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Cardiology*

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Animals ; Haloperidol* ; Mice*

It is generally accepted that integrity of the posterior cruciate ligament plays a major role in knee stability. The potential disability resulting from disruption of the posterior cruciate ligament is sufficient to warrant aggressive operative management when the lesion is discovered. From August 1980 to July 1982, the authors treated the 8 cases of the posterior cruciate ligament injury at the department of orthopedic surgery, Chung Ang university hospital; primary repair(2 cases), reconstruction using the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle(6 cases). In the operative procedure of reconstruction using gastrocnemius, we experienced the following obstacle and resolved it effectively. l. In the surgical approach, we choosed the separate incision on the anteromedial and posteromedial aspect of knee and satisfactory results were obtained. 2. In adequate length of the gastrocnemius tendon was resolved by releasing of gastrocnemius as closer to it's femoral condyle origin as possible or together with attached periosteum and bone chips, by fixation of gastrocnemius with pull through wire suture method. 3. In advancement of the gastrocnemius into the knee joint, we used No. 32 chest tube and achieved the smooth enterance. 4. Adequate position of the femoral condyle drill hole was achieved by using hip screw reamer and K-wire.
Chest Tubes ; Head ; Hip ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Periosteum ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Sutures ; Tendons

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Amputation

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Female ; Humans ; Insemination* ; Pregnancy*

Amipaque is a water soluble, non-ionic myelographic contrast media, and owing to its high diagnostic accuracy and safety, its use is gradually increasing. The authors studied the complications after Amipaque lumbermyelography in 61 patients with low back pain during the period from Jan. 1981 to Nov. 1981 in Chung Ang University Hospital. The results were as follows; 1. Total complication rate was 52%(32 of 61) and there was nosexual difference in its occurrence. 2. In total, no difference in complication rate was found between head-up positioned group with a degree of 30degrees (group I) after procedure and head-up positioned group with a degree of 70degrees (group II) but female patients had more complication rate in group I than in group II (75% vs 50%).Headache was more common in group I and nausea was more common in group II. 3. Headache was most common complicaiton (44%) and there was no sexual difference in its occurrence. 4. No significant difference in complication rate was found between patients proved to have HBP and patients to have not. 5. Complications were less common in patients with punctured level of L4-5 than in patients with L2-3 or L3-4 level puncture.
Contrast Media ; Female ; Headache ; Humans ; Low Back Pain ; Metrizamide ; Myelography ; Nausea ; Punctures ; Water

The authors studied depression, using Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) in the subjects of 3,499 male and 1,335 female college freshmen of Yeungnam University. The authors collected the reports of SDS during the periods from January to February, 1986, and applied ANOVA and t-test on depression scores in order to compare them between various psychosocial factors, and sexes. The results are as follows: There was significant difference in the mean averages of total depression scores between male and female students: male students scored 35.68+7.46, female students scored 38.93+7.26 (P<0.01). The depression scores relating to the items of indecisiveness, psychomotor retardation, decreased libido, and diurnal variation were relatively higher in both groups. One hundred and sixty-one male students (4.6%) showed seriously high degree depression scores of 50 or higher, while one-hundred and seventeen female students (8.8%) showed the same scores. Female students attending in liberal arts showed higher level of depression scores (P<0.01). There was a strong tendency toward higher depression scores in the students who were dissatisfies with their home atmosphere, college, department and familiarity of parents and those who had pessimistic views of self in the past, present or future in both groups (P<0.001).
Atmosphere ; Depression* ; Female ; Humans ; Libido ; Male ; Parents ; Psychology ; Recognition (Psychology)

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Animals ; Estrous Cycle* ; Mice* ; Pituitary Gland, Anterior* ; Prolactin*

PURPOSE:Varying clinical phenotypes are associated with the chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome. The endocrine manifestation are latent or overt hypoparathyroidism, thyroid dysfunction and short stature. This study was undertaken to investigate frequencies of endocrine abnormalities and short stature in patients with the chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome. METHODS:Forty three unrelated patients were diagnosed having chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome. Chromosomal microdeletion was confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridation (FISH) with DNA probe (22q11.2 LSI TUPLE1 from Vysis). Serum total calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were measured in all patients. Thyroid function tests including free thyroxine(T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid autoantibodies were performed in all patients. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) was measured in 10 patients. Height, weight and body mass index were compared with chronological age in all patients. RESULTS:Seven patients (16%) had an overt hypoparathyroidism, presenting with hypocalcemic tetany. Thirteen patients (31%) showing hypocalcemia with normal PTH were regarded as having latent hypoparathyroidism since their PTH secretion response was blunted. Out of 2 patients with thyroid diseases, one patient had Graves disease and the other had Hashimoto thyroiditis. Five patients (12%) were below the 3rd percentile in height at evaluation. The BMI was below the 5th percentile in 23% of patients. CONCLUSION: Twenty patients (47%) presented with overt and latent hypoparathyroidism. Interestingly, autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Graves disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis were associated in patients with chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion, indicating predisposition to autoimmune disorders. Therefore, a careful endocrine and growth evaluation is needed in these patients.
Autoantibodies ; Body Mass Index ; Calcium ; DNA ; Graves Disease ; Hashimoto Disease ; Humans ; Hypocalcemia ; Hypoparathyroidism ; Parathyroid Hormone ; Phenotype ; Tetany ; Thyroid Diseases ; Thyroid Function Tests ; Thyroid Gland ; Thyrotropin

Herein we report an experience of the vaginal ureterolithotomy. The patient was a 48-year-old woman with a juxtavesical left ureteral stone, which was vaginally palpable. Although this operation has limited indications, it is a safe and easy method of removing stones from the lowermost ureter especially in the women. This method seems to have considerable value to be attempted in the carefully select patients.
Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Ureter