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

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Cholesterol* ; Granuloma*

Among 666 premature infants or low birthweight infants who were admitted in NICU of St. Francisco General Hospital from January 1990 to Jun 1992, 96 infants were diagnosed as retinopathy of prematurity by indirect ophthalmoscope. The result were follows: 1) Among 666 patients, retinopathy of prematurity developed in 96 patients(14.1%) 2) The high incidence was observed in low birthweight and small gestational age. 3) Mean age of first diagnosing time was 42.0( 12 day of life and mean gestational age was 31.8 2.5 weeks and mean birthweight was 1646.5 (350.7gm. 4) In gestational age, birthweight and duration of oxygen therapy, there was statistically difference between cryotherapy group and spontaneous regression group. Other possible risk factors-hyaline membrane disease, apnea, anemia-were showed higher incidence in cryotherapy group. 5) Among the 20 infants who were treated with cryotherapy, 16 infants (80%) showed regression of neovascularization.
Apnea ; Cryotherapy ; Gestational Age ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Membranes ; Ophthalmoscopes ; Oxygen ; Retinopathy of Prematurity*

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Changes in heart rate during reversal of neuromuscular block have been a subject of clinical investigation for manly years. A number of studios have compared the effect used anticholinergica and anticholineaterase. In most studies, the druga were administered separately or simultaneously. Furthermore these studios have ignored any possible affects that the general inhalation aneathetics used during surgery might have had during reversal of neuromusclar Block. Recently, the volatile anesthetics which mar hove a significant role in heart rate during administration of atropine and neostigmine were reported. This study was undertaken to investigate those effects of halothane and enflurane on heart rate chances during reversal of neuromuscular b1ock with glycopyrrolate (0.7 ug/kg) and pyridoatigmine (0.2 mg/kg) which was given either separately or simultaneously have been used on 40 cartes at Depatment of Anesthesiology, Hanyang University Hospital from October 1985 to June 1786. The results were as follows : 1) There were not a significant differences on age, height and weight in compare with subgroups. 2) The changes of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were not a significant statistica-llr in compare with subgroups. 3) The changes of heart rate were showed that Initial increasing and decreasing of base-line level at 10 minutes were statistically significant in compare with subgroups. (p<0.0001) 4) Tachycardia were observed as following sequence; E : G --> P>E:G +P>H : G+P > H : G --> P and bradycardia were as following sequence; H : G --> P>H : G+P>E : G --> P=E : G+P.
Anesthesiology ; Anesthetics ; Atropine ; Blood Pressure ; Bradycardia ; Enflurane* ; Glycopyrrolate* ; Halothane* ; Heart Rate* ; Heart* ; Inhalation ; Neostigmine ; Neuromuscular Blockade* ; Pyridostigmine Bromide* ; Tachycardia

Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a potentially life-threatening, medication-induced hypersensitivity reaction with long latency. It is characterized by fever, rash, leukocytosis with eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytosis, and internal organ involvement. The most common causes of DRESS syndrome are sulfonamides and anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine and lamotrigine. However, valproic acid and olanzapine could develop DRESS syndrome. We report a case of DRESS syndrome associated with valproic acid and olanzapine in a 41 years old male patient with bipolar disorder.
Anticonvulsants ; Bipolar Disorder* ; Carbamazepine ; Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome ; Eosinophilia* ; Exanthema* ; Fever ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Leukocytosis ; Lymphocytosis ; Male ; Sulfonamides ; Valproic Acid*

PURPOSE: To compare the clinical results of BRTO in the gastric varices with those of TIPS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2004 to March 2006, eight patients who had been followed up for more than 1 month after BRTO were enrolled in this study. This study compared the clinical efficacy of BRTO with that of TIPS in 13 patients who had undergone TIPS from January 2000 to March 2006. The change in laboratory parameters before and after each procedure and the incidence of rebleeding, encephalopathy, asictes and varices were analyzed after each procedure. Results:In the BRTO group, the level of albumin increased, and the levels of ammonia and the Child-Pugh score decreased. The TIPS group showed no improvement in the liver function. In the BRTO group, the gastric varices were eradicated in 7 patients. Gastric variceal rebleeding and encephalopathy did not occur. However, the esophageal varices worsened in 6 patients. In the TIPS group, rebleeding (n=4), encephalopathy (n=7) and a worsening of the gastric (n=5) or esophageal varices (n=2) occurred. CONCLUSION: BRTO improves the metabolic activity of the liver and has a lower incidence of encephalopathy. Hence, BRTO is a good alternative to TIPS in the gastric varices accompanied by a gastrorenal shunt although a treatment for a worsening of the esophageal varices may be needed after BRTO.
Ammonia ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Liver ; Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical* ; Varicose Veins