No abstract available.
Dementia*

No abstract available.
Aged* ; Humans

The relative merits of cartilage scoring versus suturing in techniques for correcting the prominent ear remains a subject of debate among leading plastic surgeons. We compared a variety of echniques for correcting the prominent ear in 72 rabbit ears using scoring, horizontal mattress sutures, and combination scoring and suturing. The ears were splinted with a right-angle fold for 3 postoperative weeks, and the animals were sacrificed after 8 weeks. Suturing techniques in combination with scoring maintained an angulation significantly closer to the desired 90 degrees than cartilage scoring or cartilage suturing only(p<0.05). Histological analysis demonstrated a significant increase in cartilage hyperplasia by suturing alone, whereas the other techniques achieved only mild to moderate increases. We recommend cartilage scoring and suturing through skin incision on severe degrees of prominent ear, and cartilage needle scoring and buried suturing through slit incision on mile-to-moderate degrees of prominent ear.
Animals ; Cartilage ; Ear* ; Hyperplasia ; Needles ; Rabbits* ; Skin ; Splints ; Sutures

No abstract available.
Dementia* ; Gyeongsangbuk-do* ; Prevalence*

In Asia, mammography following the injection of foreign materials into the breasts for cosmetic augmentation is frequently seen and diagnosis based on the typical radiologic findings is straightforward. We report the unusual radiologic findings in two patients with foreign body granulomas caused by injected foreign materials and discovered incidentally during screening work up. The mammographic findings were bilateral, hyperdense, spiculated masses, with occasional microcalcification, and at sonography, markedly hypoechoic, spiculated solid masses, located near the pectoralis muscle and partly extending into it, were observed. These radiologic findings mimicked malignancy.
Breast Neoplasms/radiography ; Case Report ; Cholesterol ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Esthetics ; Female ; Granuloma, Foreign-Body/etiology/*radiography/*ultrasonography ; Human ; Injections/adverse effects ; Mammography ; Middle Age ; Paraffin

Ki-1 monoclonal antibody is a well known marker for Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's disease, but also occasionally reacts with activated lymphoid cells of either benign or malignant nature. Recently, Ki-1 antibody positive Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, usually of large cell and/or polymorphous type, has been reported in the lymph nodes, skin, soft tissue, and stomach, but not in the bone. We report a case of multifocal primary bone lymphoma in a seven-year old body involving the left shoulder and right frontal bone, which proved to be a large cell, polymorphous lymphoma, helper T-cell type expressing Ki-1 antigen.
Child ; Male ; Female ; Humans

Carotidynia is defined as an atypical craniofacial pain syndrome caused by the dilatation or distension of the extracranial arteries. We report an unusual case of carotidynia mimicking trigeminal neuralgia caused by an arterioscle-rotic tortous carotid artery. A 68-year-old woman suffered from frequent episodes of severe electrical shock-like radiating pain around her left ophthalmic and maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve for 5 years. Initially, under the impression of trigeminal neuralgia, carbamazepine was tried. She was reevaluated due to an unsatisfactory pharmacological response. On examination, no abnormalities were found on the craniofacial region except for a tortous pulsating tender mass on the region of the left carotid artery. Routine laboratory findings and a connective tissue study were normal. Neck sonography and a 4-vessel angiography showed a tortous left internal carotid artery with stenosis extending near to the skin. The patient was treated for 2 weeks with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, steroids, a prophylctic beta blocker, and a TCA antidepressant. The pain gradually subsided.
Aged ; Angiography ; Arteries ; Carbamazepine ; Carotid Arteries ; Carotid Artery, Internal ; Connective Tissue ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Dilatation ; Facial Neuralgia ; Female ; Humans ; Neck ; Skin ; Steroids ; Trigeminal Nerve ; Trigeminal Neuralgia*

No abstract available.
Typhoid Fever*

Twenty one cases of adult tibial shaft fractures were fixed with flexible intramedullary nails at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kang Nam General Hospital. The results are summerized as follows; l. Average healing time was 17 weeks. No case of nonunion was experienced. 2. As the operation was perfomed by closed method under fluoroscopic control, reduction of operation time is a major advantage. 3. Fixation was usually strong enough to allow immediate weightbearing and mobilization of the adjacent joints without external immobilization. 4. Three cases of delayed union and 2 cases of rotational malunion were experienced, but shortening and angulation were not so severe as to affect overall functional results. 5. In conclusion, Ender nailing is considered to be a valuable method in treating tibial shaft fractures. Even in cases with multiple injuries and in selected open cases, Ender nailing can be a saft procedure.
Adult ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Joints ; Methods ; Multiple Trauma ; Orthopedics ; Tibial Fractures ; Weight-Bearing

Dislocation involving talus is a rare injury comprising less than 1% of all dislocations of the joint. One case of lateral subtalar di location of the talus treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kang Nam General Hospital in Decernber 1985. The patient was followed for 6 months and satisfactory healing was obtained.
Dislocations ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Joints ; Orthopedics ; Talus