Macrodactyly is a rare congenital malformation characterized by an increase in the size of all the elements or structures of a digit or digits. The phalanges, tendons, vessels, subcutaneous fat, finger nails, and skin are all enlarged, but the metacarpals are not affected. The condition is most frequently found in the index and long fingers, and its etiology remains unexplained. Macrodactylism associated with neurofibroma of the median nerve in the left middle finger, in a 13 year old girl, is presented with a review of the literature, and diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination. Chief complaints were enlargement of the left middle finger and a soft tissue mass in the left palm since birth. There was no change in motor and sensory function of the hand. X-ray showed enlargement of phalanges and a diffusely enlarged soft tissue shadow in the middle finger. We performed epiphysiodesis of the proximal, middle and distal phalanges of the left middle finger with exploration of the left median nerve to the wrist joint. An enlarged fibromatous median nerve, left side, was found with very large abundant fat lobules around it.
Diagnosis ; Female ; Fingers ; Hand ; Humans ; Median Nerve ; Metacarpal Bones ; Neurofibroma ; Parturition ; Sensation ; Skin ; Subcutaneous Fat ; Tendons ; Wrist Joint

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Appendicitis* ; Barium* ; Enema*

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Appendicitis* ; Barium* ; Enema*

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Foot*

This study was conducted to investigate food and meal preference of workers (435 male and 212 female) in the Chonnam Yeosu industrial area. The results of the survey were analyzed by principal components analysis. The results were obtained as follows: 19.3% of the subjects were twenties, 28.3% were thirties, 28.8% were forties and 23.7% were fifties. Females liked rice rolled in dried laver, rice cakes, janchi-noodle and breads, on the other hand males liked thick beef soup, loach soup, an eel stew and soju. The young liked instant noodles, fried chicken, sweet and sour pork, pork cutlet, pizza, hamburger, ham, sausage and fruit beverage, on the other hand the old liked a fish pot stew, loach soup, eel stew, fish boiled in soy with spices, panfried fish, sea slug, ascidian, bunder, green laver and boiled burdock-lotus root in soy. Females who are young liked hamburger and sweet and sour pork whereas males who are young liked instant noodles, pork cutlet, ham, sausage and fruit beverage. Aged females liked fish boiled in soy with spices, panfried fish, bunder, green laver, boiled burdock-lotus root in soy whereas aged males liked a fish pot stew, loach soup, eel stew, sea mussel and oysters. Boiled rice was located within the middle irrespective of age and sex, but noodles, wheat flour meal, fast foods and fruits were situated at the young female side. Aged males liked soup and pot stew. Young males liked meats and eggs whereas fish and shellfish and kimch were located at the aged people side. Aged females liked sea weeds and most people disliked vegetables but females liked some vegetables irrespective of age. Processed foods, salted foods, and alcohol were generally disliked foods by subjects but males liked those foods. Soybean curd was liked more males than females, and teas, except coffee, was liked by males.
Aged ; Beverages ; Bivalvia ; Bread ; Chickens ; Coffee ; Eels ; Eggs ; Fast Foods ; Female ; Flour ; Fruit ; Gastropoda ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Meals ; Meat ; Ostreidae ; Ovum ; Shellfish ; Soybeans ; Spices ; Tea ; Triticum ; Urochordata ; Vegetables

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Tendon Injuries* ; Tendons*

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Child* ; Humans ; Humerus*

Apert described acrocephalosyndactyly as a clinical entity in 1906. At first he included a patient with craniofacial deformities combined with syndactyly of both the upper and lower extremities. This is a rare congenital disturbance in the growth of bone and soft tissue affecting principally the head, the hands and the feet. More than 200 cases have been reported in the world literature, and three cases in Korea. Authors experienced one case of the classic pattern of Apert's syndrome and treated surgically for syndsctyly.
Acrocephalosyndactylia ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Foot ; Hand ; Head ; Humans ; Korea ; Lower Extremity ; Syndactyly

The congenital dislocation of the hip is one of the most common congenital disease of the infants. The diagnosis and treatment of comgemital dislocation of the hip has been developcd since Lorenz published the methods of the closed reduction and immobilization in 1895. By replacing the displaced femoral head in the acetabular socket in early time, the normal development of acetabulum and femoral head were expected. So the early diagnosis and treatment were very important for good results. The authors studied 19 cases of 18 patients of congenital dislocation of the hip at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Hanyang University Hospital from June, 1972 to June, 1977. As results of this study, the following concolusion were result reached: 1. The proponderance of girl to boy was 13: 5. 2. The ratio of left side to right was 12:7. 3. The chief complaints were shortening of lower extremity, limitation of hip motion(esp. abduction) below 1 year old age and limping in over 1 year old age. 4. The associated congenital anomaly was abserved in a case of internal tibial torsion and metatarsus varus deformity. 5. In birth history, there was 1 case of breech presentation. 6. The acetabular index was much decreased in involved hip than the sound hip in treatment. 7. The arthrogram was valuable to detect any obstacles of closed reduction. 8. In 16 cases of 15 patients, 13 cases were treated by closed reduction, 1 case was open reduction, 1 case was derotation osteotomy, 1 case was varus and derotation osteotomy. 9. The results of treatment was Excellent:8 Good:8.
Acetabulum ; Breech Presentation ; Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Diagnosis ; Dislocations ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Head ; Hip ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Infant ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Metatarsus ; Orthopedics ; Osteotomy ; Pregnancy ; Reproductive History

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Clinical Study ; Shoulder Fractures