Since 1856, Mayer13) coined the term “osteotomy” for a tibial resection for an angular deformity, various shapes and designs of osteotomies in long bone or pelvis have been popularized to treat the malunion, osteoarthritis of hip and knee, bow leg, L.C.P., or C.D.H. etc. The purpose of corrective osteotomy for tibia is so different from that of upper extremity because it must be restored the weight bearing alignment, and equalize or minimize the leg length discrepancy. We respectively reviewed 14 cases with various angular deformities on tibia who were treated at Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Catholic Medical College from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1984. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Causes of angular or rotational deformities of tibia were malunion in 11, bow leg in 2 and partial closure of distal tibial epiphysis in l. 2. Ten cases of tibial deformities exceeded over the 10° of medial or lateral angulation and 15° of anterior or posterior bowing were corrected for normal weight-bearing alignment in lower leg. And a rotational deformity may be so disabling to walk as to require surgery. So four cases of tibial angular deformities combined with more than 20° of external rotation and 5° of internal rotation were corrected for normal good looking walks. 3. The maximum length that can be gained by an opening wedge osteotomy was near the point of maximum angluation, but it could be changed by the cause of deformity and patient's age. We've done 4 cases of opening and 10 cases of closing wedge osteotomy. 4. Angular deformity in one plane due to fracture in children under 10 years of age may be corrected spontaneously by growth, but deformities due to bow leg or epiphyseal injury cann't be expected any spontaneous correction of deformity by growth. So three cases of tibial deformities due to bow leg or epiphyseal injury in children were corrected in earlier after recognition of that deformities because of possible damage to articular cartilage and the combined rotational deformities. 5. A slight deformity if the angulation involves near a joint, knee or ankle could be seriously disabling and so must be correctcd earlier. 6. Functional results of the corrective wedge osteotomy in angular and rotational deformities of tibia were excellent, good, fair in 4, 7 and 3, respectively.
Ankle ; Cartilage, Articular ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Epiphyses ; Genu Varum ; Humans ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Leg ; Numismatics ; Osteoarthritis, Hip ; Osteotomy ; Pelvis ; Tibia ; Upper Extremity ; Weight-Bearing

We experienced a case of sparganosis developed in the dorsum of penile shaft where, we think, is the very rare site of sparganosis reported in Korea. The patient, a 23 year-old Korean soldier, had slight tender thread-like linear subcutaneous mass on the dorsal aspect of penile shaft for 1 month prior to coming to us. The skin lesion was not palpated when the penis was erect. He had experience of intaking raw-snakes intermittently(5 times) since 2 years ago.
Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Military Personnel ; Penis ; Skin ; Sparganosis* ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Hemosiderosis* ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Seizures*

As trochanteric fractures frequently occur in the elderly patients and complications such as pneumonia, thrombo-embolic disease, decubitus ulcer, and urinary tract infection are common, early mobilization after open reduction and internal fixation with hip nail are the standard treatment. Since 1931 when Smith-Peterson first introduced a tri-flanged nail, further more, since 1941 when Jewett pioneered the one-piece nail by adding a solid plate to a Smith-Peterson nail, numorous implants including threaded pins, screws, nails, and plates have been modified and desiged for fractured hips till now to achieve early ambulation and to maintain stable reduction. In 1955 Pugh and Ken introduced a sliding nail-plate and Schumpelick described the use of sliding screw-plate, which was modified further by Callender and Holt pioneered the concept of heavy nail in 1963. Recently compression sliding screw-plate is popular. Also many surgeons such as Evans, Dimon and Hughston, Sarmiento, and Boyd and Anderson have attempted to provide stable fixation of fracture by altering the position of fracture fragments to improve the mechanical resistances of bone to disruptive forces of weight-bearing. The surgical procedures of open reduction and internal fixation were carried out and followed for more than 6 months on 45 intertrochanteric fractures at Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, from Jan. 1968 to June. 1975 and the results were observed as follows. 1. Of 45 cases of inter-trochanteric fractures 28 cases occurred in man, 17 cases in woman and each mean age was 54 years in man, 74 years in woman. 2. Of fixation devices, Smith-Peterson nail-plates were used in 19 cases, Jewett nails in 15 cases, compression sliding screw-plates in 9 cases, Smith-Peterson nail in 1 case, and Ken sliding nail-plate in 1 case. 3. Stable fractures occurred in 10 cases were fixed internaly after anatomical reduction. 4. Dimon-Hughston reductions and Jewett Nailing were achieved in 11 cases of 12 unstabIe fractures and had disadvantages such as some limitation of R.O.M. of the affected hip, shortening, and valgus deformity. 5. Of 9 unstable fractures treated by compression sliding screw-plate 7 cases were reduced as anatomicaly as possible and 2 cases were reduced non-anatomicaly because of impossible anatomical reduction but good results were obtained except one failed nailing. 6. Of 7 failures, 6 cases resuIted from failures of nailing during operation and only 1 failure resulted in varus defermity after Dimen-Hughston reduction with Jewett nail.
Aged ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Early Ambulation ; Female ; Hip ; Hip Fractures ; Humans ; Orthopedics ; Pneumonia ; Pressure Ulcer ; Seoul ; Surgeons ; Urinary Tract Infections ; Weight-Bearing

The long QT syndrome is believed to result from abnormalities of cardiac sympathetic innervation and of myocardial repolarization. The therapeutic modalities for patients with ventricular arrhythmias due to the long QT syndrome include beta blocker, cardiac sympathetic denervation, pacemaker and ICD implantation. Recently, we underwent transvenous ICD implantation in a patient with this syndrome who had recurrent syncopal episodes due to rapid polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and strong family history of sudden death.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Death, Sudden ; Humans ; Long QT Syndrome* ; Sympathectomy ; Syncope ; Tachycardia, Ventricular

The long QT syndrome is believed to result from abnormalities of cardiac sympathetic innervation and of myocardial repolarization. The therapeutic modalities for patients with ventricular arrhythmias due to the long QT syndrome include beta blocker, cardiac sympathetic denervation, pacemaker and ICD implantation. Recently, we underwent transvenous ICD implantation in a patient with this syndrome who had recurrent syncopal episodes due to rapid polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and strong family history of sudden death.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Death, Sudden ; Humans ; Long QT Syndrome* ; Sympathectomy ; Syncope ; Tachycardia, Ventricular

The occurrence of atrial fibillation during an electrophysiologic study or catheter ablation in patients with accessory pathways is a common problem and sometimes complicates the localization and ablation procedure of accessory pathways. In patients with sustained atrial fibrillation, it is often time-consuming to terminate atrial fibrillation by drugs or electrical cardioversion. We performed successful radiofrequency catheter ablation in a patient with right-sided accessory pathway during atrial fibrillation requiring repeated electrical cardioversion. The target site was determined by activation mapping and morphology of unipolar electrogram at a site of early ventricular activation.
Atrial Fibrillation* ; Catheter Ablation ; Electric Countershock ; Humans

Dislocation involving talus is a rare injury comprising less than 1% of all dislocations of the joint. One case of lateral subtalar di location of the talus treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kang Nam General Hospital in Decernber 1985. The patient was followed for 6 months and satisfactory healing was obtained.
Dislocations ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Joints ; Orthopedics ; Talus

No abstract available.
Humans ; Mothers*

We report herein a case of PUPPP in a 26-year-old-primigravida with urticarial papules and plaques on the abdomen and thigh which developed at 39th week of the pregnancy. Histopathologic findings revealed focal spongiosis in the epidermis and lymphocytic perivascular infiltration in the dermis. The skin lesion resolved spontaneously after delivery and the new-born had no specific abnormalities.
Abdomen ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Pregnancy* ; Skin ; Thigh