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Bone Density* ; Calcitonin* ; Humans ; Osteoporosis*

The 5 patients, who had severe limitation of knee motion following open operative procedures, and were treated by the percutaneous release of adhesions under arthroscopy, were reviewed. The range of the knee motion and function were markedly improved. Therefore, intra-articular release of adhesions under arthroscopic control was assumed very useful.
Ankylosis ; Arthroscopy ; Humans ; Knee ; Surgical Procedures, Operative

The use of external fixator is popular in the treatment of open tibial fracture, severe comminuted fracture and segmental fracture, which minimizes further soft tissue injury and provides rigie fixation. The purpose of this study was to determine the complications and effectiveness of external fixation for treating the fractures of tibia. 33 patients with tibial fracture had been treated with external fixator from April 1993 to April 1994 at the orthopaedic department of Kang Dong Catholic General Hospital. We analysed 23 cases(21 patients) which could be followed up more than 12 months. The results were as follows; 1. Average duration with external fixator was 15.1 weeks. 2. Average time of bone union was 22.9 weeks. 3. 6 cases of pin tract infection were developed and they were treated with curettage and drainage, local antibiotics therapy, pin translation, or removal of external fixator. 4. The delayed union were developed in 5 cases, angulation deformity in 1 case, chronic osteomyelitis in 2 cases and soft tissue defect in 1 case. 5. Secondary operations caused by delayed union, valgus deformity, skin defect and bone exposure, were performed in 6 cases. 6. The use of external fixator provided good result in open fracture, intraarticular comminuted fracture, segmental fracture, and multiple injury, but chronic osteomyelitis and articular stiffness were developed in some cases.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Curettage ; Drainage ; External Fixators ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Fractures, Open ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Multiple Trauma ; Osteomyelitis ; Skin ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Tibia ; Tibial Fractures

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Femur* ; Tibia*

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Tibia*

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Acromioclavicular Joint* ; Acromion* ; Dislocations*

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Bone Plates* ; Tibia*

Because of the frequent misdiagnosis of the carpal injury, the orthopedic surgeon must know the mechanism of injury and exact radiological interpretation. We had encountered 114 cases of carpal injury, in which carpal fracture, carpal dislocation and instability were analysed by radiological examination. The following results were obtained: 1. In 75 carpal bone fractures, the most common fracture was scaphoid fracture (64 cases), the next com- mon one was triangular fracture (4 cases). 2. Among the 64 scaphoid fractures, the waist portion was the most frequent site (45 cases) and the least was tubercle fracture (2 cases). 3. Of the carpal bone fractures, the fresh fracture was 48 cases (64%) and old one was 27 cases (36%), these showed sclerosis, cystic change, and degenerative change in radiological examination. 4. In 14 carpal dislocations, perilunar dislocation was 2.5 times move common than lunate dislocation, and the trans-scaphoid perilunar dislocation was the most common dislocation. 5. Carpal instability was 25 cases. These were dorsiflexion instability, navicular rotary subluxation, and pal- mar-flexion instability. The most common instability was dorsiflexion instability.
Carpal Bones ; Classification ; Diagnostic Errors ; Dislocations ; Incidence ; Orthopedics ; Sclerosis ; Wrist

70 cases free fiap were performed from March 1978 to July 1985. The donor fiap were dorsalis pedis flap in 34 cases, groin flap in 8 cases, osteocutaeous flap in 3 cases, gracilis flap in 17 cases, and latissimus dorsi flap in 8 cases respectively. The success rate was 90% in total including partial success. The causes of failure were 2 cases infection necrosis, and 1 case kinking of drain vessel. The gracilis and latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap were very satisfactory method for the reconstruction of the upper extremity flexion power, especially in the case of Volkmann's ischemic contracture. The neurovascular dorsalis pedis flap was regarded as excellent method for the heel pad reconstruction, and tactile sensation reconstruction of the hand.
Free Tissue Flaps ; Groin ; Hand ; Heel ; Humans ; Ischemic Contracture ; Methods ; Microsurgery ; Myocutaneous Flap ; Necrosis ; Sensation ; Superficial Back Muscles ; Tissue Donors ; Upper Extremity