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Diagnosis, Differential* ; MMPI*

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Arteries* ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome* ; Pregnancy* ; Umbilical Arteries*

A clinical observation was made on 35 patients who were admitted to the Department of Orthopedic Sugery, Busan National University Hospital, 29 of whom had undergone operation from January 1979 to December 1983. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The peak incidence of age ranged from 51 to 60 years, which comprised 16 cases (45.7%) 2. The type of theDisease'were 15 cases with degenerative spinal stenosis, which comprised highest incidence, 11 cases with combined spinal stenosis, 6 cases with spondylolisthesis, 2 cases with idiopathic spinal stenosis and 1 case with iatrogenic spinal stenosis. 3. The duration of symptom before admisson ranged from 3 months to 20 years. Duration over 3 years comprised 54.3% of highest incidence. 4. The most common symptom on admission was pain in low back and leg, which comprised 31 cases (88.6%) and 4 cases had no specific neurologic deficit. 5. Myelogram was performed in 30 cases, C.T. scan in 7 cases and the most common myelographic finding was bilateral single level hour glass defect in 8 cases (26.7%). 6. Decompressive surgerys were done on 30 cases and post-operative results obtained were as follows: excellent in 11 cases (36.7%), good in 13 cases (43.3%), fair in 4 cases (13.3%) and poor in 2 cases (6.7%).
Busan ; Glass ; Humans ; Incidence ; Leg ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Orthopedics ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spondylolisthesis

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OBJECTIVES: In order to standardize the CRP, ESR and WBC count after three types of spinal surgery and get clinical usefulness from these laboratory dadas after spinal surgery and clincal usefulness of laboratory datas. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three groups of patients(microdisectomy, anterior and posterior fusion) were chosen for the study. CRP, ESR and WBC levels were prospectively determined before surgery and at days 1-5, 10, 14,21 and 42 after surgery. RESULTS: In all patients, preoperative normal CRP level(<10mg/L) increased, reaching peak levels on the second day after anterior fusion(84.6mg/L), and at the third day after microdiscectomy(54.5mg/L) and posterolateral intercorporal fusion(152.2mg/L), with normalization in 5-10 days. Preoperative normal ESR level increased to peak level on the forth day after microdiscectomy(33.0mm/hr), and increased double peak levels after anterior(postoperative days 2&5) and posterolateral intercorporal fusion(postoperative days 3&5). ESR followed by a slow and irregular decrease, and at 42 days after surgery often remained elevated. WBC increased to variable peak level within normal limit in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid decline in CRP will probably be interrupted by a second rise or persisting elevation if infection occurs. CRP is presumably a better test than ESR for early detection of postoperative infection.
Blood Sedimentation* ; C-Reactive Protein* ; Erythrocytes* ; Humans ; Prospective Studies

No abstract available.
Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Tubal* ; Sterilization, Tubal*

No abstract available.
Hypothyroidism*

OBJECTIVES: We were to analyze the effect of managing metabolic syndrome using a u-health service in a health center. METHODS: We collected biometric data from 316 subjects living in a county (gun) in South Korea before and after the introduction of uhealth services in 2010. Analysis was done by contingency table using SPSS and latent growth model using AMOS. RESULTS: We found that regional u-health services affected instance of metabolic syndrome. Further, biometrics and health behavior improved. After six months of u-health services, the number of subjects with three or more factors for metabolic syndrome decreased by 62.5%; 63.3% of regular drinkers stopped drinking; 83.3% of subjects who rarely exercised began to exercise twice a week or more; and 60.9% of smokers stopped smoking. CONCLUSIONS: U-health services can change health behavior and biometrics to manage metabolic syndrome in rural areas. The usefulness of u-health services is discussed.
Disease Management ; Health Behavior ; Republic of Korea

In a series of 20 young rats, three cortical lesions were made in each hemisphere. Two of these lesions were filled with avitene and gelfoam, while the third was left empty as a control. The animals were killed successively on weeks 1, 2, 4 and 8 after the operation. The results were as follows : 1) Although there was no difference in the type of tissue reactions, avitene was more rapid and profound than gelfoam in the process and degree of inflammatory reaction at the same periods. 2) Avitene biodegradaded more rapidly than gelfoam. 3) The extent of fibrosis and adhesion to the surrounding brain tissues were not grossly different between these two agents but more profound histopathologically in avitene at the same periods. With these results, we could conclude that the avitene was superior to the gelfoam as the hemostatic agent in neurosurgical area.
Animals ; Brain* ; Collagen ; Fibrosis ; Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable ; Rats