A case of osteold osteoma was presented because of its rarity in number particularly in localization of tumor, that is, subperiosteal in position. Also we could treat the patient successfully by surgical intervention and the removed specimen preserved beautifully all the character and contour of the tumor grossly and microsoopically.
Humans ; Osteoma ; Osteoma, Osteoid

This is to present 44 cases of hip fractures, of these 28 being fractures of femoral neck and the remainder, intertrochanteric, which were treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital for four years and 8 months from Jan. 1965 to Aug. 1969. 1. There were 33 males. and 11 females in the series. 26 cases(59.1) were over 51 years of age. 2. The femoral neck fractures were treated by means of Smith Petersen nailing in 16 cases, modified Girdlestone hip arthroplasty in 3 cases, Austin-Moore hip prosthesis in 6 cases and other methods in 3 cases. 3. Modified Girdlestone hip arthroplasty could be a treatment of choice for femoral neck fracture requiring hip arthroplasty for those unsuitable for extensive surgery. 4. The intertrochanteric fractures of femur except for 3 unstable fractures were treated successfully with the Smith-Petersen nail and plate, following anatomical reduction of fracture. In 3 unstable fractures, satisfactory stabilization and internal fixation was obtained by the method of medial displacement of proximal part of distal fragment of fracture.
Arthroplasty ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Hip Fractures ; Hip Prosthesis ; Hip ; Humans ; Male ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Seoul

No abstract available.
Graft vs Host Disease*

Natural cytotoxicity mediated by natural killer (NK) cells is believed to play an important role in host anticancer defense mechanisms. The aim of this study is to compare the number of NK cells in patients with colorectal cancer and hemorrhoids, and before and after surgery in patients with colorectal cancer. Twenty colorectal cancer patients and twenty hemorrhoid ones were studied. Venous blood samples were obtained preoperatively, and on the 7th, and 14th postoperative days. Mononuclear cells were isolated over Ficoll-Hypaque gradients, and T cells, B cells, and NK cells were measured with CD3 FITC (T cell), CD 19 PE (B cell), and CD56 FITC (NK cell) antibody, The number of T cell (/mm3) was 1224, 1280, and 1125 at preoperative, 7th, and 14th postoperative day in hemorrhoid patients and 1195, 901, and 1060 in colorectal cancer patients respectively. The number of B cell (/mm3) was 243, 160, and 250 in hemorrhoid patients and 147, 78, and 113 in colorectal cancer patients. The number NK cell (/mm3) was 148, 156, and 143 in hemorrhoid patients and 129, 85, and 128 in colorectal cancer patients. There was no difference among Dukes stages in the number of NK cells. In conclusion, the number of NK cells was not changed in colorectal cancer patients compared with hemorrhoid ones. Major operation changed the number of NK cells in colorectal cancer patients.
B-Lymphocytes ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Defense Mechanisms ; Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate ; Hemorrhoids ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural* ; T-Lymphocytes

BACKGROUND: A rehabilitation hospital has the characteristics of longer hospital stay, a variety of medical and paramedical personnels involved in treatment, and more probability of the primary care giver being a nonmedical person. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of nosocomial infection in a rehabilitation hospitals METHODS: Surveillance was done in a rehabilitation hospital affiliated university hospital from June to August 1996, May to June 1997, and July to September 1999. Nosocomial infection was investigated by an infection control practitioner (JCP) according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s definitions visiting the rehabilitation wards regularly. RESULTS: The overall NI rates were 3.83 in 1996, 4.42 in 1997 and 1.91 in 1999 per 1,000 patient days, and the urinary tract infection (UTI) rates were 2.82 in 1996, 2.87 in 1997 and 1.07 in 1999 per 1,000 patient days. Both of overall NI rate and UTI rate in 1999 decreased significantly compared with that in 1996 and 1997 (P<0.001). Comparing the ward specific NI rate, the average NI rate of the spinal cord injury ward was the highest (5.67 per 1,000 patient days) and that of the pediatric rehabilitation ward was the lowest (0.83 per 1,000 patient days). UTI constituted of the largest proportion of NIs. The distribution of UTI showed a decreasing tendency from 73.47% in 1996 to 56.00% in 1999, but the distribution of gastrointestinal infection showed an increasing tendency from 4.08% and 5.40% in 1997 and 1996 to 24.00% in 1999. The commonly isolated organisms were E. coli (33.63%), Enterococcus spp. (12.73%) and C. difficile (7.27%). It reflected that the main infection was UTI. CONCLUSION: The main NI in rehabilitation hospital was the UTI. It means that the infection control program of rehabilitation hospital should be focused on the control of UTI. Surveillance in the rehabilitation hospital enabled us to describe the characteristics of nosocomial infection in the rehabilitation hospital. NI rate was decreased through continuous communications and educations with factual datum and involvement of various medical and paramedical personnels. These results show that NI surveillance is crucial for an efficient infection control program.
Allied Health Personnel ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Cross Infection* ; Enterococcus ; Humans ; Infection Control ; Infection Control Practitioners ; Length of Stay ; Primary Health Care ; Rehabilitation* ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; Urinary Tract Infections

No abstract available.
Calcium Pyrophosphate* ; Calcium* ; Elbow*

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. All patients with ulcers who are infected with H. pylori receive antimicrobial therapy. Therefore diagnosis of H. pylori infection is imperative for the treatment gastritis or ulcer patients. We evaluated the four diagnostic methods and three culture media for the isolation of H. pylori. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rapid urease test(CLO test), modified Gram stain, culture, and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were performed with 108 gastroscopic biopsy specimens from patients with peptic ulcer or chronic gastritis. Among them 40 specimens were inoculated onto each of 5% sheep blood agar, e99 Yolk emulsion (EYE) agar, and 7% horse blood agar containing antibiotics. RESULTS: The positive rates were the highest by the PCR(72%), 67% by modified Gram stain, 64% by CLO test, and 57% by culture. Among the three media the horse blood agar (selective medial) gave the highest isolation rate (48%), followed by sheep blood agar (45%), and EYE agar (38%). CONCLUSION: Though PCR was the most sensitive method for the detection H. pylori modified Gram stain was sensitive enough, simple, rapid, and economical as the routine diagnostic method of H. pylori. For the culture of H. pylori combination of sheep blood agar as nonselective media and horse blood agar as selective media would show the highest isolation rate.
Agar ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Biopsy* ; Culture Media* ; Diagnosis ; Gastritis ; Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter* ; Horses ; Humans ; Peptic Ulcer ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sheep ; Ulcer ; Urease

No abstract available.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast*

No abstract available.
Scalp*

No abstract available.
Cell Line* ; Humans* ; Monocytes*