Congenital high scapula, more commonly referred to as Sprengel's deformity, was first described by Eulenberg in 1863. Usually other congenital anomalies are associated such as absent or fused ribs, chest wall asymmetry, Klippel-Feil syndrome, cervical ribs, congenital scoliosis, cervical spina biffida was treated with the excision of the elongated acromion and the resection of prominent elongated acromion to be described is an extremely rare malformation. We experienced one case of congenital high scapula associated with anomaly of the acromion, which was treated with the excision of the elongated acromion and the resection of prominent supermedial border of the scapula for the purpose of the cosmetic and functional correction. After 1 year follow up, abduction was improved by only 10 degrees in the glenohumeral joint with the definite cosmetic improvement.
Acromion ; Cervical Rib ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Klippel-Feil Syndrome ; Ribs ; Scapula ; Scoliosis ; Shoulder Joint ; Thoracic Wall

The juvenile Tillaux fracture and the triplane fracture of the distal end of the tibia in adolescents are considered uncommon injuries and the mechanism of both injuries has been uncertain. It has been postulated that both fractures probably are caused by external rotation of the foot. We atempted to evaluate the mechanism of injury as well as to conform the role of the external rotation of the foot for the juvenile Tillaux fracture and triplane fracture. From 1983 to 1988 at the department of orthopedic surgery, college of medicine, Hallym University, we evaluated the cases of nine adolescent patients with the juvenile Tillaux fracture and nine patients with the triplane fracture of the distal tibial epiphysis. We confirmed that external rotation force produced the triplane fracture as well as juvenile Tillaux fracture. And we could postulate that the triplane fracture needed further external rotation force, less closure of the distal tibial epiphysis, and more complicated mechanism of injury than the juvenile Tillaux fracture. The knowledge of these mechanism of injury enables us to use a rational manipulative approach to reduce these fractures.
Adolescent ; Clinical Study ; Epiphyses ; Foot ; Humans ; Orthopedics ; Tibia

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to analyse the clinical characteristics and results of treatment of knee dislocation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 18 cases of the traumatic dislocation of knee were treated at Yeung-nam university hospital from 1991 Jan. to 1997 Apr. and those were followed more than one year after injury. Result: Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament were ruptured in all cases and the two thirds of the ruptured site of cruciate ligament was femoral attachment, Medial collateral ligament injury(13 cases) were more than lateral collateral injury(8 cases) and more than half cases of collateral ligament injury were rup- tured at tibial and fibular attachment. The functional result by Lysholm knee scoring revealed fair(81 score) in average and excellent in 3 cases, good in 5 cases, fair in 10 cases. Complications were limitation of motion in 6 cases, pain in 2 cases and nerve paraiysis in 1 case. CONCLUSION: Applying classification system according to direction of displacement is sometimes difficult because the dislocation of knee could be transferred after reduction. It was thought that another subclassifica- tion system in terms of ligaments involved should be used. Functional results by Lysholm knee scoring revealed fair(81 score) in average. Early range of motion should be started after surgical repair and minimal immobilization to avoid limitation of knee motion.
Classification ; Collateral Ligaments ; Dislocations* ; Immobilization ; Knee Dislocation ; Knee* ; Ligaments ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament ; Range of Motion, Articular

BACKGROUND: In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, it has been recognized that there exists heterogeneity in the clinical and serologic/immunopathologic features. OBJECTIVE: We examined patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita to see if there were any associated clinical and serological features which may predict disease activity or prognosis in the disease. METHODS: Clinical and some serologic features were compared. between 2 groups of patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita; one with complete remission of the symptoms and signs of the disease for more than 2 years and the other group with persistent disease activities of longer than 5 years.
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita* ; Epidermolysis Bullosa* ; Humans ; Population Characteristics ; Prognosis

Skull base surgery has developed through the evolution of imaging, anatomic research, surgical approach and reconstructive techiques. The basic disciplines of approaching skull base lesions are to provide direct vision, minimize brain retraction, allow excellent exposure and minimal blood loss. Although many advantages listed above are reported, objective long-term follow up results about post-operative complications of this procedures were not introduced. This study was designed to review the complications of skull base approach that we experienced 43 cases by a team approach with neurosurgery-supraorbital rim osteotomy, orbitozygomatic osteotomy, orbitozygom aticoglen-oidotomy, orbitozygomaticoglenoidocondylotomy, and transfrontonasomaxillary osteotomy-through objective evalutation criteria. The result of this study demonstrated that the type of complications were consisted with perioperative infection (5 cases), subdural empyema (1 case), CSF leakage(1 case), hematoma (1 case), meningitis (3 cases), ophthalmic nerve injury (1 case),facial nerve injury (2 cases), T-M joint problem ( 2 cases), & enophthalmos ( 2cases). In conclusion, after performing the different skull base approaches, we analyzed several complications of the above procedures. We analyzed with the purpose of preventing complications in the next skull base approach.
Brain ; Empyema, Subdural ; Enophthalmos ; Follow-Up Studies* ; Hematoma ; Joints ; Meningitis ; Ophthalmic Nerve ; Osteotomy ; Skull Base* ; Skull*

The displacement of patellar components, such as dislocation or subluxation, causes polyethylene wear and further induces metallosis of the metal-backed patella. We compared two different patellar components, onset(Miller-Galante I) and inset(Whiteside-Ortholoc I)type, to understand the differences in patellar tracking according to their designs. Patellar prosthesis position in 43 primary total knee arthroplasties was evaluated with patellar tilt, patellar displacement from the center of the trochlear groove, medial placement, patellar thickness, and joint line height. For the MG(Miller-Galante I)group, the patellar displacement was laterally 50.0% and for the Ortholoc group, it was 33.3%. In the MG group, 4 cases of revision of the patellar component due to excessive polyethylene wear were performed, but there was no excessive wear of polyethylene in Ortholoc group. One of the primary factors which influence tracking of the patellofemoral joint is the difference in design between the patellar component and the femoral component. But in the opinion of the authors, the slope or lateral displacement of the patellar component have no correlation with each other under radiological measurements. However, the inset-type patellar component is a design that maintains the bony flange within the lateral flange, therefore relieving the shear stress and rotational forces loaded on the patellofemoral joint and protecting the metal-backing from exposure. Thereby, even if dislocation or subluxation of the patellar component should occur, polyethylene wear or metallosis caused by excessive wearing can be minimal.
Arthroplasty* ; Dislocations ; Joints ; Knee* ; Patella ; Patellofemoral Joint ; Polyethylene ; Prostheses and Implants

Fracture of intercondylar eminerce of the tibia indicate probable alteration of the cruciate ligament stability in the knee and occur from hyperextension injury of the knee and violent internal rotation of the tibia. Fracture of intercondylar eminence of the tibia has been classified by Meyer and Mckeever(1959, 1970) according to the degree of displacment and this classification is important as it pertains to the proper selection of treatment. The author studied 24 cases in 24 patients of fracture of the intercondylar eminerce of the tibia at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Severance Hospital during a 10 year period from Januaary, 1975 until December, 1984. The aim of this study was to find out incidence, cause and associated injury of the fracture of the intercondylar eminece of the tibia and was to asses the comparative results of the conservative and surgical treatment. The result of this study ase as follows ; 1. There is a predisposition for make in a ration of 3:1 and there is no age preponderance in occurance. 2.Majority of cause of injury was traffic accident(62.5%). 3.Isolated fracture of intercondylar eminence of the tibia was 15 cases (62.5%) associated knee joint injury shows 9 cases (37.5%). Among the associated knee joint injury, rupure of medial collateral ligament was 4 cases(44.4%), rupture of medial meniscus was 3 cases(33.3%) and rupture of lateral colateral ligament was 2 cases (22.2%). 4.By Meyer and Mckeever's classification, Type 2(41.7%) fracture of intercondylar eminence of the tibia was most common, and then Type 1(37.5%) and Type 3(20.8%) occured in order of frequency. 5. Type 1 and Type 2 fracture of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia resulted in good prognosis with only conservative treatment, and open reduction is not indicated. 6. Type 3 fracture of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia can be treated with conservative treatment if there is no associated injury of the knee joint.
Classification ; Clinical Study ; Collateral Ligaments ; Equidae ; Humans ; Incidence ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Ligaments ; Menisci, Tibial ; Orthopedics ; Prognosis ; Rupture ; Tibia

The distal tibial physes begins its closure about 18 months prior to complete cessation of the tibial growth, closing first in its midportion, then medially, and finally, laterally. So the patterns of the ankle fracture during this period would be different from those of the adult or the children before this period. During the six year period from 1983 to 1988 at the department of orthopedic surgery, college of medi-cine, Hallym University, we found and analysed 54 adolescent patients with the ankle fracture which developed before the closure of the distal tibial growth plate, which were followed up more than 1 year. The results were as follows 1. During the 6 year period of this study, the adolescent ankle fracture comprise 4.4% (54 cases) of all the ankle fractures(1158 cases). Injury occurred more often in male than in female(44 versus 10). The mean age was 13.7 years. 2. The most common cause of injury was traffic accident being in 26 cases(48.1%), the next was slip down accident in 11 cases, and the third was sports activity in 10 cases. 3. The incidence of the adoescent ankle fractures using the Salter-Harris classification revealed 20 (37%) type II, 7 (13%) type III, 5 (9.3%) type IV, and 4 (7.4%) type I and that using the Dias and Tachdjian classification revealed 14 (25.9%) Supination-Inversion, 10 (18.5%) Supination-External rotation, 7 (12.7%) Pronation-Eversion-External rotation, and 1 (1.9%) no adjustable fracture. There were 9 (16.7%) Tillaux and 9 (16.7%) triplane fractures, which were belonged to both classifications 4. The treatments performed were closed reduction and cast immobilization for 28 cases (51.9 %), open reduction and internal fixation for 20 cases (37%), and closed reduction and percutaneous pinning for 6 cases. 5. There were complications experienced in 9 cases, which were 3 premature epiphyseal closure, 3 joint surface incongruity, 2 angular deformity, and 1 leg shortening. 6. For the prevention of the complication, the treatment of the adolecsent ankle fracture should be treated like as adult fracture.
Accidents, Traffic ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Ankle Fractures ; Ankle ; Child ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Growth Plate ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Incidence ; Joints ; Leg ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Sports

It is indispensable to cover the skin defect when bone or tendon is exposed. In case of inevitable amputation of an extremity, it is possible to harvest a free flap from the amputed limb for providing coverage of the other wound. This technique allows immediate wound coverage without the morbidity of an additional donor site. We experienced an electrical burn case with inevitahle wrist disarticulation and successfully treated soft tissue defect of ankle using free vascularized flap.
Amputation ; Ankle* ; Burns ; Disarticulation ; Extremities ; Free Tissue Flaps ; Hand* ; Humans ; Skin ; Tendons ; Tissue Donors ; Wounds and Injuries ; Wrist

The pedicled fillet flap concept has been successfully applied in both the upper and lower extremities for the treatment of difficult wound. In cases of inevitable extremity amputation, the transfer of pedicled flap from the amputed part is possible. In such substance, it is possible to obtain the pedicled fillet flap from the amputed limb to provide stump coverage. We experienced two cases of below-knee amputation due to severe flame burn which the stump was covered with island pedicled sole-fillet flap.
Amputation Stumps* ; Amputation* ; Burns ; Extremities ; Knee* ; Lower Extremity ; Surgical Flaps ; Wounds and Injuries