No abstract available.
Radius*

One hundred and forty eight cases of tennis elbow were treated by conservative managements firstly such as rest, medication, immobilization, physical therapy and/or local steroid injection, from Jan. 1985 to Jun. 1994 at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Medical Center. Among the 148 cases, 16 cases who failed conservative managements, were treated with Nirschl & Pettrone operation. The results were summarized as follows, 1. Among the 148 cases, 110 cases(74%) were female, and 61 cases(41.2%) were in the age group 41 to 50 years old, and mean age was 42.3 years old. 2. Ninty nine cases were housewives and only 15 cases were related to sports. 3. The conservative results of one hundred and sixteen patients were graded excellent and good; and of thirty two patients, fair and failure. 4. The operative results of seven patients were graded excellent; of three, good; of four, fair; and of two, failed. 5. Recurence was developed in 18 cases(12.2%), and we obtained excellent and good result in 17 cases with both conservative and operative treatment. Above results suggest that the term, tennis elbow is a misnomer because it occurs more commonly in non-athletes such as housewives than in tennis players. So it seems to be an occupational disease rather that sports injury. Now, we propose to eliminate of the term of tennis elbow and to substitude with new terminology that describes the true understanding and therapeutic orientation of it.
Athletic Injuries ; Female ; Humans ; Occupational Diseases ; Restraint, Physical ; Sports ; Tennis Elbow ; Tennis

Sjögren-Larsson syndrome(SLS) is a rare hereditable disease characterized by congenital ichthyosis, spastic diplegia and mental retardation. Along with the typical triad of symptoms, many patients with this disease have short stature, kyphosis and glistening dots in the retina of the eye. The pathogenesism is unknown but recent studies suggest that SLS might be, at least in part, a disorder of fatty acid metabolism. We describe a patient with a pathognomonic finding in the fundus and with the classic features of SLS.
Cerebral Palsy ; Humans ; Ichthyosis ; Intellectual Disability ; Kyphosis ; Metabolism ; Retina ; Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome*

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Neurilemmoma*

No abstract available.
Chordoma*

No abstract available.
Pancreatitis, Chronic*

The subject of ankle injuries has for a long time been embedded in controversy. The injuries to the ankle joint complex include not only injuries that cause disruption of the bone architecture of the ankle joint but often significant ligamentous and soft tissue components. Strong differences of opinion exist regarding the preferred method of treatment, the length of time immobilization is necessary, the postreduction management and the criteria of what constitutes an acceptable reduction. Follow up of 52 cases was possible which were admitted to the department of orthopedics, Kyung- pook University Hospital during the period of January, 1974 to december 1983. The results obtained from this study were as follows; 1. Among the 51 patient, male was 45 (88.2%) patients and female 6 (11.8%) patients. Most of the patient were in the ages between 20 and 30. 2. Of the 52 cases, the main cause of fractures were traffic accident 33 (63.5%) cases and the other causes were falling from a height 9 (17.5%), slipping down 3 (5.7%) and sport injury 1 (1.9%) in order. 3. Open fracture was 16 (31%) and closed fracture was 36 (69%). 4. According to the classification of Lauge-Hansen, the supination-external rotation type 18 (34.6%) was the commonest type. 5. Among the 52 cases, 32 cases were treated by open reduction and 20 cases by closed reduction. 6. The average peried of the cast immobilization after the open reduction was 6Wks. but the closed reduction was 8Wks. 7. According to clinical and radiological accessment of the result of treatment for bimalleolar Fx, internal fixation of both medial & lateral malleolus was better than medial malleolus only. 8. The fibular fracture involving lateral malleolus and the diastasis of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis were very important in ankle stability and were treated by internal fixation for accurate anatomical reduction.
Accidental Falls ; Accidents, Traffic ; Ankle Fractures ; Ankle Injuries ; Ankle Joint ; Ankle ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fractures, Closed ; Fractures, Open ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Ligaments ; Male ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Sports

Dislocation of the metacapophalangeal joint of the finger is apparently rare except thumb. The mecchanism of injury seems to be direct injury that produces hyperextension of metacapophalangeal joints. In 1957, Kaplan advocated the triple incision, that is release of the volar fibrocartilaginous plate, the natatory ligament, and the superficial transverse metacapal ligament, expose the operation field through palmar approach. In 1975. Becton advocate direct dorsal longitudinal incision. The advantages of this approach as compared with the volar approach are 1. There is full exposure of the fibrocartilaginous volar plate, the main structure blocking reduction. 2. Digital nerves are not as apt to be damaged. 3. Accurate reduction and fixation of the osteochondral fracture of the metacarpal head is possible. We exprenced 6 cases of index metacarpophalangeal dislocation and treated with dorsal approach.
Dislocations ; Fingers ; Head ; Joints ; Ligaments ; Metacarpophalangeal Joint ; Thumb

PURPOSE: To determine the necessity of site-specific bone mineral density(BMD) measurement and the difference between the BMD of the two femora using DXA in the evaluation of osteoporosis. MATERIALS & METHODS: Total BMD and regional BMD(Lumbar spine, femoral neck, Ward's area, intertrochanter area) were measured on seventy-eight healthy persons without previons diseases, and the statistical significance analyzed. RESULTS: Total BMD did not reliably reflect the site-specific BMD. There was a high correlation between BMD in opposing femora. Correlation coefficients between the femoral neck, Ward's area, trochanter area were 0. 939, 0.874 and 0.916 respectively. CONCLUSION: We conclude that a measuremnt of site-specific BMD is necessory because the total BMD can not reliably predict the regional BMD. The measurement of BMD in one femur can predict the BMD of the contralateral femur. If there is no history of femoral neck disease, unilateral BMD measurement is recommended for femoral evaluation.
Absorptiometry, Photon* ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Humans ; Osteoporosis ; Spine

It is obvious that adequate nutrition is essential for growth and development of school children, and many elementary schools in this country have already practiced it. Therefore, it would seem apparent that the school feeding program would have a significant effect on the growth and development of school children. This paper presents a two-year experimental school-feeding program from 1973 to 1974, and attempts to evaluate its effects by before-and-after nutrition surveys conducted in two elementary schools, one experimental and the other as a control. The two schools are both located in the same county (Yongin-Kun, Kyunggi-Do), and the families of their students are presumed to share the same socio-economic level. To assess the effect of school-feeding, we measured height, weight, chest circumference and grasping power. Physical examination was done foresigns of nutritional deficiency. A stool examination for parasites and blood examinations for hemoglobin, hematocrit and serum protein were included. Analysis were done for 150 students selected randomly at the beginning of the program. These students attended the school throughout the program period. Results are as follows: 1. The amount of increase of height, weight, chest circumference and grasping power were greater in the experimental school than in the control school, but the differences are not statistically significant. 2. Signs of vitamin deficiency decreased in both experimental and control schools during the two-year program period. 3. At the time of the 1974 post-survey, values of Hb. & Hct. revealed no significant differences between the two schools, but serum protein level was a little higher than that of general Korean rural children of the same age. 4. Infestation rate of parasites had increased in both schools during the two-year program period. 5. Each student of the two schools was classified into three major classes, according to the level of economic condition of his or her parents, namely higher, middle and lower. The results of each class of the experimental school was compared with that of the corresponding class of the control school, expecting the relative magnitude of change largest in the lower economic class of the experimental school. However, change was greatest in the middle class, still not being statistically significant. Finally, the authors concluded that the two-year period for such a program is not sufficiently long for its beneficial effects to be demonstrated and measured. As long as the growth and development of children are concerned, planning with a more distant perspective is required, as well as the development of new methods of evaluation.
Avitaminosis ; Child ; Growth and Development ; Hand Strength ; Hematocrit ; Humans ; Lunch* ; Malnutrition ; Nutrition Surveys ; Parasites ; Parents ; Physical Examination ; Thorax