No abstract available in English.
Amputation

Fractures of the femur are one of the most frequent injuris which Orthopedic Surgeons are called upon to treat. The incidence of femoral fractures has risen by the results of rapid increase in traffic accident, industrial accident, and prolongation of life expectancy in adults. Two hundred and ninty eight consecutive femur fractures were treated at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hanyang University, during the period of May 1972 to September 1977 were reviewed. The results were as follows; 1. The fractures occured commonly in the 6 to 10 years age group (46.1%) in children and in the 21 to 40 years age group (48.2%) in adults. Males comprised 217 cases (71.1%). 2. Fractures were caused by traffic accident (72.2%) mainly and especially in old aged fractures of the femoral neck and intertrochanter were caused by fell down from a height. 3. Closed fractures were 258 cases (84.7%) and transversefractures were the most common type in, children, and comminuted fractures were the most common type in adults. 4. The freguent fracture site was transcervical fracture of femoral neck, type 3.4 (by Tronzo) of the. intertrochanteric fracture and middle third of femoral shaft. There were no differences between medial and lateral femoral condyle fractures. 5. Associated injuries were common in young adults in 165 cases and in order of frequency, these were fractures of the tibia and fibula, pubics, skulls, patella and ribs etc. 6. Better results were obtained with conservative treatment in children and operative treatment in adults. 7. The period of bony union in children was 7.6 weeks with Bryants traction 9.3 weeks with Russel traction, 8.6 weeks with cast immobilization, 10 weeks with 90-90 skeletal traction and 10.8 weeks with Bohler-braun skeletal traction. 8. The period of bony union in adults was 17 weeks with Kuntscher nail, 13.6 weeks with compression plate and screw fixation, 18 weeks with Bohler-braun skeletal traction and 19weeks with cast brace in femoral shaft fracture. 9. Complications were much more frequent in adults than in children and it were treated well Postoperative infection was occured in 5 cases (1.7%) and they cured well with sequestrectomy, curettage and continuous antibiotics administration. 10. The Bryants traction under 2 years of age, 90-90 skeletal traction over 5 years of age in children and compression plate and screw fixation in adults were further recommended.
Accidents, Occupational ; Accidents, Traffic ; Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Braces ; Child ; Clinical Study ; Curettage ; Femoral Fractures ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Fibula ; Fractures, Closed ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Incidence ; Life Support Care ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Patella ; Ribs ; Skull ; Surgeons ; Tibia ; Traction ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Hydrops Fetalis*

Growth acceleration following femoral shaft fracture occasionally results in a significant leg-length inequality with limp. The ability to predict subsequent overgrowth would enable the surgeon to compensate for growth acceleration by providing the appropriate overriding of the fragments before the time union. The purpose of this study was to establish principles which would aid in predicting over growth. Between 1972 May and 1983 September, 115 inward patients who were 16 years old or the younger were treated in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Hanyang University Hospital. In these cases, we analysed the causes of fractures, associated injury and methods of treatment. And also, by use of mentgenogram, evaluated on site, shape and degree of overriding of fractures. And then, the degree of overgrowth of bone was compared with unaffected site and analized by Bell Tompson's split orthoroentgenogram. 1. The average tibial overgrowth after fracture of femoral shaft is 2.2 mm in length. 2. The average femoral overgrowth after fracture of femoral shaft is 9.4 mm in length.
Acceleration ; Child ; Extremities ; Humans ; Socioeconomic Factors

Primary phycomycosis of the stomach within the ulcerative portion of early gastric carcinoma is presented in a sixty one year old male alcoholics. In the center of IIc type submucosal adenocarcinoma was a large deep ulcer (UL-IV) which was the only seat of phycomycetes infection accompanied with angioinvasion and exudative endovasculitis aside from unusual granuloma formation with Splendore Hoeppli phenomenon and eosinophilic response as in allergic granulomatous aspergillosis. The above features were reconstructed to indicate that the phycomycetes infection was confined to the type III area of IIc + III early gastric carcinoma, and that the local ulcerogenic lesion seems more contributory in its development than systemic factors including gastric carcinoma per se or alcoholic consumption.
Male ; Humans ; Adenocarcinoma

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Rectal Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Rectal Prolapse*

A clinical study including physical examination, electromyographic and roentgenological studies of the 2. Taekwondoists hands who mainly practiced the object-breaking maneuver with a hand who were cared at the department of orthopedic surgery, Hanyang University Hospital from November 1, 1981 to January 31, 1982, The results of the survey were as follows. 1. The average age of the athletes was 26.7 years, the average Taekwondo-practicing career was 9.7 years, the average object breaking career was 6.4 years, and the startmg age of breaking was 20.1 years in average. 2. The main parts of the hand for the breaking were Joomeok(fist) and Sonnal (ulnar edge of the palm; hand knife). 3. Bricks and tiles were commonly used as materials for breaking. Seventeen(74%) athletes could break 1 to 2 layers brick blocks, and twenty(87%) could break the 10 to 15 layers roof-tile blocks. 4. Twelve (52.1%) athletes got injuries during breaking practice. The most common injury was metacarpal fracture (7/14, 58.5%), dislocation (2/14, 16.7'lo), subluxation, sprain, and contusion (1 each/14, 8.3%) were less frequent. 5. The thickness of the knuckle pad varied from 2 to 3.9mm in 16/23 (69.5%). The average grasping power of the athletes was 97.6 1bs, and it was stronger than normal person by 9.3 lbs. 6. The electromyographic study showed no isgnificant difference in nerve conduction velocity between the af- fected and unaffected hands, which was within the normal range. It was found that the muscle primarily used was flexor digitorum profundus. 7. In the roentgenological study, the length of the second metacarpal on the affected side was the same or 0 tc 2mm shorter than the unaffected side, and when the athlete was in the growth period, the metacarpal short ness was more marked. 8. Roentgenologically no hypertrophy of the metacarpal and phalangeal bones noted.
Athletes ; Clinical Study ; Contusions ; Dislocations ; Hand Strength ; Hand ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Neural Conduction ; Orthopedics ; Physical Examination ; Reference Values ; Sprains and Strains

No abstract available in English.
Clinical Study ; Shoulder Fractures

No abstract available.
Administration, Oral* ; Animals ; Intestine, Large* ; Rats*