1.Long Segmental Fixation for unstable Thoracolumbar Fracture Without Severe Neurologic Involvement.
Kee Yong HA ; Kee Haeng LEE ; Ki Won KIM ; Kee Won RHYU ; Ran Kyung HA
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1997;32(3):530-538
Long segmental fixation with TSRH posterior instrumentation for 19 patients who had unstable thoracolumbar fracture was performed between October 1992 and April 1995. The patients were followed for an average of 22 months. Measurements of the deformity angle, kyphosis, vertebral height, and the intervertebral angle were made. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to configurations of instruments for lower segmental fixation. For one group, only hooks were used, and for the others group pedicular screws and lateral offset hooks were used together at the same segment. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to anlyze the correctability following long segmental fixation and to compare one segmental fixation using both screws and lateral offset hook systems with two segmental fixation using hook systems for distal fixation. There was an overall correction of kyphosis at follow-up of 6.9degrees (27.1%) after a loss of 4.3degrees from operative correction. Overall correction of deformity angle was 8.2degrees (32.2%). Loss of vertebral height at final follow-up was 4.4%. And loss of intervertebral angle was 2.0degrees at follow-up. There was no difference of overall results between the hook group and the pedicular screw with lateral offset hook group. However, there was a significant improvement of the correction of kyphosis and restoration of vertebral height in patients who underwent operation within 7 days after injury, as compared to delayed operation. Therefore, the timing of surgery is the most important factor in order to correct the deformity caused by unstable thoracolumbar fractures. There was no significant loss of correction and no metallic failure. Therefore, rodding long with the method of one segment distal fixation using screws and lateral offset hook together can provide excellent correctability, maintenance of correction, preservation of distal lumbar joints, prevention of implant failure and complication.
Congenital Abnormalities
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Joints
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Kyphosis
2.A Case Report of Isoimmune Neonatal Thrombocytopenie Purpura.
Hye Ran BYUN ; Kyung Ha RYU ; Soon Hee KIM ; Moon Ja KIM ; Keun LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1987;30(12):1452-1455
No abstract available.
Purpura*
3.Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO Incompatibility.
Kyung Ha RYU ; Hye Ran BYUN ; Soon Hee KIM ; Keun LEE ; Moon Ja KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1988;31(2):196-201
No abstract available.
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal*
4.Cohabitation, Loneliness, and Family Function among University Students.
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing 2010;22(5):509-518
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the state of unmarried cohabitation and to compare the differences of loneliness and family function among university students with cohabitation experience and those with no experience in Korea. METHODS: A convenience sample of 213 university students was recruited from three universities located in G city and the Chonnam area of Korea. Data collection methods included: (a) a demographic questionnaire, (b) a questionnaire related to cohabitation, (c) UCLA scale: 20 items on a 4-point scale (c) Family APGAR questionnaire: 5 items on a 3-point scale. SPSS/WIN 17.0 was used for descriptive analysis, chi2 test, t-test, and Pearson correlation. RESULTS: In this study, 21.1% of the subjects had experiences of unmarried cohabitation. The cohabitation experience was related to gender, age, and monthly income. There was significant differences in family function between the two groups. Loneliness scores were significantly correlated with family function scores in the non-cohabitation group. CONCLUSION: To improve sex life of the university students, healthcare providers including school nurses may consider family function.
Data Collection
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Health Personnel
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Humans
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Korea
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Loneliness
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Single Person
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Surveys and Questionnaires
5.A Clinical Study on he Intestinal Tuberculosis in Children.
Young Ran CHOI ; Youn Ha KANG ; Young Min AHN ; Kyo Sun KIM ; Jung Kee SEO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(11):1063-1069
No abstract available.
Child*
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Humans
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Tuberculosis*
6.CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF GENTIAN VIOLET DRESSING FOR LOCAL TREATMENT OF MRSA INFECTED WOUND.
Chang Sik KIM ; Young Dae KWOUN ; Hyeon Ho SEO ; Ran Suck BANG ; Ji Woon HA
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1997;24(6):1334-1342
No abstract available.
Bandages*
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Gentian Violet*
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Gentiana*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
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Wounds and Injuries*
7.Primary Localized Amyloidosis of Bulbar Conjunctiva and Cornea.
Beak Ran SONG ; Yung Ki KIM ; Joong Ha YOO ; Young Chae CHU
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(4):352-356
The major forms of amyloidosis affecting the eye are primary systemic and localized amyloidosis. Primary Amyloidosis localized to the conjuctiva is relatively rare, especially involved to bulbar conjunctiva and corn eo scleral limbus and is consiccered to be in the differential diagnosis of other conjunctival diseases. We diagnosed a amyloidosis in which the biopsy from the superior bulbar conjunctiva and superior cornea of the left eye of 68-year-old woman showed histopathologic findings of amyloidosis. There were no evidences of amyloid deposit except conJuntiva and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and no evidences of underlying disease that can cause amyloidosis. So we concluded that it was primary localized amyloidosis of bulbar conjunctiva and cotnea.
Aged
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Amyloidosis*
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Biopsy
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Conjunctiva*
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Conjunctival Diseases
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Cornea*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Plaque, Amyloid
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Zea mays
8.Primary Localized Amyloidosis of Bulbar Conjunctiva and Cornea.
Beak Ran SONG ; Yung Ki KIM ; Joong Ha YOO ; Young Chae CHU
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(4):352-356
The major forms of amyloidosis affecting the eye are primary systemic and localized amyloidosis. Primary Amyloidosis localized to the conjuctiva is relatively rare, especially involved to bulbar conjunctiva and corn eo scleral limbus and is consiccered to be in the differential diagnosis of other conjunctival diseases. We diagnosed a amyloidosis in which the biopsy from the superior bulbar conjunctiva and superior cornea of the left eye of 68-year-old woman showed histopathologic findings of amyloidosis. There were no evidences of amyloid deposit except conJuntiva and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and no evidences of underlying disease that can cause amyloidosis. So we concluded that it was primary localized amyloidosis of bulbar conjunctiva and cotnea.
Aged
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Amyloidosis*
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Biopsy
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Conjunctiva*
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Conjunctival Diseases
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Cornea*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Plaque, Amyloid
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Zea mays
9.Forensic Analysis of the Cause of Death and Death on Arrival of Patients at the Emergency Room.
Jong Hyeok PARK ; Young Joo KIM ; Suk Hoon HAM ; Seok Ran YEOM ; Ryeok AHN ; Hongil HA
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2013;37(1):14-18
From January 2007 to June 2012, 55 autopsy cases were reviewed, in which death occurred outside the hospital and the patients were declared dead on arrival at the emergency departments, in order to compare the clinical and postmortem examination diagnoses of death-on-arrival patients in tertiary hospitals in Busan, Yangsan and Ulsan city. Of 22 non-traumatic deaths, 21 occurred from natural causes and 1 from unknown cause (sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS). Clinical diagnoses were cardiovascular diseases or "non-traumatic" / "unknown" while autopsy diagnoses were majorly cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery diseases (72.7%). Of 33 unnatural deaths, the cause of death was blunt trauma in 4 patients, sharp-force injury in 6, falling in 10, gunshot injury in 1, traffic accidents in 3, asphyxia in 2, drowning in 2, fire-related death in 1, and intoxication in 4. There were no definite discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses, except for 5 non-traumatic deaths and 2 unnatural deaths. These results suggest that the role of the emergency department may be crucial in postmortem investigations.
Accidents, Traffic
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Asphyxia
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Autopsy
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Cause of Death
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Drowning
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Emergencies
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Humans
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Infant
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Tertiary Care Centers
10.Purification and characterization of a 33 kDa serine protease from Acanthamoeba lugdunensis KA/E2 isolated from a Korean keratitis patient.
Hyo Kyung KIM ; Young Ran HA ; Hak Sun YU ; Hyun Hee KONG ; Dong Il CHUNG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2003;41(4):189-196
In order to evaluate the possible roles of secretory proteases in the pathogenesis of amoebic keratitis, we purified and characterized a serine protease secreted by Acanthamoeba lugdunensis KA/E2, isolated from a Korean keratitis patient. The ammonium sulfate-precipitated culture supernatant of the isolate was purified by sequential chromatography on CM-Sepharose, Sephacryl S-200, and mono Q-anion exchange column. The purified 33 kDa protease had a pH optimum of 8.5 and a temperature optimum of 55 degrees C. Phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride and 4- (2- Aminoethyl) -benzenesulfonyl-fluoride, both serine protease specific inhibitors, inhibited almost completely the activity of the 33 kDa protease whereas other classes of inhibitors did not affect its activity. The 33 kDa enzyme degraded various extracellular matrix proteins and serum proteins. Our results strongly suggest that the 33 kDa serine protease secreted from this keratopathogenic Acanthamoeba play important roles in the pathogenesis of amoebic keratitis, such as in corneal tissue invasion, immune evasion and nutrient uptake.
Acanthamoeba/*enzymology/isolation & purification/pathogenicity
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis/*parasitology
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Animals
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Cornea/parasitology
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Humans
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Korea
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Serine Endopeptidases/chemistry/*isolation & purification/*metabolism
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Substrate Specificity
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Temperature
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Virulence Factors