1.Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine the Progression of Neglected Recalcitrant Rotator Cuff Tears: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.
Yon Sik YOO ; Jin Young PARK ; Chang Hyuk CHOI ; Nam Su CHO ; Chul Hyun CHO ; Tae Gang LIM ; Sang Don SIM ; Tae Yon RHIE ; Ho Won LEE ; Jong Ho JUNG ; Yong Beom LEE
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow 2017;20(3):133-137
BACKGROUND: To determine the natural progression of conservatively treated rotator cuff tears, we evaluated changes in radiologic and clinical parameters in patients whose recalcitrant tears were neglected after conservative treatment. METHODS: A total of 73 patients with recalcitrant rotator cuff tears in spite of conservative treatment were included in this study. We measured changes in tear size and in the extent of fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff by comparing the initial and final follow-up magnetic resonance imagings (MRIs). To determine factors influencing the change in tear size, we collected the medical history of patients taken at the time of initial admission. RESULTS: The average follow-up period was 20.1 months, and the average increase in tear size across this period was 6.2 mm. In terms of steroid injection, we found that the increases in tear size of the steroid injection group (p=0.049) and of the sub-group that had received more than three steroid injections (p=0.010) were significantly greater than that of the non-steroid injection group. CONCLUSIONS: We found that the increase in cuff tear size was on average 6.2 mm across the follow-up period, indicating that neglecting cuff tears may cause them to progress into more severe tears. We also observed that a history of steroid injection might be a possible risk factor for a worse prognosis of cuff tears. Therefore, we suggest that patients with rotator cuff tears and a history of steroid injection are recommended aggressive modes of treatment such as surgery.
Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Prognosis
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Retrospective Studies*
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Risk Factors
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Rotator Cuff*
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Tears*
2.Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis and hemohydrothorax following right internal jugular vein catheterization.
In Suk KWAK ; Gang Seuk RIEW ; Ji Young BAE ; Tae Wan LIM ; Kwang Min KIM
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2013;64(3):280-281
No abstract available.
Catheterization
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Catheters
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Jugular Veins
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Paralysis
3.Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Osteogenesis of Marrow-derived Osteoblasts in the Mandible of Rabbit: Histomorphometric Analysis
Young Ju PARK ; Jin Eob SHIN ; Jae An CHUNG ; Min Su JEON ; Bo Gyun KIM ; Jun Ho SONG ; Byong Moo YEON ; Sung Chul LIM ; Tae In GANG
Journal of the Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2007;29(6):474-484
4.Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine the Progression of Neglected Recalcitrant Rotator Cuff Tears: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Yon Sik YOO ; Jin Young PARK ; Chang Hyuk CHOI ; Nam Su CHO ; Chul Hyun CHO ; Tae Gang LIM ; Sang Don SIM ; Tae Yon RHIE ; Ho Won LEE ; Jong Ho JUNG ; Yong Beom LEE
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2017;20(3):133-137
BACKGROUND: To determine the natural progression of conservatively treated rotator cuff tears, we evaluated changes in radiologic and clinical parameters in patients whose recalcitrant tears were neglected after conservative treatment. METHODS: A total of 73 patients with recalcitrant rotator cuff tears in spite of conservative treatment were included in this study. We measured changes in tear size and in the extent of fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff by comparing the initial and final follow-up magnetic resonance imagings (MRIs). To determine factors influencing the change in tear size, we collected the medical history of patients taken at the time of initial admission. RESULTS: The average follow-up period was 20.1 months, and the average increase in tear size across this period was 6.2 mm. In terms of steroid injection, we found that the increases in tear size of the steroid injection group (p=0.049) and of the sub-group that had received more than three steroid injections (p=0.010) were significantly greater than that of the non-steroid injection group. CONCLUSIONS: We found that the increase in cuff tear size was on average 6.2 mm across the follow-up period, indicating that neglecting cuff tears may cause them to progress into more severe tears. We also observed that a history of steroid injection might be a possible risk factor for a worse prognosis of cuff tears. Therefore, we suggest that patients with rotator cuff tears and a history of steroid injection are recommended aggressive modes of treatment such as surgery.
Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Prognosis
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Rotator Cuff
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Tears
5.Hyperuricemia Is Not Predictive of Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jae Joon HWANG ; Yeon Mok OH ; Chin Kook RHEE ; Kwang Ha YOO ; Yong Bum PARK ; Ho Il YOON ; Seong Yong LIM ; Ji Hyun LEE ; Eun Kyung KIM ; Tae Hyung KIM ; Sei Won LEE ; Sang Do LEE ; Jae Seung LEE ;
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2020;35(8):58-
BACKGROUND: Although the association of hyperuricemia with an increased risk of mortality has been demonstrated in the context of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the long-term outcomes of hyperuricemia have not been studied in the case of stable COPD.METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed baseline data of 240 men with stable COPD enrolled in the Korea Obstructive Lung Disease cohort. We evaluated associations between serum uric acid levels and clinical parameters, risk factors for all-cause mortality, and acute exacerbation of COPD.RESULTS: The mean age of subjects was 66.4 ± 7.7 years, and the median follow-up time was 5.9 years. We identified no significant difference in terms of lung function or laboratory findings between patients with hyperuricemia and those without. Serum uric acid level was negatively associated with systemic inflammation indicated by neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (r = −0.211, P = 0.001). Univariate Cox regression analysis revealed hyperuricemia to not be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in men with stable COPD (hazard ratio [HR], 0.580; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.250–1.370; P = 0.213). In the multivariate Cox regression model, hyperuricemia was not an independent predictor of acute exacerbation (HR, 1.383; 95% CI, 0.977–1.959; P = 0.068).CONCLUSION: Among men with stable COPD, hyperuricemia is not an independent predictor of all-cause mortality or future acute exacerbation of COPD. These results differ from those of previous studies on patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.
Cohort Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hyperuricemia
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Inflammation
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Korea
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Lung
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive
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Male
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Mortality
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Uric Acid
6.Effect of platelet-rich plasma on autogenous bone graft for bone formation in rabbit
Min Su JEON ; Bo Gyun KIM ; Jun Ho SONG ; Byong Moo YEON ; Young Woo LEE ; Kyung Lok NOH ; Da Young KIM ; Ean O PANG ; Jun Hyun KIM ; Jeong Hun NAM ; Tae In GANG ; Sung Chul LIM ; Young Ju PARK
Journal of the Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2008;30(2):158-164
7.The Effect of Bone Marrow-Derived Osteoblasts on Mandibular Deffect in Rabbit
Young Ju PARK ; Jeong Hun NAM ; Bo Gyun KIM ; Min Su JEON ; Jae An CHUNG ; Jung Won LEE ; Jang Hoon AHN ; Tae In GANG ; Mi Hee PARK ; Sung Chul LIM
Journal of the Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2010;32(4):306-312
8.Hyperuricemia Is Not Predictive of Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jae Joon HWANG ; Yeon Mok OH ; Chin Kook RHEE ; Kwang Ha YOO ; Yong Bum PARK ; Ho Il YOON ; Seong Yong LIM ; Ji Hyun LEE ; Eun Kyung KIM ; Tae Hyung KIM ; Sei Won LEE ; Sang Do LEE ; Jae Seung LEE ;
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2020;35(8):e58-
BACKGROUND:
Although the association of hyperuricemia with an increased risk of mortality has been demonstrated in the context of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the long-term outcomes of hyperuricemia have not been studied in the case of stable COPD.
METHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed baseline data of 240 men with stable COPD enrolled in the Korea Obstructive Lung Disease cohort. We evaluated associations between serum uric acid levels and clinical parameters, risk factors for all-cause mortality, and acute exacerbation of COPD.
RESULTS:
The mean age of subjects was 66.4 ± 7.7 years, and the median follow-up time was 5.9 years. We identified no significant difference in terms of lung function or laboratory findings between patients with hyperuricemia and those without. Serum uric acid level was negatively associated with systemic inflammation indicated by neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (r = −0.211, P = 0.001). Univariate Cox regression analysis revealed hyperuricemia to not be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in men with stable COPD (hazard ratio [HR], 0.580; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.250–1.370; P = 0.213). In the multivariate Cox regression model, hyperuricemia was not an independent predictor of acute exacerbation (HR, 1.383; 95% CI, 0.977–1.959; P = 0.068).
CONCLUSION
Among men with stable COPD, hyperuricemia is not an independent predictor of all-cause mortality or future acute exacerbation of COPD. These results differ from those of previous studies on patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.