1.Geriatrics Clinic in the primary care practice.
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1998;19(8):592-603
No abstract available.
Geriatrics*
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Primary Health Care*
3.Surgical Treatment of the Closed Complete Rupture of Achilles Tendon.
Joo Chul IHN ; Byung Chul PARK ; Hee Soo KYUNG ; Shin Yoon KIM ; Seung Ho SHIN
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1997;32(7):1681-1686
Achilles tendon is the most powerful and the biggest tendon of the body and its rupture is frequently sports-related. Many authors reported the effects of mobilization, electricity, ultrasound and various drugs as factors influencing the injured tendon. We studied the effects of early passive mobilization after firm suture using plantaris tendon as tension suture material and reinforcing membrane on the repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon. From March 1992 to December 1995, twenty-two operations on the Achilles tendon were carried out in our hospital. 1. Fourteen patients were male and eight patients were female. The mean patient age was 38 years, ranging from 13 to 68 years. Average follow-up periods was 2 years and 7 months, ranging from 12 months to 3 years and 8 months. 2. The rupture site was 4.7cm proximal to the tendon insertion into the calcaneus on average. 3. We performed the operations with end to end suture technique. After approximation of the ruptured ends of the tendon with a No. 5 Ethibond tension suture using a modified Kessler stitch, placed plantaris tendon in a fascial needle and pass it circumferentially and distal plantaris tendon is fanned out and tacked over the repair. 4. Postoperative treatment was done as following protocol Short leg cast was done with equinus position for initial 3 weeks, and then cast was removed, hydrotherapy and passive exercises was employed. About 6 weeks after operation when the foot can be brought to right angle, a reverse 90degrees ankle stop short leg brace was applied for additional 6 weeks and partial weight bearing was aUowed. 5. Follow-up results were classified according to the Arner-Lindholm scale. We had 16 excellent results and 6 satisfactory results. After rigid suture it may be possible to introduce a regimen of progressive isometric stimulation and protected loading and streching combined with removable orthosis. Such early exercises are likely to improve the rate of rehabilitation over plaster immobilization.
Achilles Tendon*
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Ankle
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Braces
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Calcaneus
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Electricity
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Exercise
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Foot
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Humans
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Hydrotherapy
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Immobilization
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Leg
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Male
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Membranes
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Needles
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Orthotic Devices
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Rehabilitation
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Rupture*
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Suture Techniques
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Sutures
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Tendons
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Ultrasonography
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Weight-Bearing
4.Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Korean pregnant women.
Kyoung Ju SONG ; Jong Chul SHIN ; Ho Joon SHIN ; Ho Woo NAM
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2005;43(2):69-71
This study was performed in order to evaluate the sero-epidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in pregnant Korean women. Among 5, 175 sera and 750 amniotic fluid samples obtained from pregnant women, 41 serum samples (0.79%) and 10 (1.33%) amniotic fluid samples tested positive for IgG antibodies by ELISA. Fifty one cases showing a score more than 0.25 on ELISA were tested for PCR reaction against the SAG1 gene. Only one case of the 51 ELISA positive cases exhibited a positive reaction on all tests. This case had a history of acute nephropyelitis during early pregnancy, but fortunately, had delivered a phenotypically healthy baby. In this study, the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women was found to be comparatively low, consistent with previous reports from Korea. However our trials, performed with a variety of diagnostic tools, were considered to be useful for the precise diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis.
Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan/*blood
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Female
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Humans
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Korea/epidemiology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications/diet therapy/*epidemiology
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Toxoplasma/*immunology
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Toxoplasmosis/*epidemiology
5.Surgical treatment of atrioventricular septal defect.
Young Chul YOON ; Shin Yeong LEE ; Chang Ho KIM
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1993;26(12):904-908
No abstract available.
6.Contact Urticaria - Relationship between Blocking Effect to Wheal Formation and Antiinflammatory Potencies of Some NSAID.
Joon Mo YANG ; Chul Ho YOO ; Yoo Shin LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1988;26(1):58-62
This study was undertaken to investigate the response of non-immunologic contact urticaria(NICU) test before and after ingestion of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors such as naproxene, ibuprofen and mefenamic acid. Forty patients who showed positive reaction to 5% benzoic acid (BA) in petrolatum by 20 minutes closed patch test were chosen and divided into 3 groups. Group I was consisted of 13 patients who were taken naproxene 250mg bid, group II, 14 patients, taken ibuprofen 600mg bid, and group III, 13 patients, taken mefenamic acid 500mg bid. All the patients were tested with 5%, 2.5%, 1%, 0.5% and 0.1% BA in petrolatum using Finn chamber on Scanpor tape on the right arm before medication and next day on the left arm after medication of each day. Mefenamic acid did not show any significant differences before and after ingestion of drug. Naproxene reduced reaction about half of patients. Ibuprofen reduced reaction in almost all patients and blocked reaction completely in 9 of 13 patients. This results suggested that there was no correlation between blocking effect to BA induced contact urticaria and so called anti-inflammatory potencies of naproxene and ibuprofen, and that NICU by BA is partly mediated by prostaglandins(PG) or mediated by other mediators, which were potentiated by PG, except histamin.
Arm
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Benzoic Acid
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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Eating
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Humans
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Ibuprofen
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Mefenamic Acid
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Naproxen
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Patch Tests
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Petrolatum
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Urticaria*
7.Two Cases of Contact Dermatitis due to Tiger Balm(R).
Hee Chul EUN ; Jee Ho CHOI ; Yoo Shin LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1984;22(5):517-521
No abstract available.
Dermatitis, Contact*
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Tigers*
8.Surgical treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum without extracorporeal circulation: report of one case.
Chul Hyun PARK ; Shin Yeong LEE ; Chang Ho KIM
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1991;24(7):719-724
No abstract available.
Extracorporeal Circulation*
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Pulmonary Atresia*
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Ventricular Septum*
9.Prevalence and clinical characteristics of the anti-HCV positive patients who had invreased transaminase levels with negative HBsAg.
Eun Joo AHN ; Tae Ho CHUNG ; Hee Chul KANG ; Chul Young BAE ; Dong Hak SHIN
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1992;13(1):72-78
No abstract available.
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens*
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Humans
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Prevalence*
10.The surgical correction for pectus excavatum.
Woo Chul SONG ; Ho Seung SHIN ; Byung Joo KIM ; Hee Chul PARK ; Ki Woo HONG
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1991;24(7):712-718
No abstract available.
Funnel Chest*