Ninety cases of meniscus injury were treated by arthroscopic meniscetomy between March, 1988 and March, 1992. Eighty four cases were treated by arthroscopic partial, 5 cases by subtotal, and 1 case by total meniscectomy. All cases were followed up for more than 1 year. The results were as follows. 1. The ratio of male to female was 57 to 31, and that of right to left was 52 to 38. 2. There were 41 cases of medial meniscus and 49 cases of lateral meniscus. Longitudinal tears were 35 cases (39%), oblique tears were 20 cases (22%), horizontal tears were 15 cases (17%), and radial tears were 9 cases (10%). There was no difference in the shape of tear between medial and lateral meniscus. 4. The most common associated injury was anterior cruciate ligament tear. 5. The Tapper and Hoover scale was used to record the clinical results, and satisfatory results (exellent and good)were in 86% of cases.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ; Clinical Study ; Female ; Humans ; Knee ; Male ; Menisci, Tibial ; Tears

Objective: To establish and to promote the qualitative development of a housing service model in South Korea. Methods: The questionnaire was collected through the housing needs survey and the focus group interview on the mental health professions. We enrolled 365 subjects from 63 places (community conversion facilities, cohabitation, cohabitation families, hospitals, psychiatric nursing homes) to answer the questionnaires. Results: The survey result confirms the needs of people with a mental illness to be self-reliant, but it shows that the economic vulnerability is a hindrance. In addition, the most necessary factor for self-reliant living is to provide services that support daily living. Therefore, the study points out that a system that guarantees self-reliance must be added in order for the housing services to be distributed throughout local communities for the people with mental illness. Conclusion The study proposes the Seoul-type housing services model to replace the housing services that functions in a fragmented manner with the provision of an integrated services through a unified channel by establishing a housing support center (tentative name). This will ultimately help people with a mental illness to live a healthy life that meets their needs as community members.