No abstract available.
Child* ; Femur Neck* ; Humans

Survey of causes of blindness on 23,249 eye patients who visited to department of Ophthalmology, Han Kang Sacret Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University from Jan. 1982 to July 1986 were clinically evaluated. Blindness is defined as visual acuity for distance of 0.1(20/200) or less in the better eye with best correction. Standard Classification of Causes of Blindness recommended from the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is applied. Estimated number of blindness is 882 persons(1057 blind eyes, 3.80%). For the evaluation of the site of blind eye, 175 persons(19.85%) were binocular and 707 persons(80.15%) were monocular, 375 persons(42.50%) were blind in the right and 332 persons(37.65%) in the left. Distribution of blindness causes by age group is; in male-under 10(3.41%), 11~20(6.06%), 21~30(12.78%), 31~40(10.32%), 41~50(8.42%), 51~60(6.72%), 61~70(5.78%), over 71(4.36%), and in female-under 10(1.80%), 11~20(1.90%), 21~30(4.45%), 31~40(2.65%), 41~50(3.88%), 51~60(5.49%), 61~70(10.13%), over 71(11.92%). Proportion of blindness by causes indicates; Injury and poisoning(31.60%), Senile cataract(28.11%), Infectious disease(9.28%), Others(5.78%), Glaucoma(5.50%), Systemic disease(4.78%), etc. Rate of blindness by site and type of affection is shown as; lens disease(cataract, 37.95%), Corneal disease(10.5%), Glaucoma(5.97%), Phthisis bulbi(5.87%), Anophthalmos(4.93%), Retinal detachment(4.17), etc. Evaluation of result and problems for better reliable survey in future are briefly discussion in comment.
Blindness ; Classification ; Heart ; Humans ; Ophthalmology ; Retinaldehyde ; Telescopes ; Visual Acuity

No abstract available.
Gestational Sac* ; Ultrasonography*

A 2-month-old Korean boy presented with a solitary papule on the cheek which was noted at birth. Histopathologic findings were consistent with angiofibroma of fibrous papule of the face (FPF). FPF is known to affect adults, and congenital occurrence has not been reported to the best of our knowledge. We report a case of congenital FPF which showed a facial papule clinically and an angiofibroma histologically.
Adult ; Angiofibroma ; Cheek ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Parturition

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) in corneal preservation medium can porolong corneal preservation time. The solutions used in the experimental chambers were made of TC-199 (GIB Co.) either by itself of by adding 1% CS (Sigma) to the TC-199. The evaliation of the viability of corneas can be made by monitoring their physiological parameter. Thus, we monitored the transendothelial electrical potential difference (p.d.) across deepithelialized rabbit corneas. We found that TC-199 containing 1% CS maintained higher p.d.'s than the same solution without CS.
Chondroitin Sulfates* ; Chondroitin* ; Cornea*

No abstract available.
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation* ; Tetanus*

Cubitus varus deformity is the most common angular deformity resulted by supracondylar fractures in children. Although, this deformity rarely limit elbow function, the correction is frequently requested due to cosmetic problem. The normal carrying angle can be restored by supracondylar osteotomy. Previous reports controversy over the cause of the deformity, the necessity and timing of operative correction, the operative technique itself, and the attendant risks. We performed 18 lateral closing wedge osteotomies with French technique(10 cases), and Sherman plate fixation(8 cases) by posterolateral approach from January 1978 to December 1988 at Chosun University Hospital. The results were as follows: 1. The most common cause of cubitus varus was suprcondylar fracture of the humerus(88.9%). 2. The results of supracondylar osteotomies were excellent is 8 cases(44.8%), good in 7 cases (38.9%), poor in 3 cases(16.7%). 3. The varus and rotational deformities were corrected by modified French method and Sherman plate fixation after lateral closing osteotomy. 4. In case of plate fixation, good results were obtained even older cases because of reducing time of extermal immobilization and promotion early joint exercise.
Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Elbow ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Joints ; Methods ; Osteotomy

Thirty-three cases of the fracture of the femur and tibia on the same limb were treated at the Orthopedic Department of the Chosun University Hospital during the period from January 1977 to December 1983. The following results were obtained. 1. The incidence of trauma was high in the young man, most frequent in the third decade (45.4%). 2. The most common cause of the fracture was traffic accident (81;8%). 3. The most common shape of the fracture was comminuted in both femur and tibia. 4. The common fracture site were middle one-third in both femur and tibia. 5. Eight patients were treated by conservative means on both femxr and tibia. The patients were treated by internal fixation on femur and by conservative means on tibia. Internal fixation was .done in ten patients on both femur and tibia. Two patients were treated by inteinal fixation on tibia and by conservative means on femur. Three patients were amputated. 6. Average healing time of fracture was 21 weeks in femur and 24.2 weeks in tibia. 7. Functional end results were assessed and rated with satisfactory results in rigid internal fixation of the femur and tibia.
Accidents, Traffic ; Clinical Study ; Extremities ; Femur ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inteins ; Orthopedics ; Tibia

No abstract available.
Humans ; Muscular Dystrophies*

The sudden onset of involuntary movement is usually attributed to a vascular lesion in the contralateral deep hemispheric structure. A majority of involuntary movement cases record that all the limbs on one side are affected. The concurrence of venous and cavernous malformations may be relatively rare, but is important because of the possibility of bleeding which should be related to the presence of cavernous angioma. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital to be evaluated for choreic movement restricted to the right leg for 20 days. A brain MRI revealed hemorrhage with the cavernous angioma involving the left striatum and adjacent venous angioma. Haloperidol diminished the monochoreic movement. We report monochoreic movement restricted to the right leg due to a left striatal lesion.
Aged ; Brain ; Chorea ; Dyskinesias ; Extremities ; Female ; Haloperidol ; Hemangioma ; Hemangioma, Cavernous ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Leg ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging