1.Chronic hepatitis update.
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1999;20(8):969-977
No abstract available.
Hepatitis, Chronic*
2.Measurement of the Lumbar Spinal Canal by the Plain X-Ray Film in the Normal Korean Adults
Young Soo BYUN ; Jong Hwan KIM
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1983;18(3):445-452
The significance of measurement of the spinal canal size was well recognized in case of detection of intraspinal tumor as well as diagnosis of spinal stenosis. The measurement of sagittal diameter of the lumber spinal canal by plain x-ray film is not always easy. However, the new method designed by Eisenstein made the measurement of sagittal diameter of the lumber spinal canal by plain x-ray film very easy. In order to study the range of normal values of the sagittal diameter of lumber spinal canal in Korean adults, authors measured antero-posterior and transverse diameter of the lumbar spinal canal in 290 normal Korean adults by Eisensteins method. The results obtained are as follows: 1. Mean values of sagittal diameter of the normal Korean adults male was 17.37±1.05mm at Ll, 16.43±1.12mm at L2, 15.89±1.20mm at L3, 15.45±1.24mm at L4, and 17.34±1.13mm at L5 vertebra and in female, 17.41±1.23mm at Ll, 16.45±1.20mm at L2, 16.14±1.41mm at L3, 15.40±1.32mm at L4, and 17.25±1.20mm at L5 vertebra. 2. Mean values of transverse diameter of the normal Korean adults male was 23.54±1.18mm at Ll, 24.61±1.17mm at L2, 25.78±1.41mm at L3, 27.72±1.86mm at L4, and 30.42±2.23mm at L5 vertebra and in female, 23.06±1.45mm at Ll, 23.90±1.48mm at L2, 25.21±1.53mm at L3, 26.62±1.88mm at L4, and 29.70±2.41mm at L5 vertebra. 3. In transverse diameter, it was increased more and more to the lower lumber level, the widest at L5 vertebra. 4. In sagittal diameter, it was decreased less and less to the lower lumbar level, the narrowest at L4, and increased again at L5 vertebra. 5. The difference of sagittal and transverse diameter of lumbar spinal canal at each level of lumbar spine was very significant statistically. 6. The difference of the transverse diameter of the lumber spinal canal between male and female was significant statistically but that of the sagittal diameter was not. 7. The difference of the sagittal and transverse diameter between each age group was not significant statistically.
Adult
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Diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Methods
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Reference Values
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Spinal Canal
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Spinal Stenosis
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Spine
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X-Ray Film
4.A clinical study on childhood epilepsy.
Jong In BYUN ; Young Hoon KIM ; In Goo LEE ; Kyung Tai WHANG
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 1993;1(1):99-105
No abstract available.
Epilepsy*
5.The treatment and clinical analysis of lateral malleolar fracture of the ankle with one or two cortical lag screws.
Sung Kon KIM ; Young Soo BYUN ; Jong Woong PARK
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1992;27(7):1758-1765
No abstract available.
Ankle*
6.The Biomechanical Study for the Initial Stability of Porous - coated Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Young Su BYUN ; Sang Won PARK ; Jong Woong PARK
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1998;33(7):1691-1702
The purpose of this study was to investigate the gaps of bone-acetabular component interface, the initial mechanical stability and the effects of adjuvant screw fixation in the press-fitted two different shaped porous-coated acetabular components. Semi-hemispherical Harris-Galante II cup and full hemispherical Trilogy cup were press-fitted with or without adjuvant screw fixation in 40 bovine femur. The gaps of bone-implant interface were measured in each radiography of all specimen and axial compression tests and rotational stability tests were performed using servohydraulic tension-compression machine. There was significantly smaller gap at polar 1/3 region in the specimen implanted with Trilogy cup. But the adjuvant screw fixation did not affect the amount of gap. There was no significant statistical difference in axial load and rotational stability test in each situations of fixation. This study demonstrates that the initial mechanical stability is not influenced by the shape of semi-hemispherical Harris-Galante II cup and full hemispherical Trilogy cup and also independent of adjuvant screw fixation. But smaller gap of Trilogy cup at the polar 1/3 region indicates the possibility that less amout of wear debris of polyethylene or metal will be deposited and therefore less osteolysis or cup loosening will occur, but this hypothesis should be confirmed by the long-term clinical follow-up.
Acetabulum*
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
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Femur
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Follow-Up Studies
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Osteolysis
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Polyethylene
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Radiography
7.Analysis of X-Ray Findings of Osteosarcoma
Chun Bang BUN ; Joung Soo BYUN ; Jong Challe LEE
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1981;16(2):388-394
The diagnosis of osteosarcoma is based on both clinical, rediological and histopathological findings, but the majority of the patients with osteosarcoma can be diagnosed with a reasonable degree of confidence from the appearance of the lesion on the plain X-ray film. The combination of soft tissue mass and calcification, increased intramedullary radiodensity, cortical bone destruction,and marked periosteal reaction such as Codmans triangle and sunburst reaction is the radiographic hallmark of osteosarcoma, Among the above mentioned radiological findings, the presence of soft tissue mass with calcification can be so strongly suspected to be nearly diagnostic on the X- ray examination alone. The author performed radiological analysis of 40 cases of osreosarcoma which was experienced at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University including other hospitals from 1975 to 1980 and particulary observed correlation between the soft tissue mass with calcification and other radiological findings. The results obtained as follow: 1. Of the 40 cases, soft tissue mass with calcification were observed in 32 cases(80%), cortical destruction in 31 cases(77.5%), periosteal reaction in 24 cases(60%), sunburst reaction in 23 cases(57%) and Codmans triangle in 21 cases were observed. 2. Of the 40 cases, 23 cases(57.5%) were osteoblastic, 12 cases(30%) of osteolytic and 5 cases(12.5%) of mixed type. 3. The shadow of soft tissue mass with calcification was observed 11 cases(91.7%) among 12 cases of osteolytic type, 28 cases(91%) among 31 cases of cortical destruction, 21 cases(87.5%) among 24 cases of periosteal reaction, 20 cases(86.9%) among 23 cases of sunburst reaction and 18 cases (85.7%) among 21 cases of Codmans triangle.
Diagnosis
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Humans
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Korea
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Orthopedics
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Osteoblasts
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Osteosarcoma
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X-Ray Film
8.Limbal-Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation for the Treatment of Primary Pterygium.
Yeon Sam KIM ; Jong Hoa KIM ; Young Ja BYUN
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(7):1804-1810
Pterygium is a common surgical ocular disease which recurs frequently. Various different techniques have been developed for the successful surgical treatment of pterygium and among them, autograft transplantation is known as the best successful surgical method. For the prevention of recurrence, the corneal epithelium must heal before the fibrovascular tissue grows and reaches to limbus. For this, we have believed that limbal transplanta- tion is more suitable than conjunctival transplantation. We had performed limbal-conjunctival autograft trasplata- tion for 52 patients with primary pterygia whose age was under 40 years old,or whose pterygia had involved above 5mm beyond limbus and had shown diffuse subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue. The recurrence rate was 1.9%and therewere no complications and no surgical problems. Therefore,we recommend this surgical technique as a safe and effective method of treating primary pterygia with the risk factors of recurrence.
Autografts*
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Epithelium, Corneal
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Humans
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Pterygium*
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Recurrence
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Risk Factors
9.Lead level in hair of elementary school children in urban and rural areas.
Yung Woo BYUN ; Jun SAKONG ; Chang Yoon KIM ; Jong Hak CHUNG
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1993;10(1):103-113
This study was conducted to explore the feasibility of using the lead level in the hair of children as a screening test for lead intoxication of children and as an indicator for environmental pollution. Lead concentration of hair was measured for 268 seven to nine-year-old elementary school children in Taegu city (147 children) and Gampo. town(121 children). The lead level in hair was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometer equipped with a graphite furnace atomizer. The following information was obtained for all children : sex, age, father's occupation and smoking habits, kinds of hair cleaner, fingernail biting habits, and status of the child's hands and clothing. The mean lead level in hair was 8.7+/-2-9 microg/g in the urban area and 7.7+/-2.2 pg/g in the rural area. There were significant differences between two groups(p(0.01). The difference of lead levels in hair measured by cleanliness of the child's hands (clean : 7.4+/- 2.7 pg/g, dirty : 8.2+/- 2.6 pg/g) and child's clothing(clean : 8.0+/- 2.5 microg/g, dirty : 9.3+/- 2.6 microg/g) were statistically significant, but other factors were not significant. In multiple regression analysis, difference of residency and age were significant variables for lead level in the hair of children. These findings suggest that measurement of lead level in the hair is a useful method for the screening of the lead intoxication of children and monitoring environmental conditions.
Absorption
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Child*
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Clothing
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Daegu
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Environmental Pollution
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Graphite
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Hair*
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Hand
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Humans
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Internship and Residency
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Mass Screening
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Nails
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Nebulizers and Vaporizers
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Occupations
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Smoke
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Smoking
10.Comparision of central Corneal Endotherial Cell Density with Peripheral Areas According to Age by Specular Microscopy.
Kyu Jin JUNG ; Jong Hoa KIM ; Young Ja BYUN
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(4):902-907
We measured corneal endothelial cell density of 100 normal eyes of 50 Korean volunteers on central, superior, inferior, nasal and temporal aspect, respectively. Non-contact specular microscopy were used for measurement. The data thus obteined were analyzed according to the following parameters: age, laterality, sex and location(central vs. peripheral). Corneal endothelial cell density showed gradual decrement with age, but no significant statistically differences with laterality and sex. The results showed a large difference in corneal endothelial cell density depending on the location, although they failed to show statistical significant(P>0.05).
Cell Count*
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Endothelial Cells
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Microscopy*
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Volunteers