We experienced 12 cases of 8 patients Duputren's contracture, which is a rare disease entity and characterized by proliferative fibroplasia of the subcutaneous palmar aponeurosis and contracture of the palmar fascia and result in the deformity of the hand and fingers. Among 12 cases, we operated 11 cases and the result was excellent in 2 cases and good in 6 cases, and there were no evidence of recurrence over the follow-up period, average 4.1 years.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Dupuytren Contracture ; Fascia ; Fingers ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hand ; Humans ; Rare Diseases ; Recurrence

There are many controversies concerning diagnostic and therapeutic guidlines for injuries to the collateral ligaments of the fingers, which improperly treated, may develop serious late sequale of joint function. Eleven cases of collateral ligament injuries to fingers which occured between June 1976 and June 1986 were reviewed and the following results were obtained. 1. There were 8 males and 3 females, and eight of the 11 cases (73%) were younger than 30 years of age. 2. In 5 cases, the injury was a sports related injury, while slipped down injury caused the injury in 5 other cases. 3. The ratio of acute to chronic injury was 7:4. 4. There were 6 cases of proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth finger, 3 cases of metacarpophalangeal joint of the first finger and 2 cases of proximal interphalangeal joint of the third finger. 5. The ratio of ulnar collateral ligament to radial collateral ligament was 7:4. 6. Preoperatively, stress X-rays of the both the involved and the contralateral sound joints taken in all cases and analysed. 7. The most common ruptured site of ligament was substance portion, which was found in 7 cases. 8. Primary repair were performed in 8 cases, reconstruction with tendon of palmaris longus muscle in 2 cases and reconstruction with tendon of flexor digitorum superficialis in 1 case. 9. All patients were followed for at least 6 months, and the average was 3 years. 10. Normal range of motion and stable joints were observed in 10 of the 11 cases at the final follow up.
Collateral Ligaments ; Female ; Fingers ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Joints ; Ligaments ; Male ; Metacarpophalangeal Joint ; Reference Values ; Sports ; Tendons

Equinus deformity of ankle, adduction and flexion deformity of hip and flexion contracture of knee are most common deformities in spastic cerebral palsy. There were many surgical treatment methods according to its causes. Authors has analysed 115 patients(224 operation) who had been operated with three procedure (Modified Egger's op, Proximal hamstring elongation, Distal hamstring elongation) and compared the results of these procedure at Sam Yook Rehabilitation Center from Jan. 1980 to Dec. 1987. The following results are obtained: 1. The results of Modified Egger's operation were unsatisfied because of complicaLion and little angle correction ability of flexion contracture of knee joint. 2. Even though there was no differences in angle correction ability of flexion contracture of knee joint between two procedures, the results of proximal hamstring elongation were superior to them of distal elongtion because early walking ability is more easily improved.
Ankle ; Cerebral Palsy ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Equinus Deformity ; Hip ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Muscle Spasticity ; Rehabilitation Centers ; Walking

Chondroma is a benign tumor composed of mature hyaline cartilage. Most chondroms are centrally located in bone, and such tumors are called "enchondromas", and comprise 90% of the tumors arising in the skeleton of the hand. Twenty nine patients were admitted to the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine with enchondroma of the hand during a period of 10 years from January 1979 to December 1988. The analysis of results of these patients are as follows. l. Among 29 patients 10 were male, 19 patients were female. 2. The mean age was 26.3 years, range 3 to 61 years. 3. Enchondromal occured most frequently in patient between 10 and 30 years of age. 4. The proximal phalanx was the most commonly involved site by the middle phalanx and metacarpal 5. The ulna three fingers were more often afflicted than the radial two. 6. Among 29 patients, 7 were treated by excision, 18 by curettage and autobone graft, 4 pathologic fractures by curettage, autobone graft after open reduction and internal fixation with Kirschner wire. 7. There were no recurrence, except 1 suspicious recurrence for 8 month later.
Chondroma ; Curettage ; Female ; Fingers ; Fractures, Spontaneous ; Hand ; Humans ; Hyaline Cartilage ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Recurrence ; Skeleton ; Transplants ; Ulna

The treatment of intra-articular fractures of distal radius is difficult and has various problems. Maximum recovery of wrist function is dependent on accurate and stable reduction of the radial articular surface. We analysed one hundred and five cases of intra-articular fracture of distal radius followed for more than 6 months at Yonsei University from January 1980 to September 1988 and studied the result according to the type of treatment. The results of this study were as follows; 1. The incidence was high in female who aged over 6th decade, and in male who is active aged. 2. The main cause of this injury was fall down(34.3%). 3. In a group of closed reduction and cast immobilization, the functional result was satisfactory in 45.4%. 4. In a group of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning, the functional result was satisfactory in 50%. 5. In a group of open reduction and internal fixation, the functional result was satisfactory in 83. 3%. 6. In a group of external fixation, the functional result was satisfactory in 33.3%. 7. Overall result was mainly correlated with initial severity of the injury and anatomical reduction of the intra-articular surface.
Clinical Study ; Female ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Incidence ; Intra-Articular Fractures ; Male ; Radius ; Wrist

Compression ulnar neuropathy was predicted by Guyon in 1961,following his anatomical studies of the ulnar tunnel. Nearly a half century later Ramsey Hunt first reported isolated ulnar motor paralysis in the hand, due to chronic occupational trauma. Many authors has tried to describe the etiology of the ulnar nerve compression syndrome at or around the wrist. That is most frequently caused by ganglion, occupational neuritis, thrombosis of the ulnar artery, thickening of volar ligament or different kinds of trauma (e.g. fractures of the carpal bones). Now we experienced a case of the ulnar nerve compression syndrome at distal forearm by an anomalous branch of the ulnar nerve by piercing the distal tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
Forearm ; Ganglion Cysts ; Hand ; Ligaments ; Neuritis ; Paralysis ; Tendons ; Thrombosis ; Ulnar Artery ; Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes ; Ulnar Nerve ; Ulnar Neuropathies ; Wrist

It is generaly accepted that displaced phalangeal neck fractures in hands accelerate the onset of degenerative changes, with increasing pain and stiffness of the affected joint. However, reports on the results of surgical treatment in phalangeal neck fractures are relatively few. We have followed sixteen patients, who had operations for phalangeal neck fractures. The average length of follow up was 13 months. The interval between injury and operation ranged from three days to six years, whith a mean of 18 months. The second finger was the most frcquently injured. The phalangeal neck had been displaced with rotation in 9 cases and slightly displaced without rotation in 7 cases. The most common surgical approach was a mid-dorsal incision. Of 16 cases, thirteen required open reduction and internal fixation with a K-wire, either for dorsal displacement and volar angulation of the head or for a 180 degree proximal rotation of the head. The pull-out wire technique was the second most common fixation method. Excellent and good results were noted in 10 cases(62%). Complications were found in seven cases and loss of motion was the most frequent. Late malrotation with angulation occurred in one case.
Fingers ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hand ; Head ; Humans ; Joints ; Methods ; Neck

The metastatic malignant tumor of the hand is rare condition, and has difficulty in diagnosis at presentation due to simulating other diseases such as osteomyelitis, felon, paronychia, rheumatoid arthritis, and so forth. The treatment of them is very limited and the prognosis is poor. We experienced and going to report two cases of metastaic tumor of the hand, one was from rectal cancer which associated with rheumatoid arthritis and another was from brochogenic carcinoma.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Diagnosis ; Hand* ; Osteomyelitis ; Paronychia ; Prognosis ; Rectal Neoplasms

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Foot* ; Polydactyly* ; Syndactyly*

To determine whether simple curettage is recommendable for the solitary enchondroma of hand, the results of the simple curettage and the curettage with bonegraft were compared in the respects of operation time, the degree of new bone formation, healing time and complications. Thirty five patients have been evaluated to assess the results of treatments. The bone healing and the degree of new bone formation have been evaluated according to the criteria of Tordai (l990). The bone healing had been achieved at average 7.4 months after operation in the simple curettage group and at average 4.6 months in the curettage with bonegraft group (P<0.05). According to Tordai's criteria, among the simple curettage patients, 9 cases (64%) were group I, 5 cases (36%) were group II, no case was group III. Among the curettage with bonegraft patients, 16 cases (76%) were group I, 4 cases (19%) were group II, 1 case (5%) was group III. No significant difference was observed between the two groups in the degree of new bone formation (P=0.05). Although the healing time was longer in the simple curettage group, no significant difference was found in the degree of new bone formation. The pain of the bone donor site was absent in the simple curettage group, and the simple curettage can reduce the operation time. The curettage alone is a recommendable treatment for solitary enchondroma in hand.
Chondroma* ; Curettage* ; Hand* ; Humans ; Osteogenesis ; Tissue Donors