1.Clinical Studies on the Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus
Jun Seop JAHNG ; Byeong Mun PARK ; Jae Yung HYUN
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1982;17(2):326-332
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus is the most common elbow fractures in children. Many papers has been published about the treatment of the supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children and prevention of both Volkmann's ischemic contractures and nerve injuries associated with these fractures, however, unfortunately it is still one of the most difficult fractures to manage. After successful reduction, the late complications of loss of elbow motion, the change in carrying angle, myositis ossificans, and progressive ulnar nerve palsy still lie ahead. For the period of 5 years from January 1975 to December 1979, 110 patients who had been treated for supracondylar fractures of the humerus at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Coilege of Medicine were studied and analyzed retrospectively and the results are summerized as follows: 1. The age of the patients varied from 1 to 26 years, the majority (80.0%) being between 4 to 11 years and the fractures were on the left side in 71.8% and males comprized 75.5%. 2. The extension type comprized 94.5%. 3. Most common complications were cubitus varus deformities. 4. Percutaneous pinning and open reduction and internal fixation elicited rare cubitus varus diformities. 5. Limitation of motion was most frequent camplication after open reduction and internal fixation. 6. All cases which showed cubitus varus deformities were initially medially displaced fractures. 7. Four median nerve injuries were associated with posterolateral displacement and one radial nerve injury was associated with posteromedial displacement. 8. Finally, with prompt and adequate treatment, there were no Volkmanns ischemic contractures seen in this study.
Child
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Elbow
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Humans
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Humerus
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Ischemic Contracture
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Male
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Median Nerve
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Myositis Ossificans
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Radial Nerve
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Retrospective Studies
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Ulnar Neuropathies
2.A Case of Separation of the Symphysis Pubis and 2 Cases of Sacroiliac Strain During and After Spontaneous Labor
Dae Yong HAN ; Jun Seop JAHNG ; Jae Yung HYUN
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1982;17(3):492-495
Mechanically the symphysis pubis serves to anchor the ends of the two weight bearing arches of the pubis-the femorosacral and ischiosacral arches. Under normal conditions it has been found to exceedingly resistant to separation. Sacroiliac strain is also uncommon because the sacroiliac ligaments are very strong and the movement which produce a torsion strain upon the joint is more likely to cause a strain of thinner capsular ligaments surrounding the small lumbosacral joints. We experienced a case of separation of the symphysis pubis and 2 cases of sacroiliac strain during and after spontaneous labor.
Joints
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Ligaments
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Pubic Bone
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Weight-Bearing
3.Measurement and Comparison of Hydration and Lipid Levels between Patients with Acne vulgaris and Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.
Seung Hun LEE ; Tae Hyun PARK ; Yung Jae LEE ; Sang Hoon PARK
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1995;33(3):459-466
BACKGROUND: Skin surtice lipids increase and decrease in tints with acne vulgaris and in patients with atopic dermatis, respectively. Notably, hydratior. in decreased in patients with atopic dermatitis. Clinically it is common for the two diseases to occur together. OBJECTIVE: We would like to find out the rate, clinical cteristics, and hydration and lipid levels when acne vulgaris and atopic dermatitis concur. METHODS: We classific the clinical levels and measured the hydration and lipid levels of the face and forearm area of patients with acne vulgaris, patients phatopic dermatitis, and patients with both diseases, who visited the Youngdong Severance Hospital. RESULTS: 1) 13.8% (14/102) of patients with acne vulgaris had at, epidermatitis. 31.1% (14/45) of patients with atopic dermatitis had acne vulgaris. 2) Patients with acne vulgaris had increased lipid levels and normal hydration levels. 3) Patients with atopie dermatitis had decreased lipid and iylration levels. 4) Patients withoth cnevulgaris and atopic dermatitis a no severe grade of acne vulgaris, and showed decreased hydration but normal lipid levels. CONCLUSION: In patients with both arne vulgaris and atoic dermatitis, clinically acne vulgaris was not severe and hydation levels were lower than normal controls.
Acne Vulgaris*
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Dermatitis
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Dermatitis, Atopic*
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Forearm
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Humans
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Skin
4.Continuous Sutures for Microarterial Anastomosis.
Yung Sik JUNG ; See Ho CHOI ; Jae Ho CHUNG ; Jung Hyun SEUL
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1986;3(1):237-241
In clinical microsurgery, limitation of space often prohibits rotation of a double clamp in an end-to-end anastomosis, or shortage of length of the secondary vessel in an end-to-side anastomosis does not allow visualization of the back wall. In these situation, back wall repair is extremely difficult. To overcome this problem, we use continuous suture technique without rotation of double clamp for end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis of the 40 rat femoral arteries. After continuous sutures for micro-arterial anastomosis, the following results were obtained: Continuous sutures are useful in anastomosis where there is unavoidable limited access to the posterior wall and for some of the larger vessels now being anastomosed in free flap and other reconstructive surgery.
Animals
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Femoral Artery
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Free Tissue Flaps
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Microsurgery
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Rats
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Suture Techniques
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Sutures*
5.A Clinical Study of Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fracture
Chang Dong HAN ; Jae Yung HYUN ; Byeong Mun PARK ; Chong Hyuk CHOI
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1987;22(2):433-441
Although the method to obtain a good results of treatment is still controversial in ankle fracture, most authors agree with open reduction and internal fixation for unstable ankle fracture. They also emphasize the importance of accurate reduction and rigid fixation of fractured lateral malleolus. Recently, the good results of early weight bearing and joint motion has been recognized. Therefore the cast immobilization for long duration is eliminated after surgery by many authorities. In addition to positive role of early ankle motion and weight bearing, we could expect the advantage of subsidence of stiffness, osteoporosis, and early returning to social activity. The seventy-eight unstable ankle fractures treated at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of medicine with open reduction and internal fixation were analyzed in clinical and radiological aspects. The following results were obtained. 1. In unstable ankle fracture, the good functional results were obtained with early joint motion and weight bearing after accurate reduction and rigid fixation. 2. The accurate reduction and rigid fixation for lateral malleolar fracture was the most significant factor in contributing to good results. 3. Syndesmotic ligament should be examined on each exploration of fractured fibular. In spite of the immediate weight bearing, the transfixion screw has remained in place without loosening or breakage. 4. The reduction of medial malleolar fracture was relatively easy and seems not to affect the results.
Ankle Fractures
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Ankle
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Clinical Study
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Immobilization
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Joints
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Ligaments
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Methods
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Osteoporosis
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Weight-Bearing
6.Erratum: Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 2006 Feb;10(1):19-24. Differential Functional Expression of Clotrimazole-sensitive Ca2+ -activated K+ Current in Bal-17 and WEHI-231 Murine B Lymphocytes.
Haifeng ZHENG ; Jae Hong KO ; Joo Hyun NAM ; Yung E EARM ; Sung Joon KIM
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2006;10(2):109-109
No abstract available.
B-Lymphocytes*
7.Effects of Alcohol on Neurocognitive Function, Psychomotor Performance and Subjective Response in Koreans with Different ALDH2 Genotypes.
Il Seon SIN ; Jin Sang YOON ; Hyun KIM ; Hyung Yung LEE ; Bo Hyun YOON ; Hoon LEE ; Jae Sung JUNG
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry 1999;6(2):176-188
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluated the effects of alcohol on neurocognitive function, psychomotor performance and subjective response in healthy Korean adults with different ALDH2 genotypes. METHOD: A total of 24 males, half with active ALDH2*1/2*1 and the other with inactive ALDH2*1/2*1, was selected through genotyping using restriction fragment length polymorphism. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over design, each subject consumed 0.5g/kg dose of alcohol, given as a mixture of 40% vodka and orange juice, and placebo(orange juice) on two separate occasions on an average of weekly intervals. The blood alcohol concentrations(BACs) were measured using a breath analyzer at baseline and at 30, 60 minutes after drinking. P300s were measured at baseline and at 30 minutes after alcohol and placebo intake. Vital signs and psychomotor performance[Critical Flicker Fusion Threshold(CFFT), Choice Reaction Time(CRT), Digit Symbol Substitution(DSS)] were measured at baseline and at 60 minutes after alcohol and placebo intake. Subjective responses were measured at the end of the study. The statistical analysis focused on whether there were any differences between groups with different ALDH2 genotypes. RESULTS: The major results are as follows. 1) BACs in inactive group were overall equivalent to those in the active group. Only in terms of time, BACs were significantly higher overall at 30 minutes than at 60 minutes after alcohol intake. 2) Pulse rates were significantly increased after alcohol intake compared with placebo, and the increase was greater in the inactive than in the active group. 3) P300 latencies in leads Fz(frontal), Cz(cental) and Pz(parietal) were significantly increased after alcohol intake compared to placebo, and the increase was greater in the inactive than in the active group. P300 amplitudes in leads Cz and Pz were significantly decreased overall after alcohol intake compared to placebo. 4) Compared with placebo, alcohol produced significant effect on the psychomotor performance : impairment in the inactive group, improvement in the active group. 5) Compared with placebo, alcohol significantly induced a negative or an intense effect on the subjective responses in the inactive group, but little negative and even a somewhat positive effect in the active group. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that ALDH isozyme variance might be an important factor to determine the effects of acute dose of alcohol on the various psychobehavioural functions and also to determine the alcohol use pattern and to predict the future development of alcohol overuse and/or abuse.
Adult
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Citrus sinensis
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Cross-Over Studies
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Drinking
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Flicker Fusion
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Genotype*
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Heart Rate
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Humans
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Male
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Psychomotor Performance*
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Vital Signs
8.Two Cases of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
Hyeog Man KWON ; Jae Hyun CHO ; Yung Tak KIM ; Won Yung TAK ; Eun Whee PARK ; Yung Oh KWEON ; Sung Guk KIM ; Yong Whan CHOI ; Joon Mo JUNG
Korean Journal of Medicine 1999;56(3):367-372
Primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown origin. The small and medium sized intrahepatic bile ducts are destroyed by an inflammatory process, which, it has been suggested, is of the autoimmune type. It is strongly associated with the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies, predominantly IgM and IgG. The liver changes are classified into four stages, of which stage IV represents the development of cirrhosis, which required orthotropic liver transplantation in the longrun. The prevalence rates was reported 128 per millon in Sweden , but the disease is relatively rare in Oriental area. In medical treatment, long-term administration of ursodeoxycholic acid improves both clinical and biochemical signs, slows the progression of the disease and reduces the complication requiring liver transplantation. We report two cases of PBC, one with histologically proven cirrhosis, and the other with bile duct destruction consistent with stage III and hypothyroidism.
Antibodies
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Bile Ducts
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Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
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Fibrosis
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Hypothyroidism
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M
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Liver
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Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary*
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Liver Diseases
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Liver Transplantation
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Prevalence
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Sweden
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid
9.Clinical efficacy of teicoplanin in gram-positive bacterial infection.
Kang Hyun CHOI ; Jae Hoon SONG ; Koo Yung CHO ; Hyung Ho KIM ; Bin YOO ; Chul Won SUH
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1993;25(1):57-62
No abstract available.
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections*
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Teicoplanin*
10.Plasma, Tissue Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substance and Lymphocyte Oxidative DNA Damage in Mouse Fed Gamma Irradiated Diet.
Hyun Hee JANG ; Myung Hee KANG ; Jae Seung YANG ; Sun Yung LY
The Korean Journal of Nutrition 2003;36(3):255-261
Food irradiation has been steadily increasing in many countries in line with increasing international trade and concerns about naturally occurring harmful contaminants in food. Although irradiation provides an excellent safeguard for the consumer by destroying almost 100% of harmful bacteria, it is necessary to ensure the safety of irradiated foods. This study was performed to investigate the effect of an irradiated diet on lipid peroxidation in the plasma, liver, small intestinal mucosa, and lymphocyte DNA damage in mice. Eight-week old ICR mice were assigned to two groups to receive either non-irradiated or irradiated (10 kGy) diets containing 20.38% fish powder and 6.06% sesame seeds for 4 weeks. The resulting changes in the degrees of lipid peroxidation were evaluated based on the level of plasma and liver thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), transmission electron micrograph of jejunal mucosa, and free radical-induced oxidative DNA damage in lymphocytes, as measured by alkaline comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis). The peroxide values of the gamma irradiated diet were measured every week, and the sample for comet assay was taken at the end of the four week experimental period. There was no significant difference in food efficiency ratio between the two groups. The peroxide values of the diet were immediately increased to 35.5% after gamma irradiation and kept on increasing during storage. After 4 weeks, no differences in tissue or plasma TBARS value were observed between the two groups, but epithelial cells of jejumum showed osmiophillic laminated membranous structures, considered as myelin figures,. The oxidative DNA damage expressed as tail moment (TM) increased 30% in the blood lymphocytes of the mice fed the irradiated diet. In conclusion, the comet assay sensitively detected differences in lymphocyte DNA damage after feeding with the irradiated diet for 4 weeks. However, in order to ensure the safety of irradiated foods, it would be more useful to conduct a long-term feeding regimen using an irradiated diet and examine the level of lipid peroxidation and the state of oxidative stress in a greater range of organs.
Animals
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Bacteria
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Comet Assay
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Diet*
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DNA Damage*
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DNA*
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Epithelial Cells
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Food Irradiation
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Intestinal Mucosa
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Lipid Peroxidation
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Liver
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Lymphocytes*
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Mice*
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Mice, Inbred ICR
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Mucous Membrane
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Myelin Sheath
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Oxidative Stress
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Plasma*
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Sesamum
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Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances