Osteopoikilosis is a familial, rare condition only discovered on radiological examination for a coincident disease. It is characterized by numerous nodules of dense bone in the spongiosa of the metaphysis or in the epiphysial nucleus. They are particularly seen in the small bones of the hands and feet and at the ends of the large bones of the extremities. Most of the bones have been reported as being affected but the skull is rarely involved. This condition is usually symptomless and no specific treatment is necessary. A case of osteopoikilosis is presented with a brief review of literatures.
Extremities ; Foot ; Hand ; Osteopoikilosis ; Skull

Congenital pseudarthrosis is frequently associated with various stigmata of neurofibromatosis, particularly Cafe-Au-Lait spots and,subcutaneous nodules and in these patients, it is noteworthy that the treatment is very difficult even with extensive operative approach. Also it is interesting to find many controversies on etiological relation between neurofibroma and pseudarthrosis, per se and even the existance of nerve element in and around the tissue of pseudarthrosis. A thirteen years old female patient with definite neurofibromatosis associated with congenital tibial pseudarthrosis treated by intramedullary nailing and massive bone graft is reported.
Cafe-au-Lait Spots ; Christianity ; Female ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Humans ; Neurofibroma ; Neurofibromatoses ; Pseudarthrosis ; Transplants

Foreatiers disease is a peculiar type of ankylosing hyperostosis of the spine characterized by ossification of the anterior and right lateral aspects of the vertebral column, particularly in the thoracic region. The clinical, pathological and reontgenographic features of the disorder allowed its differentiation from other spinal diseases including ankylosing spordylitis and osteoarthritis. A case of Forestiers disease is presented with brief review of literatures.
Hyperostosis ; Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal ; Osteoarthritis ; Spinal Diseases ; Spine

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Child* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Plasma* ; Renin*

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension, and investigate the radiologic and clinical benefits from the results. METHODS: We evaluated patients treated with arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension from November 2008 to September 2015. Fractures with displacement exceeding one-fourth of the anterior-articular surface or more than one-third of the posterior-articular surface in radiographic images were treated by surgery. Clinical assessment was conducted based on range of motion, Rowe score, and Constant score of injured arm and uninjured arm at last follow-up. RESULTS: Fifteen patients with Ideberg classification grade III, IV, and V glenoid fracture who underwent arthroscopic-assisted reduction using percutaneous screw fixation were retrospectively enrolled. There were no differences in clinical outcomes at final follow-up compared to uninjured arm. Bone union was seen in all cases within five months, and the average time to bone union was 15.2 weeks. Ankylosis in one case was observed as a postoperative complication, but the symptoms improved in response to physical therapy for six months. There was no failure of fixation and neurovascular complication. CONCLUSIONS: We identified acceptable results upon radiological and clinical assessment for the arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous fixation. For this reason, we believe the method is favorable for the treatment of Ideberg type III, IV, and V glenoid fractures. Restoration of the articular surface is considered to be more important than reduction of fractures reduction of the scapula body.
Ankylosis ; Arm ; Arthroscopy ; Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Fixation ; Glenoid Cavity ; Humans ; Methods ; Postoperative Complications ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Retrospective Studies ; Scapula

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Kidney* ; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive*

In clinical experience, patients complaining of knee joint pain which is not belong to the category of well documented causative diseases, such as rupture of menisci, collateral ligaments and so forth, have been encountered, Since the report of Mayedas chorda cavi articularis genu in 1918, internal derangement of knee due to rupture of plica synovialis has been presented from time to time, Numerous nomenclatures have been offered and various histologic and clinicopathologic features have been observed. Majority of uncomplicated plica synovialis are asymptomatic and respond well to conservative treatment, whereas in complicated cases operation is often inevitable. Here, a symptomatic case, due to rupture of plica synovialis mediopatellaris which was hard to differentiate from rupture of meniscus in clinical aspect and on operation field is reported with available references.
Collateral Ligaments ; Humans ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Rupture

A 24-year-old man visited our hospital with painless scrotal mass 2 weeks in duration. Physical examination revealed about 3cm in diameter, ovoid, hard, movable and painless mass in the left side of the scrotum. He had no history of trauma, voiding difficulty or infection sign. CBC, blood chemistry and tumor marker were normal. Left orchiectomy was done. Tumor was a well encapsulated white-gray ovoid mass filled with yellowish gray material and histogically diagnosed as epidermoid cyst. Benign tumors of testis are rare, acounting for less than 1% of all testicular tumors. Herein we report a case of epidermoid cyst of testis and review the literatures.
Chemistry ; Epidermal Cyst* ; Humans ; Orchiectomy ; Physical Examination ; Scrotum ; Testicular Neoplasms ; Testis* ; Young Adult

Anomalous origin of coronary artery is a relatively rare disordes which is often associated with hypertension and valvular geart desease and in some instances lead to sudden death.Among 1,100 patients who underwent diagnosis coronary angiography at Yonsei Uiversity Medical Center, severance hospital, we found 2 patients with anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries.In one patient, single coronary artery originated from ascending aorta 1.5cm above the left aortic sinus and in another patient, the origin of the orifice of the right coronary artery separately from the left aortic sinus.
Aorta ; Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Vessels* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Sinus of Valsalva

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Animals ; Isoproterenol* ; Plasma* ; Rats* ; Renin*