can be repaired in the majority cases in 1-stage with a high success rate. We reviewed clinical experience of 50 patients who underwent primary hypospadias repair by 1 surgeon using 1-stage repairs except 3 cases in a 30-month period. The results were 1). The half of patients were younger than 5 years (48%). 2). A total of 34 cases (68.0%) had an associated ventral curvature. The dorsal tunica albuginea plication to correct intrinsic curvature was done in 21 cases (61.8%) and dividing the urethral plate in only 3 cases (8.8%). 3). Associated anomalies were cryptorchidism in 7, hydrocele in 3 and severe penoscrotal transposition in 8 cases. 4). 19 cases of anterior hypospadias were repaired by meatoplasty using Heineke-Mikulicz tissue rearrangement (9 cases), MAGPI (3 cases), pyramid procedure (4 cases), Mathieu urethroplasty (2 cases) and onlay island flap (1 case). Of the 31 cases of middle and posterior hypospadias onlay island flap repair was performed in 24 cases (77.4%). 5). The success rates in anterior, middle and posterior hypospadias were 94.7, 64.7 and 42.9%, respectively. The overall success rate was 70%. 6). The most commonly used procedure was onlay island flap urethroplasty. Only 14 of 25 cases (56.0%) were successful with this method but the last 8 cases were repaired with no complications. 7). The most common complications were urethrocutaneous fistula (11 cases) and meatal retraction (3 cases). The complications were managed by rotational advancement flap (11 cases), meatal based flap (2 cases) and urethral advancement (1 case) and the success rate was 73.3%. In conclusion, to achieve more satisfactory results the choice of operation depends on the configuration of either glans or meatus, presence or absence of chordee and status of ventral penile skin in anterior hypospadias. Although the 2-stage repair remains a safe and reliable alternatives for severe hypospadias 1-stage repair was more useful except severe hypospadias combined with penoscrotal transposition."
Cryptorchidism ; Female ; Fistula ; Humans ; Hypospadias* ; Inlays ; Male ; Skin

PURPOSE: To compare radiation therapy alone to combined modality therapy about survival rate and tolerance of elderly patients (70=or> or =) with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1998 and 2002, 57 patients given radiation therapy due to NSCLC (Stage III) were analysed retrospectively. Radiation therapy alone (RT), concurrent chemoradiation (CRT), and sequential chemoradiation (SCRT) was done to 33, 16 and 8 patients, respectively. Patients' median age was 74 (range 70~85). Male and female are 51 patients and 6 patients, respectively. 23 patients were stage IIIa and 34 were stage IIIb. Patients' characteristic distribution of RT and CRT was not significantly different except mass size that RT has a bigger than CRT. The fraction size of radiation therapy was 1.8 Gy in CRT and 1.8~3 Gy in other groups. Total radiation dose was 51~63 Gy according to the fraction size. If the prescribed total radiation dose was successfully irradiated, we stated that it was completion of radiation therapy. RESULTS: 52 patients were dead. Median period of radiation therapy was as follow: RT, 35 days, CRT, 60.5 days and SCRT, 35 days. Overall median survival time (MST) was 10.1 months. The 1 yr- and 2 yr-overall survival rate was 39.8% and 17.6%, respectively. MST of RT, CRT and SCRT was 8.9, 8.2 and 11.7 months, respectively. The 1 yr survival rate of RT, CRT and SCRT was 38.4%, 37.5% and 50% (not significant). Patients given incomplete radiation therapy were 12 (RT, 5 CRT, 6 SCRT, 1). N stage (p=0.081) and the difference of treatment methods (p=0.079) were the factors affecting incompletion of radiation therapy, but it was not significant. In case of combined-agents chemotherapy, 4 of 8 ceased radiation therapy. T stage (T> or =3), mass size (> or =5 cm), Karnofsky performance scale (< or =70) and completion of radiation therapy were the prognostic factors in uni- and multi-variate analysis. CONCLUSION: In elderly patients with NSCLC, radiation therapy alone was a treatment method with similar survival period compared with other methods. Generally, patients given radiation therapy alone was tolerable to a treatment. Before planning concurrent chemoirradiation in elderly patients with NSCLC, physicians pay attention to a selection of patients and chemotherapy agents considering general condition and toxicity.
Aged* ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Drug Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung* ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate

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Carbamazepine* ; Haloperidol*

Visual internal urethrotomy may be a reasonable initial procedure of complete and incomplete urethral stricture before planning more extensive urethroplasty. We reviewed our experience with 62 complete urethral strictures for 10 years. The outcomes of the treatment of 28 patients who were managed by visual internal urethrotomy were compared with those of 34 patients managed urethroplasty, The overall successful results were 32.1% in visual internal urethrotomy and 85.3% in urethroplasty. When stricture length was less than 1 cm, success rate was 40% in spite of several recurrences in visual internal urethrotomy, comparable to the success rate of 12.5% in case of stricture length more than 1 cm. We recommended that visual infernal urethrotomy as an applicable initial method before urethroplasty, when stricture is less than 1 cm in cases of complete urethral stricture
Constriction, Pathologic ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Urethral Stricture*

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PURPOSE: All procedures for the removal of retained intrahepatic stones were performed on inpatient basis. We evaluated the advantage of the procedures performed on inpatient basis compared with outpatient basis in terms of the success rate, causes of failure and the complication. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Percutaneous removal of retained intrahepatic stones was performed in 58 patients through a T-tube tract on inpatient basis from April 1990 to December 4992. Stones were exclusively intrahepatic in 28 patients, whereas 30 patients had combined stones in common bile duct. Preshaped catheters, baskets, and balloon catheters were used to remove the stones and dilate the strictures of the ducts. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and choledochoscopy with electrohydraulic lithotripsy were used to crush the impacted stones. RESULTS: The stones were completely removed in 34 (58.6%) of 58 patients and most of the stones were removed in 17 patients (29.3%). The overall success rate was 87.9%. The complications (cholangitis in 13% and pancreatitis in 0.8% per session) were found and successfully managed by appropriate care. CONCLUSION: Better success rate could be achieved by more aggressive appraoch on inpatient basis when compared with previous reports on outpatient basis. We suggest that the procedures should be performed on inpatient basis especially in a case with severe strictures or impacted stones.
Catheters ; Common Bile Duct ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Lithotripsy ; Outpatients ; Pancreatitis ; Shock

PURPOSE: To evaluate the treatment outcome and prognostic factor of postoperative radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty three patients with extremity STS were treated with conservative surgery and postoperative radiotherapy from January 1981 to December 2010 at Korea University Medical Center. Median total 60 Gy (range, 50 to 74.4 Gy) of radiation was delivered and 7 patients were treated with chemotherapy. RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 70 months (range, 5 to 302 months). Twelve patients (27.9%) sustained relapse of their disease. Local recurrence occurred in 3 patients (7.0%) and distant metastases developed in 10 patients (23.3%). The 5-year overall survival (OS) was 69.2% and disease free survival was 67.9%. The 5-year local relapse-free survival was 90.7% and distant relapse-free survival was 73.3%. On univariate analysis, no significant prognostic factors were associated with development of local recurrence. Histologic grade (p = 0.005) and stage (p = 0.02) influenced the development of distant metastases. Histologic grade was unique significant prognostic factor for the OS on univariate and multivariate analysis. Severe acute treatment-related complications, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 3 or 4, developed in 6 patients (14.0%) and severe late complications in 2 patients (4.7%). CONCLUSION: Conservative surgery with postoperative radiotherapy achieved a satisfactory rate of local control with acceptable complication rate in extremity STS. Most failures were distant metastases that correlate with tumor grade and stage. The majority of local recurrences developed within the field. Selective dose escalation of radiotherapy or development of effective systemic treatment might be considered.
Academic Medical Centers ; Disease-Free Survival ; Extremities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Korea ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence ; Sarcoma ; Treatment Outcome

'I'he adult form of myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of anti-acetylcholine receptor immunoglobulin G antibodies (anti-ACHRIgG) which blocks the formation of acetylcholine at the motor end plate and causes anatomic deterioration of this structure. 'I'he end result is defective neuromuscular transmission manifested by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. We have experienced a full term pregnancy complicated with the myasthenia gravis. We experienced a case of myathenia gravis associated with pregnancy who underwent cesarean section. The case is presented here with a brief review of literatures concerned.
Acetylcholine ; Adult ; Antibodies ; Cesarean Section ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; Motor Endplate ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Myasthenia Gravis ; Pregnancy*