The fabella, which means little bean is a sesamoid bone located in the lteral head of the gastrocnemius muscle. It has been estimated from radiographic studies, that fabella presents in 11.5%-12.9% of adult knees, and bilaterally in more than 50% of the adult population. The salient features of the fabellar syndrome includes intermittent pain in the posterolateral region, accentuated by knee extension and localized tendemess caused by compression against the femoral condyle. We experienced a case of fabella impingement syndrome which includes symptom of intermittent pain in the posterolateral region, intermittent locking and limitation of knee motion, gd report with review of literatures where it has not ever been introduced.
Adult ; Head ; Humans ; Knee ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Sesamoid Bones

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Facial Bones* ; Humans

During last 10 years we experienced 25 cases of C.N.S. cysticercosis. Now clinical analysis and evaluation of our cases were made and the results are followings; 1. Prevalence in man and women are nearly same and about 70% of cases are distributed between 20-50 years old. 2. According to Nieto's classification, mostly are ventricular (44%) and parenchymal type (36%). 3. Clinical manifestations were IICP (92%), focal neurological deficits (68%), seizure (48%), altered mental status (36%) and others listed on table 7. 4. In ventricular type, IICP and cerebellar dysfunction signs were predominated but seizure and focal neurological deficits were commonly seen in parenchymal type. 5. Subcutaneous cysticercus nodules were palpated in 32% of cases. 6. Positive stool ova was observed in 29% of cases. 7. Radiologic studies revealed as followings: 16% of cases showed abnormal findings on plain film, 84% on angiography, 94% on ventriculography and 100% on computed tomography and myelography. Computed tomography looks like most helpful diagnostic method for C.N.S. cysticercosis, they usually revealed lucent cystic lesion, hydrocephalic findings and contrast enhancement. 8. Suboccipital craniectomy, craniotomy with removal of parenchymal cyst or laminectomy were done according to location and types of lesion. 72% of operated cases revealed good results and mortality was 4% of cases.
Angiography ; Cerebellar Diseases ; Classification ; Craniotomy ; Cysticercosis* ; Cysticercus ; Female ; Humans ; Laminectomy ; Methods ; Mortality ; Myelography ; Ovum ; Prevalence ; Seizures

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Animals ; Binding Sites* ; Carbon Monoxide* ; Carbon* ; Rats* ; Serotonin*

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Immunohistochemical analysis of 24 paraffin-embedded osteosarcomas was studied to evaluate the expression of simple cytokeratin, basal cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen(EMA) according to the histologic subtypes and anatomical locations. Mean age of the patients was 18 years. Anatomical locations of the tumors were femur(8), tibia(10), humerus(4), lumbar spine(1), and zygomatic arch(1). Histologic subtypes included osteoblastic(14), fibroblastic(4), chondroblastic(4), epithelioid(1), and mixed osteoblastic and fibroblastic(1). All were positive in the immunohistochemical stain for vimentin. The expression of cytokeratin and/or EMA was found in 10 cases(41.7%) regardless of anatomical locations and histologic subtypes. Positive immunoreaction for EMA was demonstrated in osteoblastic(5), chondroblastic(2), epithelioid(1), and mixed osteoblastic and fibroblastic(1) types. Osteoblastic (2), chondroblastic(2), and epithelioid(1) types among them also showed immunoreactivity with anti-simple cytokeratin monoclonal antibody, NCL-5D3. The expression of basal cytokeratin (NCL-LL002) was found in two osteoblastic, one chondroblastic, one epithelioid, and one mixed osteoblastic and fibroblastic types. These findings indicate that cytokeratin and EMA immunoreactivity can not be regarded as an absolute specific marker of the epithelial origin of tumor and may also occur in osteosarcoma.

BACKGROUND: The concentration of the blood including ACTH, catecholamine, serum prolactine, cortisol is increased due to responding on stress by carrying out endotracheal intubation upon the mutiple trauma patients who were taken to the emergency room. Diazepam is a kind of benzodiazepine pharmacon and common pharmacon used for stability of the patients, relief and pretreatment as a booster for the relaxation of skeletal muscle. This research aims to know how effectively medication of diazepam before endotracheal intubation helps to constrain the reaction on the part of cardiovascular system due to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation, and makes concentration of catecholamine in blood changed. METHODS: The subjects are consisted of the patient asked for endotracheal intubation instantly, suffering from caput trauma (GCS 8.0) among the multiple trauma patient, more than 20-year-old who were taken to the emergency room in Chosun university hospital from October 1, 1995 to September 30, 1996. They were decided into 2 classes, 30 people each class, and one (group I ) was carried out endotracheal intubation without injecting diazepam,0.3 mg/kg, and the other (group II) was done with the endotracheal intubation by injecting diazepam, 0.3mg/kg. Group I and group II were measured blood pressure and heart rate before intubation and at 1, 3, 5, 7 minute after endotracheal intubation, sampled arterial blood from femoral artery, and then compared and analyzed. All of the data were recorded by mean, standard deviation, and percentage and repeated measures ANOVA test was used for the statistical test and the data was regarded as statistically significant when p value is below 0.05. RESULTS: 1) They were no significant differences statistically between 2 groups in the distribution of the age, weight, sex of the patients. 2) The changes in the systolic blood pressure had no statistical significance in the comparison between group I and group II, but diastolic blood pressure and the change of heart rate had statistical significance because p value was shown below 0.05. 3) Norepinephrine of blood was significantly lower in group II than group I. 4) Epinephrine of blood was significantly lower in group II than group I. CONCLUSION: It was shown that medication of diazepam before endotracheal intubation made stability of the patients and it changed significantly the reaction on the part of cardiovascular system from stress caused by laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. So it will be a good thing to inject diazepam for pretreatment to bring relief of the patients and cardiovascular stability before endotracheal intubation.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ; Benzodiazepines ; Blood Pressure ; Cardiovascular System ; Diazepam* ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Epinephrine ; Femoral Artery ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone ; Intubation ; Intubation, Intratracheal* ; Laryngoscopy ; Multiple Trauma* ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Norepinephrine ; Prolactin ; Relaxation ; Young Adult

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Colon* ; Colonic Neoplasms* ; Dimenhydrinate* ; Oncogenes* ; Rats, Wistar*

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Intestinal Atresia*

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Intestinal Atresia*