For many years, healing membranous bone fractures have been known to show a persistent lucency at the fracture interface. Radiographic follow-up has proven to be of little value as a guideline for healing of mandibular fractures. Recently, a fracture has been treated by rigid internal fixation by metallic plate and screws rather than closed reduction and wire fixation, we expected that some difference in the radiographic features of fracture healing. To investigate these questions we undertook a retrospective radiographic and clinical analysis of 33 followed patients with fractures of the body and angle of the mandible from 1993 to 1997. There were 26 male and 7 female patients ranging in age between 5 and 74 years, with an average of 29.7 years. All patients were managed by open reduction with metallic plates and screws. The length of follow-up ranged from 9 to 187 weeks. Total 81 radiographic follow-up films were obtained and divided into 3 grades according to the degree of radiolucency of fracture lines; grade 0 radiolucent fracture line and no evidence of fracture interface calcification, grade 1 decreased radiolucent area and evidence of fracture interface calcification, and grade 2 disappearance of fracture line.Until follow-up of 8 weeks, all of the radiographs showed grade 0. From 8 weeks to 16 weeks, 62.5 percent showed grade 0 and 37.5 percent showed grade 1. From 16 weeks to 48 weeks, 38.5 percent showed grade 1 and 61.5 percent showed grade 2. After follow-up of 48 weeks, all showed grade 2.In this study we have shown that the radiographic disappearance of mandibular fracture lines was usually accomplished by 48 weeks. We feel that radiographic union of the mandible is lagging well behind clinical union, but disapperance of the fracture line in rigidly fixated mandibular fracture was occurred earlier than healed by fibrous union. We propose that radiographic union of the mandible by approximately 1 year can be a guideline for the normal mandibular bone healing.
Female ; Follow-Up Studies* ; Fracture Healing ; Fractures, Bone ; Humans ; Male ; Mandible ; Mandibular Fractures* ; Retrospective Studies

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Diagnosis* ; Epilepsy*

PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of CarnitilR (acetylcarnitine, Hanmi, Korea) therapy in idiopathic oligoasthenospermic men. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-four subfertile men with abnormal semen parameters were treated between March, 2003 and March, 2004 with 3 g of CarnitilR daily for 3 months. Changes in semen parameters were evaluated 3 months after this therapy. RESULTS: The mean age was 34.2 years and the mean follow-up duration was 3.7 months. In asthenospemic patients (n=28), semen analysis before and after CarnitilR treatment showed an increase in volume (2.64+/-1.65 ml vs. 3.10+/-1.60 ml), motility (35.1+/-17.7% vs. 45.9+/-20.4%) and viability (51.4+/-20.3% vs. 59.3+/-13.6%) respectively. In oligoasthenospermic patients (n=16), semen analysis before and after CarnitilR treatment showed an increase in sperm count (10.7+/-54.4 million/ml vs. 38.4+/-32.5 million/ml) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggested that in idiopathic oligoasthenospermic men the empirical medical therapy with acetylcarnitine may be considered as primary treatment.
Acetylcarnitine* ; Carnitine ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Infertility, Male ; Male ; Semen ; Semen Analysis ; Sperm Count

No abstract available.
Age Factors* ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic*

No abstract available.
Aneurysm* ; Arteries*

A schwannoma is a benign soft tissue tumor derived from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a sensory nerve originating from the second and third lumbar vertebra nerve roots, passing under the inguinal ligament and dividing into anterior and posterior branches. The anterior branch which is a major division and the main nerve that causes meralgia paresthetica supplies the knee joint from the anterior thigh. In addition, the posterior branch supplies the lateral thigh at the greater trochanter level.This paper reports the case of a 52-year-old woman with a very rare schwannoma in the terminal twig of posterior branch of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of right thigh protruded through the fascia lata with literatures review.

A schwannoma is a benign soft tissue tumor derived from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a sensory nerve originating from the second and third lumbar vertebra nerve roots, passing under the inguinal ligament and dividing into anterior and posterior branches. The anterior branch which is a major division and the main nerve that causes meralgia paresthetica supplies the knee joint from the anterior thigh. In addition, the posterior branch supplies the lateral thigh at the greater trochanter level.This paper reports the case of a 52-year-old woman with a very rare schwannoma in the terminal twig of posterior branch of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of right thigh protruded through the fascia lata with literatures review.

A schwannoma is a benign soft tissue tumor derived from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a sensory nerve originating from the second and third lumbar vertebra nerve roots, passing under the inguinal ligament and dividing into anterior and posterior branches. The anterior branch which is a major division and the main nerve that causes meralgia paresthetica supplies the knee joint from the anterior thigh. In addition, the posterior branch supplies the lateral thigh at the greater trochanter level.This paper reports the case of a 52-year-old woman with a very rare schwannoma in the terminal twig of posterior branch of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of right thigh protruded through the fascia lata with literatures review.

No abstract available.
Acidosis*

We report an extremely rare case in which two tuberculids, papulonecrotic tuberculid and erythema nodosum, occurred together. A 16-year-old girl had two types of clinically distinct lesions; asymptomatic necrotic papules on the upper and lower extremities and painful subcutaneous nodules on the legs. A Mantoux test showed a strong positive reaction. Histopathologic findings of the necrotic papule and subcutaneous nodule were consistent with papulonecrotic tuberculid and erythema nodosum, respectively. There was no extracutaneous focus of tuberculosis. Polymerase chain reaction for tuberculous bacilli in the papulonecrotic tuberculid lesion revealed a negative result. Antituberculous therapy brought a rapid clinical improvement of both lesions.
Adolescent ; Erythema Nodosum* ; Erythema* ; Female ; Humans ; Leg ; Lower Extremity ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous*