The dysplastic hip presents problems to the orthopedic surgeon in the reconstruction of hip using total hip prosthesis. The use of bone grafts to reconstruct the lateral acetabular bone deficiency is very popular. We investigated in 23 patients(5 cemented cup and 18 cementless cup). Sixteen patients were women and seven were men, whose average age was 42.4 years old; their average followup was 4.6 years. The average Harris hip score improved from a preoperative value of 48 points to a postoperative value of 87 points. Five cases showed radiographic loosening, in which 3 cases loosening from five cemented cup and 2 cases from cementless cup arthroplasty. Radiolucent lines were observed more frequently with cemented cups at last follow-up. Of the 23 cases, 18(78%) was successful. Postoperatively limping was a major problem because most patients in this series had unilateal disease. The grafted bone was incoporated by an average time of 7.4 months, and minor resorption was showed at last follow-up. In our series, cementless cups with autogenous bone graft noted good results than cemented cup arthroplasty.
Acetabulum ; Arthroplasty ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip Prosthesis ; Hip* ; Humans ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Transplants

Intussusception is a condition of invagination of the proximal segment of bowel into the more distal receiving bowel. Intussusception is one of the common pediatric and surgical emergencies of infancy and childhood in Korea. Intussusception is the most common cause of acquired intestinal obstruction in infancy and childhood, and it needs emergency treatment. 1) On the age and sex distribution, the age under 15 month was the most common(70.6%), and the peak incidence was 3-12 months of age(60.1%). In sex distribution, male to female ratio was 1.25:1. 2) The seasonal distribution was summer(27.4%), spring, autumn and winter in order of frequency. 3) As to the etiology of Intussusception treated by surgery, idiopathic was the most common(75%). 4) The cardinal symptoms and signs were vomiting(72.5%), bloody or bloody mucoid stool(57.5%), abdominal pain(49.7%), abdominal distention(20.9%), abdominal mass(19.6%) and others in order of frequency. 5) On the hematologic finding, 60.8% revealed leukocytosis above 10,000/mm3. 6) As to the duration from the onset of the symptom to admission, 84.2% was within 24 hours, 9.8% was from 24 hours to 48 hours, and 5% was over 48 hours. 7) The common anatomical types were ileocolic(73.2%), and ileocecal(17.0%). 8) The success rate of air reduction was 84.3%. 9) In the method of operation, manual reduction was performed in 91.7% and intestinal resection in 8.3%. 10) The recurrence rate after air reduction was 12.4% and after operative manual reduction was 8.3%.
Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital* ; Emergency Treatment ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intestinal Obstruction ; Intussusception* ; Korea ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Recurrence ; Seasons ; Sex Distribution

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Anti-Infective Agents* ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus*

No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*

Recently, morbidity and mortality are reduced in elderly trochanteric fracture patients, which is best accomplished with multiple flexible intramedullary nail fixation under image intensifier control. Condylocephalic nailing of the trochanteric fractures offers four advantages; Minimally traumatic, short operation time, little blood loss, and very early weight bearing on the injured limb after surgery. The authors treated 15 cases of intertrochanteric fractures from June 1981 to March 1983 with multiple flexible intramedullary nails (Ender or P.G.P.). The results obtained were as follows; l. Among 15 cases, two patients were ages between 41 and 50, there between 51 and 60, one between 61 and 70, seven between 71 and 80, and two patients above 81 years, Nine were men and six women. 2. The average operation time was 60 minutes (range, 30 to 150 minutes) and average blood loss was 140ml (range, 50 to 400ml). After operation, Bucks extension traction was applied for 3 weeks in three cases. 3. Partial weight bearing ambulation was recommended one day after operation in eleven cases, and at 21th days in the other three cases. Full weight bearing ambulation, using appropriate assistive devices, was recommended as early as possible. 4. The clinical union was obtained as early as 5 weeks after operation in 7 cases, 9 weeks in two cases and 12 weeks in one case. 5. Among the complications, downward migration of the nail occured in two patients. With early weight-bearing, varus deformity due to collapse of the reduced fracture resulting secondary leg shortening (less than 3 cm) occured in 8 cases and mild external rotation deformity of lower leg in 3 cases (less than 15), but did not present any clinical problem in elderly patients, Irritation by the nail tip caused pain around the knee and also developed the partial stiffness of the joints temporarily after surgery. No nails migrated into the oits. It was felt that most difficult thing to manage was the maintenance of reduced fracture till clinical union to prevent varus deformity and distal nail migration, and the method was technically simple and could be employed succesfully.
Aged ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Extremities ; Female ; Femur ; Hip Fractures ; Humans ; Joints ; Knee ; Leg ; Male ; Methods ; Mortality ; Self-Help Devices ; Traction ; Walking ; Weight-Bearing

No abstract available.
Hysterectomy*

Effects of thoracentesis on thoracic impedance and cardiac performance were studied in patients with uncomplicated unilateral tuberculous pleural effusion. The speed of the removal of the pleural effusion in thoracentesis was essentially similar to that of a generally used for therapeutic purpose in daily practice. Thoracic impedance was measured in 23 cases before, 4 and 10 minutes after thoracentesis to the amount of pleural effusion aspirated was observed. In 11 cases out of 23, the changes in cardiac performance as assessed by stroke volume, cardiac output, heart rate, heather index and ratio of pre-ejection period to left ventricular ejection time(PEP/LVET) were observed 4 minutes after 150 ml to 1,000 ml of thoracentesis. In these cases, stroke volume, cardiac output, and Heather index were determined from impedance cardiograms, and PEP/LVET from mechanocardiograms recorded simultaneously with the former. A significant increase in thoracic impedance was observed both 4 and 10 minutes after thoracentesis. There was a slight but a significant correlation between the changes in thoracic impedance and the amount of pleural fluid aspirated only 4 minutes after thoracentesis. Thoracentesis showed no consistent influence on cardiac performance as reflected to stroke volume, cardiac output, heart rate, heart index and PEP/LVET. These facts suggest that measurement of thoracic impedance may be a useful method reflecting alterations in pleural fluid volumes, particularly when it occurs in a relatively short period of time, and the effects of thoracentesis of less than one liter on the cardiac functions as determined by the above-mentioned parameters were variable.
Cardiac Output ; Electric Impedance* ; Heart ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Pleural Effusion ; Stroke Volume

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and clinical utility of antenatal corticosteroids in the reduction of neonatal morbidity and mortality on preterm birth Material and method: Neonatal outcomes of 312 preterm babies were evaluated retrospectively. One hundred and two preterm babies(study group) were given dexamethasone more than 1 dose antenatally and 210 preterm babies(control group) were not given dexamethasone antenatally. Antenatal steroids were administered in the form of four 5mg intramuscular doses of dexamethasone 12 hours apart. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of study group were compared with those of control group. Student t- test, x2 test, Fisher's exact test, and logistic regression analysis were used where appropriate. p-value< 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Antentenatal corticosteroid significantly decreased the incidence of RDS(OR:0.47, 95% CI:0.25-0.86), IVH/PVL(OR : 0.32, 95% CI : 0.12-0.86), necrotizing enterocolitis(OR : 0.49, 95% CI : 0.25-0.98), and neonatal death(OR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.10 - 0.89) in preterm delivery. In the presence of PROM, antenatal corticosteoid seemed to have no protective effect on the neonatal complications such as RDS, IVH/PVL, NEC, PDA, and neonatal death. CONCLUSIONS: Antenatal administration of corticosteroids was effective to decrease the incidence of neonatal morbidity and neonatal mortality in the preterm neonates with no apparent maternal complications.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Dexamethasone ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant Mortality ; Infant, Newborn ; Logistic Models ; Mortality ; Premature Birth* ; Retrospective Studies ; Steroids

The present study was performed to trace the decisive evidence for mixed infection of 2 Myxobolus species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp., in the gray mullet, Mugil cephalus, from Korean waters. Mullets with whitish cyst-like plasmodia on their scales were collected near a sewage plant in Yeosu, southern part of Korea, in 2009. The cysts were mainly located on scales and also found in the intestine. The spores from scales were oval in a frontal view, tapering anteriorly to a blunt apex, and measured 7.2 microm (5.8-8.0) in length and 5.3 microm (4.7-6.1) in width. Two polar capsules were pyriform and extended over the anterior half of the spore, measuring 3.5 microm (2.3-4.8) in length and 2.0 microm (1.5-2.2) in width. In contrast, the spores from the intestine were ellipsoidal, 10.4 microm (9.0-11.9) in length and 8.4 microm (7.3-10.1) in width. The polar capsules were pyriform but did not extend over the anterior half of the spore, 3.7 microm (2.5-4.5) in length and 2.2 microm (1.8-2.9) in width. The nucleotide sequences of the 18S rDNA gene of the 2 myxosporean spores from scales and intestine showed 88.1% identity to each other and 100% identity with M. episquamalis and 94.5% identity with M. spinacurvatura from mullet, respectively. By the above findings, it is first confirmed that mullets from the Korean water are infected with 2 myxosporean species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp.
Animals ; Fish Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology ; Myxobolus/classification/*genetics ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; *Smegmamorpha ; Species Specificity

A total of 6043 surgical cases were performed at S.D.A. Hospital from 1973 to 1979. These were analyzed statistically according to yearly numbers and emergency states, age, sex, anesthetic methods, anesthetic technique, duration of anesthesia, anesthetic agents and mortality. These were all inpatients operated under general anesthesia, and the results are as follows. Results. 1) Yearly numbers and emergency numbers were steadily increasing. 2) Sex ratio was 65%: 35% 2887 male cases(47.7%) and 5156 female cases(52.23%). 3) More than half of the age group was adult(21 to 60 years) 4) Halothane, nitrous oxide and neuromuscular blocker were used with increasing tendency. 5) The anesthetic technique was, in more than 90% of cases, was circle absorption system. 6) General surgery cases were 40% of the total of all departments. 7) In 66.95% of anesthesias the duration was 1 to 3 hours. 8) General anesthesia group was 98.63%. 9) Deathe occurred in 6 cases our of a total of 6043 cases.
Absorption ; Anesthesia* ; Anesthesia, General ; Anesthetics ; Emergencies ; Female ; Halothane ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Male ; Mortality ; Neuromuscular Blockade ; Nitrous Oxide ; Sex Ratio