No abstract available.
Alcoholism* ; Hospitals, General* ; Humans ; Prevalence*

No abstract available.
Basement Membrane* ; Epithelium*

A case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma in a fifty-one year old man is presented. The patient received a wide extirpation for a relatively rapidly growing mass in his right gluteal region. The mass was multinodular and consisted of two clearly distinct elements; well differentiated liposarcoma and non-lipogenic spindle cell sarcoma (fibrosarcoma). This is first proven case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the soft tissue in Korean literature, and its histogenesis is discussed along the dedifferentiation-redifferentiation pathway of fibrohistiocytic differentiation.
Male ; Humans

No abstract available.
Daegu* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Sex Ratio*

No abstract available.
Kartagener Syndrome*

Treatment for the femoral shaft fractures in adolescents is somewhat controversial. These fractures have been treated nonoperatively, but adolescents tolerate prolonged immobilization less well than younger children and conservative treatment in this age group may result in more complicationssuch as malunion, shortening and angular deformities more often than those in the younger age group. Recently there has been a tendency to choose the operative method rather than traditional traction and casting technique for femoral shaft fractures in elderly children and adolescent The purpose of this study is to find better treatment for the femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Fifty six femoral shaft fractures in 56 patients aged 10 to 14 years old were treated with traction followed by casting, open reduction and internal fixation with plate, closed intramedullary nailing, or external fixation using A-0 external fixator, and evaluated respectively for at least 1 year. External fixation may be benefit to patients with concomittant injuries and result in psychological settle down, early mobilization out of bed, short hospital stay, save of cost,and early return to daily living activities without any disadvantages such as malunion, leg length discrepancy or awareness of growing arrest in spite of negligible pin tract infection. Result of this study suggests that external fixation for the femoral shaft fractures may be an one of the attractive treatment option in adolescents.
Activities of Daily Living ; Adolescent* ; Aged ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Early Ambulation ; External Fixators ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Leg ; Length of Stay ; Traction

Fractures of the tibial plateau involve a major weight-bearing joint, Thus, to achieve good joint function one must strive to achieve joint congruity, axial alignment, stability, and a satisfactory range of motion. Present operative treatment of tibial plateau fractures utilizes the principles of anatomical reduction, elevation of the plateau en masse, bone grafting of the defect in the metaphysis, stable internal fixation and early joint motion. Authors reviewed the 45 tibial plateau fractures operatively treated at Dong-Kang Hospital from Jan. 1983 to Dec. 1988 and analyzed the possible factors that could influence the results. Factors that may adversely affect the results were 1) old female. 2) Hohl Type VI, 3) delayed operation, 4) inadequate reduction, 5) no bone graft, 6) meniscectomy, 7) cruciate ligament injury, and 8) delayed exercise.
Bone Transplantation ; Female ; Humans ; Joints ; Ligaments ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Transplants ; Weight-Bearing

No abstract available.
Osteochondroma*

No abstract available.
Clone Cells* ; Cloning, Organism* ; Nucleopolyhedrovirus*

The results of Brain CT in 93 children with seizure and or other neurologic problems are evaluated in relation to the age of onset, patients' history, final diagnosis & EEG. The overall incidence of abnormal scans were 78.5% in our series. Analysis of CT results showed that the incidence of abnormal scan was closely related to the following criteria. 1. Patients with onset of neurologic problems during the age of 1 year, have a higher incidence of abnormal CT scans(87.5%), particularly if the onset was below 1 month of age. (93.8%), Also the results of CT were markedly different between the age under the 6 years and the age above the 6 years. In the former group of paients, brain atrophy and hydrocephalus were the most common cause of abnormal findings and in the latter group, brain tumor and vascular lesions. 2. Patients with a first attack of seizure have a higher incidence of abnormal scans than that of recurrent attacks(87%, 75%). 3. CT was particularly valuable for the diagnosis of tumor, complicated with meningitis, congenital hydrocephalus, vascular lesions, tuberous sclerosis, infarction, abscess, congenital toxoplasmosis & skull fracture. 4. Patients with focal slowing or focal spike with focal slowing on EEG findings manifested significant positive results on CT scan.(93.4%, 100%). 5. The number of patients who revealed abnormalities on contrast enhancement were 13 patients Among those 13 patients, 4 patients were with tuberculous meningitis and these all 4 patients showed characteristic findings of hydrocephalus with prominent basal and Sylvian fissure enhancement after injection of intravenous contrast media. 6. No. particular correlationship was noticed between simple skull roentgenorraphy and brain CT scan in the diagnosis of intracranial pathology except in the detection of skull fracture & large calcification.
Abscess ; Age of Onset ; Atrophy ; Brain Neoplasms ; Brain* ; Child ; Contrast Media ; Diagnosis ; Electroencephalography ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Incidence ; Infarction ; Meningitis ; Pathology ; Pediatrics* ; Seizures ; Skull ; Skull Fractures ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Toxoplasmosis, Congenital ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal ; Tuberous Sclerosis