No abstract available.
Spine* ; Transplants*

Arthroscopic unterior cruciate ligament reconstructions using bone-patelia tendon-bone have been considered the best method by which others are compared. The notchyplasty is one of the important steps of this procedure and it is emphasiz,ed recent]y to prevent retear of the reconstrucled ACL causecl by impingement. However, until now, there is controversy ahout adequate amount of notchyplasty. Also, it is hard to examine the adequacy of notchyp]asty even in the aithroscopic field. The purpose of this paper is to describe the surgical technique of notchyplasty, using the flexible reamer and preliminary result of this procedure. In this study the results of ACL:reconstruction with notchyplasty which is made hy us were analized from January,1994 to December,1995. The results were as follows; 1. The notchyplasty with flexible reamer is the method tbat can be performed adequate amount of removal, and he obtained perfectly smooth notchplasty. 2. The range of motion of the affected knee joint was normal ROM after ppst operation 6 month. 3. In the last follow up, 2 cases were positive in anterior drawer test, 4 cases were positive in Lachmanns tesl., and Case was positive in Pivot shift test. 4. Average Lyshnlm knee scoring scale was 70 points al preoperative and 92 points at the last follow up.
Follow-Up Studies ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Ligaments ; Range of Motion, Articular

No abstract available.
Elbow Joint* ; Elbow*

No abstract available.
Paralysis* ; Radial Nerve* ; Tendon Transfer* ; Tendons*

No abstract available.
Fractures, Comminuted* ; Radius*

No abstract available.
Spine* ; United Nations*

Lipomas of the heart are benign neoplasms and have rarely been described. Due to the fact that they normally cause no symptoms, diagnosis is often purely accidental. Because of the rarity of these tumors, it seems worthwhile to present an example studied at autopsy. It was associated with the sudden death of a 15-year-old boy. The tumor arose from the wall of the left ventricle and occupied the pericardial cavity, measuring 13x7x6 cm in size. The tumor was whitish-yellow, translucent, and soft. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of mature adipose tissue which extended between muscle fibers. This current case, the giant cardiac lipoma is believed to produce disturbances of the conduction system and distrubances of cardiac filling.

No abstract available.
Neurofibromatoses* ; Peripheral Nerves*

The increasing number of patients with depression is a serious social issue in contemporary Korean society. To fully understand the pathophysiology of depression, this paper reviewed how depression affects the decision making process of humans. Various recent studies in behavioral economics, mathematics, medicine, and neurobiology have shown how humans make decisions and how emotional disturbances, such as depressive disorder, affect this process. There has been great progress in behavioral economics during this decade, and numerous experiments have been designed to evaluate decision making process in humans. In general, economic decision making is evaluated using the Iowa Gambling Task, and social decision making is assessed using the ultimatum game. Numerous research studies have analyzed the performance and reaction of patients with depression in these games. As a result of the advancement of neurophysiology, research has successfully identified the part of the brain that causes the specific results of tests being conducted on patients with depression. Meanwhile, computational neuroscientists have established decision making models based on bayesian framework. These models also match with the neuroanatomy. Although a large part remains unclear, researchers look forward to achieving a better understanding in depression by analyzing the distinct patterns of responses that patients under depression show in the experiment of behavioral economics.
Affective Symptoms ; Brain ; Decision Making* ; Depression* ; Depressive Disorder ; Economics, Behavioral ; Gambling ; Humans ; Interdisciplinary Studies ; Iowa ; Mathematics ; Neuroanatomy ; Neurobiology ; Neurophysiology

No abstract available.
Cyclosporine* ; Humans ; Vitiligo*