Hallux valgus is a complex deformity consisting of more than a 20° valgus angle of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. And more than 9° between the first and second metatarsals as well as bursal hypertrophy over the medial eminance of the first metatarsal head(bunion). Many surgical procedures have been available for treating the hallux valgus complex. Johnson and Coreless have acquired sufficiently good results in modifying the Mitchell osteotomy into the chevron osteotomy. They recommend the chevron osteotomy for the hallux valgus complex with the following patient profile : younger than 50 years old, hallux valgus angle less than 40°, the first-second intermetatarsal angle less than 20°. This procedure consists of 1) medial eminance removal, 2) V-shaped intracapsular osteotomy through the first metatarsal head, 3) lateral displacement of the capsular fragment, 4) removal of the resulting projection of the first metatarsal, and 5) medial capsulorrhaphy. Our results of eleven cases of the hallux valgus deformity which were treated by the chevron osteotomy during the period form July 1985 to Februsary 1988, in the Orthopedic Department of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center were as follows. 1. The average age at surgery was 43 years. 2. The average valgus angle was 38° and the first-second intermetatarsal angle was 15° preoperatively. They were correted to 19° and 10° respectively. 3. All cases had complained of severe metatarsalgia preoperatively. 4. The metatarsalgia subsided in all cases, and no avascular necrosis or nonunion was found.
Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Hallux Valgus ; Hallux ; Head ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Metatarsal Bones ; Metatarsalgia ; Metatarsophalangeal Joint ; Necrosis ; Orthopedics ; Osteotomy

Sensation is the key element that allows the fingertip to participate effectively in virtually all hand functions. Therefore, it is very important to restore sensation as well as well padded, durable skin coverage following severe fingertip injuries. Many ingenious operations have been described to provide the fingertip with sensate coverage. Among them, the innervated cross-finger flap, reported by Cohen et al. in 1983, is very effective and successful in reconstruction of severe fingertip injuries, We report five cases of severe fingertip injuries treated with innervated cross-finger flap. The results are as follows : 1. The level of sensory return and the functional result is excellent in those fingertips reconstructed with the innervated cross-finger flap. 2. Mean time for flap detachment is 16 days post operative and local anesthesis at outpatient department is sufficient. 3. Four of five treated patients achieved excellent sensibility with measurable two-point discrimination(mean 5.0 mm) and ability to recongnize textures and objects.
Fingers ; Hand ; Humans ; Outpatients ; Sensation ; Skin

The importance of the ticks in medical field has been emphasized because of their association with and transmission of various diseases. We report herein a case of tick bite in a 55-year-old male farmer, who visited our hospital on July 2, 1981 with a parasite attached on right lower flank and rice to small pea sized, pruritic erythematous papular skin eruptions on chest and right lower flank. The skin lesions disappeared completely with.in five days after removal of the parasite, which was identified with an adult female tick which belongs to Genus Ixodes.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Ixodes* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parasites ; Peas ; Skin ; Thorax ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, described first by Kitamura and Akam atsu in 1943, is a pigmentary disorder that may be determined by an autasomal dominant gene. Skin lesions are characterized clinically by depressed brownisL pigmented spots, in a reticulated pattern, on the extensor surface of the acral parts of the extremities. Most reported cases are confined to Japanese. We report herein a case of reticulate acropigmentation of Kitarnura in a 28- year-old woman, with a depressed brownish pigmented spots, in a reticulate pattern, on the dorsum of hands and left foot. The authors make the diagnosis of this case a reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura for the clinical symptoms and histopathologic findings.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Female ; Foot ; Genes, Dominant ; Hand ; Humans ; Skin

Carcinoma of the breast can produce cutaneous metastases which sbow highly diversified clinical pictures. The cutaneous metastases produce four definite clinical types: inflammatory carcinoma, telangiectatic carcinoma, nodular carcinoma, and carcinoma, en cuirasse. We present a case of 78-year-old nulliparous woman who had several painful dark purplish colored zosteriform papulovesicular eruptions, suggestive of herpes zoster, on the right breast, right axilla, scapular area, and upper arm for three month. Two month later, well dermacated linearly arranged erysipeloid eruptions appeared around the previous skin lesions and the right chest wall. Histopathological findings showed metastatic ductal carcinoma with massive vascular permeation but the primary focus was undetermined.
Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis

Nickel is widely known throughout the world as a common source of contact dermatitis. Korea is one of the rapidly developing countries where the use of nickel and nickel by-products is on the rise. Lacking in ore, Korea imports most of its nickel. In the last ten years, in relation to rapid industrial development, the amount of nickel imported has increased over 1, 000 times. Nickel dermatitis is becoming an increasing problem in the patch test clinic. With regards to this, we have tried the dimethylglyoxime spot test to all materials mentioned in the textbooks which are regarded as nickel sources in other industrialized societies, so as to make an up-to-date list of nickel sources applicable to Korea. In addition, we have also included traditional nickel sources such as acupuncture needles, fire pot, old and new coins and chest of drawers etc. We also have analyzed data concerning nickel imports to Korea during the past 10 years.
Acupuncture ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Developing Countries ; Fires ; Korea* ; Needles ; Nickel* ; Numismatics ; Patch Tests ; Thorax

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Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Vertebroplasty*

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HLA-DR Antigens*

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Fetal Blood* ; Humans* ; Oxygen* ; Phagocytes*

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Occupational Diseases*