Bony changes about the elbow in the baseball players are common problem. Pure bony injuries occur in the elbow of the throwing arm, but most often they have some associated soft tissue counterpart. The importance to understand the elbow lesion in baseball players is that many of this lesion seem mild at onset and can often be easily managed, but permanent disability can result from the delayed or inadequate treatment. The authors have performed radiological study in 32 professional baseball players and obstained following result. 1. Among 32 baseball players we studied, twenty-four plsyers(75.0%) had 41 bony changes in the throwing elbow. 2. Forty one bony changes were classified into three groups by Slocum classificstion,;twenty nine medial tension overload injury, eleven extensor overload injury and one lateral compression injury. 3. Incidences of bony changes in each age group were 63.6#% in 20~24 years, 71.4% in 25~29 years and 100% in 30~35 years of age. 4. Incidences of bony changes in each csreer group were 63.6% in 10~14 years, 69.2% in 15~19 years and 100% in 20~25 years of career. 5. Incidences of bony changes in each position were 72.7% in the piteher and 76.2% in the fielder. 6. In conclusion, the best treatment is prevention, namely, exercise to increase the stren- gth, flexibility, and endurance of elbow musculature, which should be coupled with attention to proper mechanics of throwing. If an injury does take place, prompt treatment consisting rest, physical therapy and appropriate medicstion when indicated-should lead to a successful result in most cases.
Arm ; Baseball ; Elbow ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mechanics ; Pliability

Subungual exostosis is not a true exostosis, but an outgrowth of normal bone tissue, which is traumatic disputedly in causative factor, involving mainly the great toe. We experienced a case which a hard nodule, l. 0 crn in diameter, of the great toe of the left foot, developed in a 24-year-old woman. Her lesion had begun about 6 months earlier, accompanying the dull pain or tenderness when wearing the shoes or walking. Confirmatory diagnosis was biopsy with biopsy and X-ray findings after nail avulsion. We performed the lesion with curettage on therapeutic trial without effect.
Biopsy ; Bone and Bones ; Curettage ; Diagnosis ; Exostoses* ; Female ; Foot ; Humans ; Shoes ; Toes ; Walking ; Young Adult

Osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head following Legg-Calve-Perthes disease has been considered a rare complication. Catterall, in 1982, reviewed the literature and found only 54 reported cases proving the relative rarity of this condition. Of the 363 hips with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease treated at the Chonnam University Hospital for 15 years from 1973 to 1987, osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head developed in seven(1.9%). The seven patients with osteochondritis dissecans were male and over seven years old at the time of diagnosis of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Since six patients had nearly silent hip, treatment was not advised. In remaining one patient, the lesion was drilled and grafted with bone chips. Spontaneous healing of osteochondritis dissecans was observed in three patients.
Diagnosis ; Head ; Hip ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do ; Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease ; Male ; Osteochondritis Dissecans ; Osteochondritis ; Transplants

BACKGROUND: As more than 80% of Korean hospital laboratories don't use glycerol blank for the triglyceride measurement, we investigated free glycerol interference on the measurement of triglyceride concentration. METHODS: We collected 237 specimens which had more than 300mg/dL of triglyceride measured by Abbott (without glycerol blank, USA) reagent from the 217 patients visiting Catholic University Hospital of Taegu Hyosung from September, 1995, to May, 1996. We retested them with Youngdong (without glycerol blank, Korea) reagent, and IRC reagent (with glycerol blank, Japan), and also measured free glycerol concentration with Youngdong reagent. Then we examined the clinical records of the patient showing increased glycerol concentration. RESULTS: Average triglyceride concentration measured by Abbott reagent was 448.0+/- 165.9 mg/dL and average glycerol interference to triglyceride concentration was 3.4+/- 6.7%, There were 8 patients (3.4%) who revealed more than 10 % of glycerol interference. Except these patients the average glycerol interference was 2.4+/- 1.4%. Among these 8 patients, 3 patients were treated with Frucenil and other 3 were with Intralipose(R), and the other 2 were diagnosed as diabetes and preeclampsia respectively. In vitro test, Frucenil mixed with serum in 1% (v/v) increased triglyceride concentration as high as 640.6% with Abbott reagent, but it did only 48.4% with IRC reagent. CONCLUSIONS: Triglyceride measurement by non glycerol blank method exceeded the recommended limit of National Cholesterol Education Program's precision, and this method extremely overestimated the triglyceride concentration for the patient with the glycerol containing fluid therapy. So all laboratories would be encouraged to use the glycerol blank method for triglyceride measurements.
Cholesterol ; Daegu ; Education ; Fluid Therapy ; Glycerol* ; Humans ; Laboratories, Hospital ; Pre-Eclampsia ; Triglycerides*

BACKGROUND: As more than 80% of Korean hospital laboratories don't use glycerol blank for the triglyceride measurement, we investigated free glycerol interference on the measurement of triglyceride concentration. METHODS: We collected 237 specimens which had more than 300mg/dL of triglyceride measured by Abbott (without glycerol blank, USA) reagent from the 217 patients visiting Catholic University Hospital of Taegu Hyosung from September, 1995, to May, 1996. We retested them with Youngdong (without glycerol blank, Korea) reagent, and IRC reagent (with glycerol blank, Japan), and also measured free glycerol concentration with Youngdong reagent. Then we examined the clinical records of the patient showing increased glycerol concentration. RESULTS: Average triglyceride concentration measured by Abbott reagent was 448.0+/- 165.9 mg/dL and average glycerol interference to triglyceride concentration was 3.4+/- 6.7%, There were 8 patients (3.4%) who revealed more than 10 % of glycerol interference. Except these patients the average glycerol interference was 2.4+/- 1.4%. Among these 8 patients, 3 patients were treated with Frucenil and other 3 were with Intralipose(R), and the other 2 were diagnosed as diabetes and preeclampsia respectively. In vitro test, Frucenil mixed with serum in 1% (v/v) increased triglyceride concentration as high as 640.6% with Abbott reagent, but it did only 48.4% with IRC reagent. CONCLUSIONS: Triglyceride measurement by non glycerol blank method exceeded the recommended limit of National Cholesterol Education Program's precision, and this method extremely overestimated the triglyceride concentration for the patient with the glycerol containing fluid therapy. So all laboratories would be encouraged to use the glycerol blank method for triglyceride measurements.
Cholesterol ; Daegu ; Education ; Fluid Therapy ; Glycerol* ; Humans ; Laboratories, Hospital ; Pre-Eclampsia ; Triglycerides*

Serologic tests for syphilis, including VDRL and TPHA tests, and Physical examination were carried out on 1, 605 subjects who lived in Taegu Hope Village, a social welfare center, from April, 198R to May, 1985. We prepared this study comparing with previous reports for healthy individuals and prostitutes. The results were as follows, The reactive rate of VDRL. qualitative test was 11. 6% in total, 10. 3%, in men and l3. 5%. in women. The reactive rates of VDRL. qualitative tests were highest in 7 th decade as 28, 7% and followed by 6 th decade as 16. 7% the decacile as 16. 0% 8 th decade as 14,3% 4th decade as 8. 8% and 3rd decade as 5. 9%, 3 In ]Hg sero-positive subjects, VDRL quantitative tests were done, and 35. 5% were reacted with 1: 8 or high and 29. 0% had one or more syphilitic lesions. 4 In 54 subjects who had one or more syphilitic lesions, 19 had chancres, 17 had alopecia syphilitica, 7 had rnaculopapular syphilid, 7 had condylomata lata. 3 had papular syphilid, and 1 had maculopapular syphilid and alopecia syphilitica. The biological false positive rate was 10. 1,4 in 138 VDRL reactive subjects, using 1;he TPHA test standard.
Alopecia ; Chancre ; Daegu ; Female ; Hope* ; Humans ; Male ; Physical Examination ; Prevalence* ; Serologic Tests ; Sex Workers ; Social Welfare ; Syphilis* ; Syphilis, Cutaneous

We described here-in a 36-year-old male patient (case 1) with a severe form of keratosis palmaris et plantaris(Thost-Unna type) which was diffuse hyperkeratosis with hyperhidrosis on the entire surface of the palms and soles. His son, 8-year- old boy, showed symmetrical distribution of hyperkeratotic patches on the inner sides of both great toes(case 2). Therefore, it was suggested this genodermatosis occured in two generations of a family. The biopsy taken from the right palm of case 1 showed features of epidermal hyperplasia with hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis and acanthosis. We tried the oral Vit. A therapy(50,000 unit, daily) in case 2. The hyperkeratotic lesions became slightly improved in 4 months after therapy.
Adult ; Biopsy ; Family Characteristics ; Humans ; Hyperhidrosis ; Hyperplasia ; Keratoderma, Palmoplantar* ; Keratosis* ; Male

Authors experienced a 59-year-old male patient with the lymphoma of the small iritestine which involved the adjoining mesenteric lymph nodes, the parietaI pleura, and the skin. The skin lesions, simulating necrotizing angiitis, were deep purple colored, asymptomatic, tense, hemorrhagic bullae with soft consistency on the both thighs and left infraorbital area. He had extranodal type, and diffuse, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma by the Rappaport classification, and stage IV by the Ann Arbor staging classification. After about 50 days of clinical manifestations, he was died mainly due to massive intestinal bleeding.
Classification ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Intestine, Small* ; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphoma* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pleura ; Skin ; Thigh ; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation ; Vasculitis

The mechanism responsible for the formation of sunburn cells in mammalian skin is unknown. However it is suggested that the reactive free radicals and oxygen species generated by UV radiation are causing oxidative reactions in certain keratinocytes that are manifestated in the form of dyskeratotic cells and free radical scavengers such as a-tocopherol acetate or p-carotene were thought to be photoprotective against sunburn radiation. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of single and multiple applications of n-tocopherol acetate(a-TCA) and p-carotene on the formation of sunburn cells. We also determined the effect of these two antioxidants on the sunburn reartion by UVB irradiation. The results were as follows : 1. Both a-tocopheroJ acetate and p-carotene were photoprotective and prevented the formation of sunburn cells and sunburn reaction. 2. Topical p-carotene was less photoprotective than u-tocopherol acetate. 3. Topical use of a-tocopherol acetate and p-carotene in dose range exceeding 1,000 pgcm could provide photoprotective effect if the UVB exposure doses were less than 300 mJ/cm'( 3 MED)
Animals ; Antioxidants ; Carotenoids* ; Free Radical Scavengers ; Free Radicals ; Guinea Pigs* ; Guinea* ; Keratinocytes ; Oxygen ; Skin ; Sunburn ; Tocopherols*

Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) infection is considered the most important cause of chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer. To determine the prevalence, distribution and it's relationship to degree of inflammation, gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from 331 nonulcer dyspepsia(NUD) patients consisting of 52 H. pylori negative normal volunteers and 279 H. pylori infected patients. Lymphoid follicles, degree of acute and chronic inflammation(Grade 0 to 3), and degree of H. pylori(Grade 0 to 4) were observed. The prevalence of H. pylori in NUD was 84.29%. The lymphoid follicles were found in 138 patients(41.7%) and only 5 patients(l.5%) without H. pylori showed lymphoid follicles. There was strong a relationship between lymphoid follicles and degree of acute and chronic inflammation and intensity of H. pylori infection(P<0.001). Acute and chronic inflammation were more serious in the antrum than body in H. pylori infected patients. There was no relationship between lymphoid follicles and the site in the stomach of H. pylori infection(P<0.078), but the body portion had an increased frequency of lymphoid follicles compared to the in antrum. Our results indicate that the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Korea is higher than in Western people and the degree of acute and chronic inflammation are strongly correlated with the presence of lymphoid follicles. The lymphoid follicles are believed to be absent from the normal stomach and their presence is strongly associated with H. pylori infection. The fact there is an that increased frequency of lymphoid follicles in H. pylori infected patients, and that they are more prevalent in the body of the antrum, support the concept that H. pylori may be a precursor in the development of primary gastric lymphoma.
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