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Colorectal Neoplasms*

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Child* ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Humans

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Skin Manifestations* ; Skin*

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Aneurysm*

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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular*

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The purpose of this study is to present a novel method of harvesting autogenous bone graft and to analyze the behavior of xenograft used for pelvic osteotomy in young children. Twenty hips of eighteen patients underwent pelvic osteotomies using xenograft (Lubhoc) from Sep. 1993 to Jun. 1996. In fitteen hips, we harvested autogenous bone avoiding damage to the chondroapophysis of iliac crest and t'illed the donor site with the xenograft. It supplemented the autogenous bone at the osteotomy site in eleven hips, and was used as a wedge without autogenous hone in five hips. During the followup, no growth disturbance of iliac crest was found. The xenograft incorporation was satisfactory at the graft donor sites and the osteotomy sites where it supplemented the autogenous bone, however, unsatistactory at the osteotomy sites where it was used alone. Our novel method of harvesting bone graft from young pelvis may help prevent growth disturbance of lilac crest, and Luhhoc is useful as space-filler of donor site and suppiementary to the autograft in pelvic osteotomy of young children.
Autografts ; Child* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heterografts* ; Hip ; Humans ; Osteotomy* ; Pelvis ; Tissue Donors ; Transplants

STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective study to evaluate anterior cervical interbody fusion with plates. OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree of angulation and translation after an anterior interbody fusion, using anterior plate fixation, upon the fusion rate and clinical outcome. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Anterior cervical interbody fusion with plate allows immediate rigid internal fixation after decompression and bone grafting. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 65 cases had an anterior interbody fusion on the cervical spine, using an anterior approach and Smith-Robinson's method, between January 1998 and August 2003. Of these, 41 cases, which could be followed up for at least one year, were selected. There were 26 and 15 males and females, respectively, with an average age of 43.5 and mean follow up period of 2.1 years. 15 cases underwent an operation due to dislocation or fracture of the cervical spine due to trauma, and 26 due to cervical diseases. The angulation and translation of the plate was measured by postoperative X-rays. The fusion rate was also determined by the follow up X-rays. The Chi-squared test was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Bony fusion was obtained in all cases. Two patients developed hoarseness and one showed torticollis, but all had recovered by the follow up. The average angulation of the plate and translation were 6.2 degrees and 3.21mm, respectively, but there was no significant difference of the interbody fusion period due to angulation and translation of the plate or in the improvement of the clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION: In the cases of anterior interbody fusion of the cervical spine, the angulation and translation of the plate had no influence on the fusion time and clinical outcomes. Long term studies and research will be needed to bring about clinically more valuable data.
Bone Transplantation ; Decompression ; Dislocations ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hoarseness ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine ; Torticollis

STUDY DESIGN: A literature review on the radiologic findings of pelvic parameters for treatment of spinal deformity OBJECTIVES: This review examines sagittal spine alignment, pelvic parameters, and methods for assessing alignment, and examines the relationships among all of these parameters to understand spinal deformity. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Understanding the main pelvic and sagittal spinal parameters and recognizing their correlation is imperative in the diagnosis and treatment of various spinal disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review of the literature. RESULTS: As spinal and pelvic parameters tend to have a strong correlation, it is essential to measure not only spinal parameters but also pelvic parameters in analyzing sagittal balance. Degenerative changes have the potential to greatly disrupt the normal curvature of the spine, leading to sagittal malalignment. Analysis of sagittal balance is crucial to optimizing the management of spinal diseases. Improvement in surgical outcomes may be achieved through better understanding of radiographic spino-pelvic parameters and their association with deformity. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding spinal and pelvic parameters raises awareness of the relationship among alignment and balance, the soft tissue envelope, and compensatory mechanisms, which will, in turn, provide a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of spinal deformity and the modalities with which it is treated.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Diagnosis ; Spinal Diseases ; Spine

The oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a distinct, clinically well-defined myopathy of later life inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with complete penetrance. Blepharoptosis, dysphagia, lower leg weakness are the most prominent findings. It is a systemic myopathy which affects all voluntary muscles and appears to spare smooth and cardiac muscle. The authors experienced a case of the oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy which showed characteristic signs and symptoms such as symmetric ptosis, dysphagia, and progressive external ophthalmoplegia, and the literature were reviewed.
Blepharoptosis ; Deglutition Disorders ; Leg ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Muscular Diseases ; Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal* ; Myocardium ; Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External ; Penetrance