The fabella, a sesamoid bone that occasionally is found in humans on the gliding surface of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius, is a sign of an atavistjc pattern. The authors examined radiograph of knees of 817 patients for the presence of fabella and determined the incidence of fabella in traumatic patients as compared with non-traumatic patients with primary osteoarthrosis or vague pain in that knees. The results were as followes: l. 31.0% of 626 adult patients had at least a unilateral fabella. 2. There was no difference in the incidence of fabella according to sex (p<0.01). 3. The youngest boy showing the fabella was aged 12 years & 8 months, the youngest girl 15 years & 2 months. 4. 87.1% of the patients who had a fabella had one bilaterally. 5. Fabellae were more common in the patients with primary osteoarthrosis or vague pain in that knees. 6. It is our opinion that the presence of fabella is more important in the clinical aspect in Korea.
Adult ; Female ; Head ; Humans ; Incidence ; Knee ; Korea ; Male ; Osteoarthritis ; Sesamoid Bones

A pathologic fracture is a fracture of a bone with preexisting structural weakness. When considering the local treatment of pathologic fractures, those resulting from disorders which cause a generalized weakness of the whole or part of the skeleton can be largely treated conservatively. And those because of localized bone destruction or weakness often require operative treatment. For ten years from 1973 to 1983, we observed and analysed 26 cases of pathologic fractures, excluding those due to osteoporosis. The results were as follows: 1. The age distribution showed an even pattern, and the male to female ratio was 58% (15 Males): 42% (11 Females). 2. The underlying etiologies were infection in 6 cases (23%), disturbance in skeletal development in 7 cases (27%), benign tumorous lesion in 10 cases (38%) and malignant tumorous lesion in 3 cases (12%). 3. The most common site was femur, 54% (14 cases). 4. Previous treatment was carried on 38% (10 cases). 5. Of the 26 cases, conservative treatment was done in 4 cases (15%) and surgical treatment was done in 22 cases (85%).
Age Distribution ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Femur ; Fractures, Spontaneous ; Humans ; Male ; Osteoporosis ; Skeleton

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Ankle*

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Eosinophilia* ; Eosinophils ; Prurigo*

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Lip*

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Paget Disease, Extramammary*

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Penicillamine*

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Acrospiroma*

PURPOSE: To report a case of multiple serous chorioretinopathy after facial herpes zoster. CASE SUMMARY: A 48-year-old male visited our clinic due to visual disturbance in the left eye which occurred 3 days after left facial pain and vesicles. Chemosis and multiple serous retinal detachments were found. The patient was diagnosed with multiple serous chorioretinopathy due to herpes zoster virus and was started on intravenous acyclovir at a dose of 10 mg/kg every 8 hours for 9 days and herpes eye ointment 5 times daily. After the initial treatment, oral prednisolone 60 mg was given daily for 6 days. Skin lesions were cleared, and abnormal fundus and visual acuity improved after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Ophthalmopathy including multiple serous chorioretinopathy should be considered in managing herpes zoster ophthalmicus patients.
Acyclovir ; Facial Pain ; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus ; Herpes Zoster* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prednisolone ; Retinal Detachment ; Skin ; Visual Acuity

OBJECTIVES: Cord blood stem cells have been widely used as donor cells for bone marrow transplantation recently. These cells can give rise to a variety of hematopoietic lineages to repopulate the blood. Recent observations reveal that some bone marrow cells and bone marrow stromal cells(MSCs) can grow to become either neurons or glial cells. It is, however, unclear whether or not there exists stems cells which can differentiate into neurons in the blood during the early stages of postnatal life. METHODS: Human cord blood stem cells were prepared from human placenta after full term delivery. To induce neuronal differentiation of stem cells, beta-mercaptoethanol was treated. To confirm the neuro-glial characteristics of differentiated stem cells, immunocytochemical stain for NeuN, neurofilament, glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP), microtubule associated protein2(MAP2) was performed. RT-PCR was performed for detecting nestin mRNA and MAP2 mRNA. RESULTS: We showed in this experiment that neuro-glial markers(NeuN, neurofilament, MAP2, GFAP) were expressed and axon-like cytoplasmic processes are elaborated in the cultured human cord blood stem cells prepared from new born placenta after full term delivery. Nestin mRNA was also detected in fresh cord blood monocytes. Conclusions: These results suggest that human cord blood derived stem cells may be potential sources of neurons in early postnatal life.
Bone Marrow ; Bone Marrow Cells ; Bone Marrow Transplantation ; Cytoplasm ; Fetal Blood* ; Humans* ; Microtubules ; Monocytes ; Nestin ; Neural Stem Cells ; Neuroglia ; Neurons ; Placenta ; RNA, Messenger ; Stem Cells ; Tissue Donors ; Umbilical Cord*