Two cases report on osteogenesis imperfecta tarda and review of literature has been made. The rare genetic disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta tarda is familiar to most orthopedic surgeons because of management of fracture and skeletal deformities, espicially bowing of long bone. Its clinical manifestations are known as bony fragility, blue sclera and deafness less frequently ligamentous laxity but its etiological factor is obscure; The basic defect is thought to involvement some abnormality of collagen. Recently the bony weakness caused by increased bony turnover rate. One case of osteogenesis imberrfecta tarda in 8 year old male was belonged to tarda type 1. (Falvo-classification), who could not walk due to marked anterolateral bowing of right tibia and the another to tarda type II. in 13 year old male with fresh fracture of right femoral shaft. The former was performed corrective multible osteotomy, realignment and intramedullary rod fixation for correction of bowing deformity of right tibia, and the later was managed the fracture of right femoral shaft with Russels traction and hip spica cast. The result of reported therapeutic mesure was good.
Collagen ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Deafness ; Fibrinogen ; Hip ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Osteogenesis Imperfecta ; Osteogenesis ; Osteotomy ; Sclera ; Surgeons ; Tibia ; Traction

The tibial plateau fracture is a common fracture in the knee joint. Tibial plateau fracture involves most always the articulating cartilage and produce the disability of the knee joint oftenly. The 25 cases of tibial fractures have been classified by Hohls method and analysed their clinical courses more than three month period. The 13 cases out of 25 had treated in conservative method such as plaster of Paris with or without closed reduction. Remaining 12 cases were treated operatively due to the failure of closed reduction or associated injury of major ligaments. More than 8 mm of depression or 5 mm split of the plateau fragment is classified as failure of closed reduction. Excellent end result is obtained in 21 cases with free of pain on walking and full range of joint motion without instability and muscle weakness, Three cases were classified as Good result with occasional pain on walking, range of joint motion is available more than 0~90 degree and good grade of muscle power without instability. One case was poor in result with instability of joint and pain on walking. The radiological end result of accurate reduction of fragment is not closely correlated with functional result in the treatment of tibial plateau fracture. The most important factor in the treatment of tibial plateau fracture is the exercises of the joint as early as possible.
Calcium Sulfate ; Cartilage ; Depression ; Exercise ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Ligaments ; Methods ; Muscle Weakness ; Tibial Fractures ; Walking

A clinical analysis on the 33 cases of the collateral ligament injuries of the knee joint was made. Those cases were classified in three groups depend upon the width of the joint space by means of stress-radiogram as one plue (less than 5 mm), two plus(5~10 mm), and three plus(more than 10 mm). Twenty one cases were three plus group and were treated operatively and remaining had conservative treatment. This injury is more prevalent in male with the peak in male with the peak incidence of 21~30 years old age group. The most common site of injury of medial collateral ligament is the mid-portion of the ligament where cross the joint line by the 42.3% on operated cases. The lateral collateral ligament has no specific location of injury but more even on its whole length of femoral or fibullar attachment and mid-portion of the ligament. Results were evaluated in three groups of excellent, good and poor. Six out of 12 cases of conservative treatment and nine out of 21 cases of operative group were excellent in result without joint instability, pain and muscle weakness on walking and flexion was available more than 120 degress. Four cases of conservative treatment group and ten of operative group were good in result with occasional pain on walking, mild degree of instability and range of joint motion between 100 to 120 degrees. Four cases had poor result with pain on walking, marked joint instability and less than 100 degrees of joint motion. Overall result of more than good were 90.5% in operative group and 83.3% in conservative treatment group.
Clinical Study ; Collateral Ligaments ; Humans ; Incidence ; Joint Instability ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle ; Ligaments ; Male ; Muscle Weakness ; Walking

Calcaneus is very important in weight bearing and maintaining the normal contour of the foot. Many diseases can cause the cyst-like destructive changes of the calcaneus. In most cases, histological confirmation and bacteriological examination are necessary for the final diagnosis. In recent years, four cases of the cyst-like destructive lesions of the calcaneus were treated and had satisfactory results. They were confirmed with biopsy and bacterial culture as followings; acute osteomyelitis, chronic osteomyelitis, tuberculous osteomyelitis and simple bone cyst. Operations on the osteomyelitis were curettage with or without sequestrectomy and the simple bone cyst the curettage and bone graft. After operations, proper antibiotics and plaster immobilization followed routinely.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Biopsy ; Bone Cysts ; Calcaneus ; Curettage ; Diagnosis ; Foot ; Immobilization ; Osteomyelitis ; Transplants ; Weight-Bearing

The first description on the discoid meniscus was made by Young in 1889 and was known as it affects only the lateral meniscus for a long time. However, Cave and Staples had reported the two cases of discoid changes on medial meniscus in 1941. Smillie(1948) had stated that the menisci exist as cartilagenous discs at an early stage of fetus and remain in discoid shape congenitally. Kaplan(1957) reported that the discoid meniscus is not caused by congenitally but acquired in relation of joint motion. A clinical analysis is made on the 22 discoid meniscus which were removed surgically and summarized as follows: 1. The click sound on walking, tenderness and positive McMurray test were important as diagnostic criteria and were present all of the cases. 2. The most of the discoid meniscus were found in first and second decade in 13 cases(76.5%) out of 22. The five cases were bilateral. 3. The discoid change of the meniscus had no sex defferences in their incidence but lateral involvement were far superior than in ten times. 4. The discoid meniscus shows degenerative change microscopically 17(77.3%). 5. The clinical result of surgical removal of discoid meniscus was satisfactory in resuming their full activities in six weeks.
Clinical Study ; Fetus ; Incidence ; Joints ; Menisci, Tibial ; Walking

A statistical analysis was made on 59 patients of bone tumors who were treated at medical center from March, 1971 to February, 1978. The results were as follows. 1. Thirty nine cases(66%) were benign and twenty cases (34%) were malignant 2. Osteochondroma was the most common benign bone tumor (38.5%) and followed by simple bone cyst(17.9%), enchondroma(10.3%), osteoid osteoma(10.3%) and giant cell tumor(7.7%). 3. The knee joint area was the most common site of osteochondroma(95%) and its peak incidence was in the second decade. 4. Two of three cases of giant cell tumor were recurred at six months and three years after surgical intervention. 5. 11 cases(55%) out of 20 malignant bone tumor were primary tumors of osteogenic sarcoma(9 cases), Ewing's sarcoma(1 case) and multiple myeloma(1 case). Rest of 9 cases(45%) were metastatic bone tumors. 6. The primary organs of the metastatic bone tumor were kidney(2 cases), thyroid and lung(each 1 case), but the 5 cases were undetectable. The most common site of metastasis were spine and pelvis.
Giant Cell Tumors ; Giant Cells ; Humans ; Incidence ; Knee Joint ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Osteochondroma ; Pelvis ; Spine ; Statistics as Topic ; Thyroid Gland

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Rhabdomyosarcoma* ; Urinary Bladder*

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Epidural Abscess*

In Korea, more than in most other countries, motions in hip and knee are extremely important because kneeling and squatting are conventional potures in the home and social activities. from this point of view, the preservation of mobility is a critical trial in the treatment of tubercuiosis of the knee joint. In 1974 we reported five cases of tuberculosis of the knee which were treated with preservation of the joint mobility. This is the report of another four cases of knee joint tuberculosis which were treated by synovectomy and curettage of the bony focus in an allempt to half the pathological process without sacrificing joint motion. All of the four cases have preserved their knee joint motion and have gained an average of 43.7 degrees of motion through joint exercise started five weeks post-operatively. Previously reported cases started their joint exercise eight weeks after operation and gained an average of only 26.7 degrees of motion. As chemotherapy provides more effectiveness in the treatment of joint tuberculosis, early joint motion postoperatively is important to gain more range of joint motion. In conclusion, tuberculosis of major weight bearing joints, notably the knee, may be successfully treated their joint motions preserved by surgical eradication of the lesion and chemotherapy.
Curettage ; Drug Therapy ; Hip ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Korea ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular ; Weight-Bearing