1.The Facet Tropism of Lumbar in Young Adults.
June Kyu LEE ; Jae Sung AHN ; Jang Ik LEE
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 1998;5(1):18-24
STUDY DESIGN: The purpose of this study was to determine whether facet joint orientation and/or tropism influences the prevalence of disc degeneration in MRI in young patients. OBJECTIVE: 41 patients with disc degeneration disease including HNP in MRI were assesed on facet joint angles and tropism between 18 and 30 years old. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUD DATA: The patients who had back pain had association between disc degeneration and facet tropism in adults. But some authors have suggested that facet tropism has no clinical relevance. Physiologic aging and premature disc degeneration induce a gradual loss of water and proteoglycan from nucleus pulposus. METHODS: We reviewed the 41 MRI of lumbar spine with disc degeneration and measured facet joint angles on the mid-disc cut, which was parallel to inferior vertebral end-plate of superior vertebra. In simple X-ray, we reviewed relation between the transitional vertebrae and disc degeneration. It was analyzed statistically the facet joint angles and facet tropism in each levels. RESULTS: The mean facet angles was more increased in upper vertebral facet joints but statistically nonspecific. The facet tropism was not significant in all lumbar levels and the effects of transitional vertebrae on disc degeneration were ignorable and unclear. CONCLUSIONS: No statistical relationship was found among the magnitude of the angle and facet tropism and the presence of disc degeneration at any levels in young patients.
Adult
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Aging
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Back Pain
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Equidae
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Humans
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Prevalence
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Proteoglycans
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Spine
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Tropism*
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Young Adult*
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Zygapophyseal Joint
2.TREATMENT OF SCAR CONTRACTURES WITH THE SEVEN FLAP PLASTY.
Jae Kyoek LEE ; Sa Ik BANG ; Kyoeng Sik KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1997;24(5):1133-1138
No abstract available.
Cicatrix*
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Contracture*
4.The Relationship between Chondromalacia Patellae and Extensor Mechanism of the Knee Joint
Chang Ju LEE ; Jae Wook KIM ; Ik Yuol CHANG
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1979;14(1):27-33
Among previously proposed etiological factors of chondromalacia patellae, abnormality in the extensor mechanism of the knee joint has been attributed as a cause of chondromalacia patellae by many authors Malalignment in the extensor mechanism of the knee joint is supposed to cause the positional change of patella. This positional change of patella can be measured by Q angle and P/PT ratio. Hereby we intened to classify the relationahip between the above measurement lenoting the positional change of patella and chondromalacia patellae. These values were obtained from 60 patients found to have chondromalacia patellae in Han Gang Sacred Heart Hospital, from Jan. 1977 to Sep. 1978. Values were also obtained from 60 normal persons as a control group. Thus a statistical analysis was made for the possible relationship between extensor mechanism of the knee joint and chondromalacia patellae. The following conclusion were made, 1. The sex ratio was 1:1.3 with female preponderance. There was 26 male and 34 female patients, common age group of chondromalacia patellae was age 20-40 years. 2. The average value of Q angle was 11 in control group, while 18 in chondromalacia patellae, having the difference of 7. 3. The average values of Q angle among different sexes were reviewed. The male control group had 9 of average value of Q angle, while male chondromalacia patellae had 16. The female control group had 12 of average value of Q angle, while female chondromalacia patellae had 20. 4. The average value of P/PT ratio was 1.03 in control group, while 0.9 in chondromalacia patellae, having the difference 0.13. For P/PT ratio in different sexes, the average value was 1.01 in male control group. while 0.9 in male chondromalacia patellae. The average value of P/PT ratio was 1.04 in female control group, while 0.89 in female chondromalacia patellae, 5. For statistical survey for these differences, P value was examined by t-test methods. The statistical diffrences of Q angle in male control group and chondromalacia patellae was 3.4 and it was 2.06 in he female. The difference between control group and the chondromalacia patellae in the overall seves was 2.61, thus having statistical significance.
Cartilage Diseases
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Chondromalacia Patellae
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Female
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Heart
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Humans
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Knee Joint
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Knee
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Male
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Patella
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Sex Ratio
5.Assesment of tubal patency : Transvaginal sonosalpingography(TV-SSG) versus hysterosalpingography(HSG).
Jae Young LEE ; Byung Young LEE ; Eun Kwan LEE ; Byung Ik LEE ; Hyun Chan KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993;36(7):1962-1966
No abstract available.
Equidae*
6.Effects of Colloidal Gold 198Au on Synovial Membrane of Rabbits
Sung Keun SOHN ; Jae Do KIM ; Woo Min JEONG ; Jae Ik LEE
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1989;24(2):607-612
Colloidal gold 198Au were injected into 40 knee joints of rabbits for the study of the change of synovial membrane. We verified even distribution of Colloidal gold 198Au about knee joints by use of scintigraphy. After then, histopathological examinations were performed by periodic intervals. The following results are obtained form this study. l. Intra-articular injection of Colloidal gold 198Au into rabbit's knee joints resulted in a mild resctive inflammation at synovium. In was charscterized by an infiltration of eosinophils and by sclerotic changes in the subsynovium and by fibrosis of synovial vessels. 2. From this study, intra-articular injection of Colloidal gold 198Au may by benefit to treat the chronic synovial effusion in human.
Colloids
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Eosinophils
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Fibrosis
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Gold Colloid
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Humans
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Inflammation
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Injections, Intra-Articular
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Knee Joint
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Rabbits
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Synovial Membrane
7.Computed tomographic evaluation of sellar and parasellar tumors
Ik Jae SUH ; Sun Wha LEE ; Chung Kie EUN ; Jae Hoon LIM ; Chi Yul AHN
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1983;19(1):58-65
The advent of computerized cranial tomography made a greater advance in the diagnosis of very wide variety of intracranial lesions. Authors analyzed 58 pathologically proven sellar and parasellar tumors examined at Kyung Hee Un-iversity Hospital from Oct. 1977 to Jun. 1981 and the results were as follows; 1. The distribution of the tumors is 28 pituitary adenomas, 18 craniopharyngiomas, 5 meningiomas, 4 germinomas, 2 astrocytomas, and 1 sphenoid mucocele. 2. In pituitary adenoma, the precontrast CT scan of tumors appeared as isodensity in 11 cases, mixed density in 8 cases, high density in 6 cases, and low density in 3 cases, and associated with destruction of sellar turcica in 15 cases, calcification in 3 cases, and hydrocephalus in 2 cases. The postcontrast CT scan study revealed 24 cases of contrast enhancement, including 17 cases of homogenous and 7 cases of ring or rim enhancement. 3. In craniopharyngioma, the precontrast CT scan of tumors appeared as low density in 12 cases, isodensity in 4 cases and high density in 2 cases and associated with calcification in 16 cases, hydrocephalus in 15 cases and destruction of sellar turcica in 2 cases. The postcontrast CT scan study revealed no enhancement in 10 cases and contrast enhancement in 8 cases including 6 of ring enhancement and 2 heterogenous enhancement.
Astrocytoma
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Craniopharyngioma
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Diagnosis
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Germinoma
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Hydrocephalus
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Meningioma
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Mucocele
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Pituitary Neoplasms
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
8.A Case of tuberous Sclerosis with Polycystic Kidney.
Won Ik LEE ; Il Sin MOON ; Poong Man LEE ; Jae Chung LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1981;24(11):1100-1105
No abstract available.
Polycystic Kidney Diseases*
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Tuberous Sclerosis*
9.Cystinurua in Siblings.
Sung Ik CHO ; Min Yong OUM ; Jae Ock PARK ; Dong Hwan LEE ; Sang Jhoo LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1990;33(3):351-359
10.Two Cases of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Chul Jin PARK ; Ik Jun LEE ; Jae Chung LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1979;22(7):561-565
Two cases of monochorial twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome were presented. In both of two cases, cases, there were marked difference in hemoglobin levels between two identical twins but in one of two cases, the anemic two was more larger than the pletoric one in birth weight unusually. In one of two cases, both anemic infant and plethoric one survived, but in the other case, both succumbed.
Birth Weight
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Female
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Fetofetal Transfusion*
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
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Twins*
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Twins, Monozygotic