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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

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Acromioclavicular Joint* ; Acromion* ; Dislocations*

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Bone Plates* ; Tibia*

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Femur* ; Tibia*

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Tibia*

The acute anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most common ligament injury of the knee joint and there are many controversies in its treatment. Warren reported that the primary repair for the acute anterior cruciate ligament injuries was good, but some had opposite oppinions. Authors studied 23 patients of actue anterior cruciate ligament injury who were treated by primary repair from January, 1982 to December, 1984. The results were as followings: 1. The most common associated injury was MCL injury and posteromedial capsular injury(13 cases; 56.5%). 2. The most common detachment site of ACL was femoral attachment(11 cases; 47.8%) . 3. A medial Hocky Stick incision was found good in repairing the combined MCL and posteromedial capsular tear with ACL injury. 4. The results were good in 74% by Cincinnati score and in 87% by objective score. It is concluded that primary repair of the acute anterior cruciate ligament tear is cosidered successful.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ; Humans ; Knee Joint ; Ligaments ; Tears

Osteocalcin is the major noncollagenous protein of the bone matrix and has been described as a sensitive marker reflecting bone turn-over rate. It's believed to play a role in the process of mineralization. The level of osteocalcin is considered to be influenced by other calcium regulating hormones. To obtain the normal value of osteocalcin in Korean young adults and to clarify the usefulness of osteocalcin as a marker reflecting bone turn-over in suspicious disuse-osteporotic patient, author measured the level of osteocalcin by radioimmunoassay. The results are; 1. The mean circulation osteocalcin level in healthy young adults was 4.43+ 1.09ng/ml. 2. In normal Korean male, the serum osteocalcin level was 4.38±1.16ng/ml and in normal Korean female, 4.48±1.02ng/ml. There was no significant difference in both sexes, but the serum osteocalcin level in female reveals some tendency of elevation when compared with male. 3. In suspicious disuse-osteoporotic patients, the mean serum osteocalcin level was 4.21±1.30ng/ml and this result shows no difference from that of normal young adults. 4. The level of osteocalcin measured in the normal young Korean adults shows no difference from the prerecorded INC level measured in the Western people. 5. In conclusion, the normal value of osteocalcin in normal young Korean adults is similar that of western people, and the measurement of osteocalcin in suspicious disuse-osteoporotic patients could not be used as a sensitive marker reflecting bone turn-over.
Adult ; Bone Matrix ; Calcium ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Miners ; Osteocalcin ; Radioimmunoassay ; Reference Values ; Young Adult

Ipsilateral fractures of the femur neck and shaft show diagnostic difficulties and complexity of the treatment. This femoral double fracture, when not initially diagnosed, carries a much high risk of complications, such as aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. Early recognition is of importance. The definitive treatment of a fractured femur should be begun after the ipsilateral hip and the knee joint have been examined clinically and radiologically. At the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dae Han General Hospital, from July 1985 to March 1990, four cases of the concomitant ipsilateral femur neck and shaft fracture had been treated and followed-up for 2.4 years in average (ranging from 1.1 to 4.7 years).
Femoral Neck Fractures ; Femur Neck ; Femur ; Head ; Hip ; Hospitals, General ; Knee Joint ; Necrosis ; Orthopedics