Purpose: The purpose of our study was to assess the clinical and radiological results of isolated acetabular revision and the differences in the results between monoblock and modular femoral stems. Materials and Methods: Between October 1991 and June 2002, 39 patients (39 hips) underwent isolated acetabular revisions with use of uncemented cups and bone grafts. The mean period of follow-up was 5 years 3 months (range, 2 years 1 month to 9 years 8 months). The mean age of the patients at the time of the surgery was 51 years old (range, 26 to 75 years old). The monoblock femoral stems were used in 19 hips and the modular femoral stems were used in 20 hips. The monoblock stems were retained without exchange provided that there was no gross scratch on the femoral head and the femoral stem was confirmed to be stable and fixed intraoperatively. In the modular stems, the femoral heads were always exchanged with new ones. Results: The mean Harris hip score improved from 57 to 87 points. Radiologically, all the stems retained at surgery remained well osseointegrated without osteolysis. Re-revisions of the acetabular components were performed in 5 hips using monoblock stems due to periacetabular osteolysis caused by excessive wear of polyethylene and subsequent loosening of the cups in 3 hips and mechanically unstable acetabular cups without osteolysis in 2 hips. The mean wear rate of polyethylene coupled with the monoblock stem was 0.27 mm/year which was greater than the 0.11 mm/year in the cases with modular stems. Conclusion: To prevent failure of acetabular cups that may occur later by excessive wear of polyethylene, we recommend revision of the well-fixed monoblock femoral stems even though there is no gross scratch on the femoral heads of the monoblock stems.
Acetabulum* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Head ; Hip ; Humans ; Osteolysis ; Polyethylene ; Transplants

PURPOSE: Radial artery access has been promoted for anesthesia, critical care, and cardiac catheterization. Our aim was to establish the ideal wrist position for radial artery cannulation; thus we performed ultrasound examinations of the radial artery to analyze the effect of the angle of wrist extension on radial artery dimensions. METHODS: Measurements were performed in 30 healthy volunteers. The radial artery diameter and the depth from the skin to the radial artery were measured using an ultrasound technique. Radial artery dimensions were measured at wrist joint angles of 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 degrees. RESULTS: The average age was 26.7+/-4.7 years. The mean height and weight were 171.0+/-6.9 cm and 68.3+/-15.1 kg, respectively. The mean width and height of the radial artery was 2.61+/-0.54 mm and 2.21+/-0.42 mm, respectively. The depth from the skin to the radial artery was 4.67+/-1.74 mm at a wrist joint angle of 0 degrees. A strong and direct association was found between body mass index with diameters (width and height length) and depth from the skin to the radial artery at wrist angles of 0 degrees. Repeated measure ANOVA revealed that the depth was affected by the wrist joint angle. Our volunteers were associated with shallower depth as increasing in the wrist joint angle statistical significantly (p=0.001). At wrist angles of 30 and 60 degrees, the depth was shallower than 0 degrees (p=0.027, p=0.004). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that in healthy subjects the depth of the radial artery is shallow when the wrist joint is extended up. A wrist extension at 30 and 60 degrees for healthy subjects results in a decrease in the depth of the radial artery.
Anesthesia ; Body Mass Index ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Catheterization ; Critical Care ; Healthy Volunteers ; Radial Artery* ; Skin ; Ultrasonography* ; Volunteers ; Wrist Joint ; Wrist*

The expression of p62"' and p2l can be seen in many solid tumor, but the pattern and incidence of expression were different according to organ, countries, and examiners, thus it is not definitely defined. Total 67 colorectal carcinoma in paraffin sections are analysed by immunohistochemically for evaluation of the p62and p21- expression according to the age, sex, chief complaints, location, differentiation, modified Dukes stage, using the specific monoclonal antibodies. The results were summarized as follows : The age of patients ranged from 32 years to 82 years. The mean age was 57.6 years. The expression of p 62y' and p21 was not correlated with age. Male was 29 cases(43.3%) and female was 38 cases(56.7%). The male to female ratio was 1:1.31. The and 95.0% in moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, 90.0% and 90.0% in poorly differentiated <,;, adenocarcmoma, 100.0% and 100.0% in mucinous carcinoma. The positive rate of p62!and and p2l' was 94.1% and 88.2% in Dukes stage B,, 96.0% and 96.0% in Dukes stage B,, 100.0% and 100.0% in Dukes stage C,, 100.0% and 88.9% in Dukes stage C, and 100.0% and 100. o% in Dukes stage D. The expression of p62 y' in metastatic colorectal carcinoma showed diffuse and strongly positive reaction than primary colorectal carcinoma. The expression of p21 in primary colorectal carcinoma showed diffuse and strongly positive reaction than metastatic colorectal carcinoma.
Adenocarcinoma ; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Incidence ; Male ; Oncogene Proteins* ; Oncogenes* ; Paraffin

A 28-year-old man with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the gastric wall and hypophysial infundibulum had received local radiation therapy to the infundibulum. Eight months later he presented with left inferior temporal quadrantanopsia of the left eye. Brain MRI revealed multiple nodular enhancing lesions involving brainstem, left external capsule, both temporal lobes, prechiasmatic optic nerves and basal ganglia. After dexamethasone chemotherapy there had been partial remission. During tapering dexamethasone the symptom aggravated and then despite etoposide chemotherapy the size and number of lesions increased.
Adult ; Basal Ganglia ; Brain Stem ; Brain* ; Central Nervous System* ; Dexamethasone ; Drug Therapy ; Etoposide ; Hemianopsia ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Optic Nerve ; Temporal Lobe

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the clinical symptoms of temporomandibular disorder and findings in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical data and MRI images were collected from a total of 240 German patients. Clinical symptoms were briefed as joint clicking, crepitus and pain. MRI findings were further defined according to the condyle position, condyle degeneration, disc positon, disc degeneration and the presence of osteophyte/sclerosis/synovitis. Hypermobility was separately recorded. Correlation analysis between parameters was performed. RESULT: Joint clicking had a positive correlation with unilateral disc degeneration, osteophyte, sclerosis and synovitis. Crepitus had a significant correlation with bilateral osteophyte. Pain was not correlated with any MRI findings except hypermobility. CONCLUSION: Selective correlations between the MRI findings and clinical symptoms were elucidated. The results of this study imply that condyle-disc deformities could be advanced without pain, and that joint clicking and crepitus could be clinical symptoms of condyle-disc degeneration.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Joints ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Osteophyte ; Sclerosis ; Synovitis ; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders ; Temporomandibular Joint*

Our previous studies document the expression of adrenoceptors and purinoceptors in the rat prostate neuroendocrine cells (RPNECs). However, a direct investigation of the receptors for acetylcholine (ACh) is still lacking in the prostate neuroendocrine cells. RPNECs were freshly isolated from the ventral lobes of rat prostate by using collagenase. Effects of ACh and various muscarinic antagonists on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c ) were investigated by using the fura-2 spectrofluorimetry. Single-cell RT-PCR analysis was applied to identify the transcripts for the muscarinic receptor subtypes. ACh (5 micrometer) induced a sharp transient increase in the [Ca2+]c of RPNECs, which was independent of the extracellular Ca2+. In the same RPNECs, high KCl (60 mM), phenylephrine (5micrometer), UTP (P2Y1/2 agonist, 50, micrometer), and alpha, beta-meATP (P2X1/3 agonist, 0.5micrometer) also increased the [Ca2+]c. The ACh-induced [Ca2+]c change (delta[Ca2+]c ) was blocked by atropine or by para-fluorohexahydrosiladifenidol (M3 antagonist, 0.3micrometer), but not by telenzepine (M1 antagonist, 1 micrometer) and himbacine (M2 and M4 antagonist, 1 mircoM). The single-cell RT-PCR demonstrated the selective expression of mRNAs for M3 in RPNECs. In summary, RPNECs express M3 muscarinic receptors that are linked to the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. The Ca2+ signals of RPNECs might mediate the parasympathetic regulation of prostate gland.
Acetylcholine/pharmacology ; Animals ; Calcium/*metabolism ; Calcium Signaling ; Male ; Neurosecretory Systems/*metabolism ; Prostate/*metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptor, Muscarinic M3/*physiology ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

With the increased temporal resolution available in dynamic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hepatic arterioportal shunts are now more frequently encountered than in the past. The condition occurs in various hepatic diseases in which portal or hepatic venous flow is compromised. The underlying mechanism and the degree of shunt affect its appearance at dynamic imaging. The dynamic CT and MRI findings have been summarized as early enhancement of peripheral portal veins, and wedge-shaped transient parenchymal enhancement during the hepatic arterial phase. Recognition of arterioportal shunt can suggest the presence of a previously unsuspected disorder and avoids false-positive diagnosis or overestimation of a hepatic disease. Familiarity with the pathophysiology of arterioportal shunt also allows investigation of the hepatic hemodynamic changes occurring in various hepatic diseases.
Arteriovenous Fistula/*diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications ; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic/adverse effects ; *Hepatic Artery ; Human ; Liver Circulation/physiology ; Liver Diseases/complications ; Liver Neoplasms/complications ; *Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Portal System/physiology ; *Portal Vein ; *Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Reiter's syndrome belongs to the family of spondyloarthropathies that usually present with a triad of arthritis, urethritis, and uveitis. The diagnostic criteria include clinical, radiological, and genetic findings, and the response to treatment. Nervous system involvement in Reiter's syndrome is extremely rare. We report here on a 36-year-old man who initially presented with progressive cervical myelopathy and was diagnosed as Reiter's syndrome 2 years later. The myelopathy was stable after treatment with methotrexate and sulfasalazine. This case suggests that Reiter's syndrome can present as progressive myelopathy and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of treatable myelopathies.
Adult ; Arthritis ; Arthritis, Reactive ; Diagnosis, Differential ; HLA-B27 Antigen ; Humans ; Methotrexate ; Nervous System ; Spinal Cord Diseases* ; Spondylarthropathies ; Sulfasalazine ; Urethritis ; Uveitis

PURPOSE: We evaluated the usefulness of the cementless stem in treating hip fracture patients older than 70. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied elderly osteoporotic hip fractures in the neck and intertrochanter area who had received hip arthroplasty with over 2 years of follow up period. Among those, we analyzed the clinical and radiological results of hip arthroplasty with cemented stem (group 1) and hip arthroplasty with cementless stem (group 2). Each group was consists of fifty hips. RESULTS: The mean age at surgery was 75 years and mean follow-up period was 40 months (minimum 24 months). The admission period was 28.68+/-8.8 days for group 1 and 28.05+/-8.7 days for group 2 (p>0.05) and the average operation time was 87+/-21.2 minutes, and 80+/-17 minutes (p>0.05) and the total blood loss was 611+/-141.3 cc and 557+/-120.5 cc (p>0.05) respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in all aspects. One case of pulmonary embolism occurred in group 1. Stem loosening was not observed in both groups at the last follow-up radiologic study. CONCLUSION: The hip arthroplasty with cementless stem for the osteoporotic hip fractures showed a competent results clinically and radiologically in short term follow up as compared with the cemented stem.
Aged ; Arthroplasty ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip ; Hip Fractures ; Humans ; Neck ; Pulmonary Embolism

PURPOSE: To investigate serial changes in photoreceptor status and associated visual outcome in patients with persistent submacular fluid after successful scleral buckle surgery for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. METHODS: This was a prospective observational case series including 76 consecutive patients who underwent successful scleral buckle surgery for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with symptom duration < or =90 days at a single tertiary hospital. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual acuity examination were performed at one month and three months postoperatively and at three-month intervals until the submacular fluid disappeared. Main outcome measures were postoperative photoreceptor status on OCT and visual acuity. RESULTS: Forty-two patients (55.3%) showed persistent submacular fluid at postoperative one month. Of 42 patients with persistent submacular fluid, three (7.1%) showed photoreceptor disruption on OCT. None of the 34 patients without persistent submacular fluid showed photoreceptor disruption. Two patients (4.8%) had progressive photoreceptor disruption, and one patient (2.4%) had early photoreceptor disruption. All three patients showed photoreceptor reappearance and limited visual restoration after absorption of submacular fluid. Final visual acuities were significantly worse in these three patients (20 / 1000, 20 / 133, and 20 / 133) compared to those of the other patients (mean, 20 / 30) with persistent submacular fluid and intact photoreceptors. CONCLUSIONS: Even after successful scleral buckle surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, photoreceptor disruption can occur related to persistent submacular fluid and may be a cause of poor visual outcome.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aqueous Humor/*metabolism ; Child ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Photoreceptor Cells/*pathology ; *Postoperative Complications ; Prospective Studies ; Retinal Detachment/*surgery ; *Scleral Buckling ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity/physiology ; Young Adult