No abstract available.
Anthrax*

PURPOSE: This study was designed to compare fracture healing in normal and ovariectomized rat, and to evaluate the effect of intermittent administration of parathyroid hormone on fracture healing in osteopenic animal model, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four-months-old mature female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly elivided into 5 groups. Group I underwent a sham operation, and others (Group II-V) were ovariectomized. At three months after ovariectomy or sham operation, standardized bilateral transverse tibial fractures were created and intramedullary nailings with Kirschner wire were performed. The rats were then treated with daily subcutaneous injection of placebo in Groups I and II, 17beta-estradiol in Group III, low doses of recombinant human PTH (1-84) in Group IV, and high doses of recombinant human PTH (1-84) in Group V for 4 weeks. At day 30 of post-fracture the animals were sacrificed and fracture healing was assessed with histologic/histomorphometric analysis and three-point bending mechanical testing. RESULTS: On histologic/histomorphometric evaluation of sham operation group, the fracture callus mainly consisted of dense trabecular bone. On the other hand, Groups II and III seemed to have much looser cancellous network, abundant in fibrous marrow. In parathyroid hormone-treated g roups, external callus consisted of more dense trabecular, woven bone than that of Groups II or III, and especially the high doses of parathyroid hormone-treated group was comparable to the sham operation group in terms of per cent trabecular bone volume (Group I>V>IV>III=II, P<0.05). Mechanical testing indicated that ultimate load was reduced in Group II and III compared to sham operated or parathyroid hormone-treated groups (Group I=V>IV>III=II, P<0.05). Other significant differences were the increase in absorbed energy at ultimate load of Groups I and V (Group I=V>IV=III=II, P<0.05), and increase in ultimate stress of Groups I and V (Group I=V>IV=II=III, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of this study, it may be concluded that fracture healing is delayed in the ovariectomy-induced osteopenic rat model. Our experiment also showed dose-related stimulation of parathyroid hormone in the strength of fracture, and that antiresorptive agents such as estrogen had no effect. Further study is needed in large animal model, and attention should be focused on systemic/long-term effect of parathyroid hormone and its relationship with local growth factors in fracture healing.
Animals ; Bone Density Conservation Agents ; Bone Marrow ; Bony Callus ; Estrogens ; Female ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Fracture Healing* ; Hand ; Humans ; Injections, Subcutaneous ; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Models, Animal ; Ovariectomy ; Parathyroid Hormone* ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Tibial Fractures

STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-eight patients with thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures were evaluated according to the treatment methods of the retropulsed fragments. OBJECTIVE: To confirm the pure effect of ligamentotaxis according to the approaching methods to tile involved area. SUMMARY OF BACK GROUND DATA: Retropulsed fragments were effectively treated by indirect posterior reduction. Regardless of size of the retropulsed fragments, remodelling process of the retropulsed fragments was progressed during follow-up period. METHODS: 38 patients with burst fractures of thoracolumbar and lumbar spine were divided into two groups according to tile reduction method of the retropulsed fragments ; the one group consisted of 18 cases which were treated by posterior instrumentation and indirect reduction(Group I: ligamentotaxis) and the other groups consisted of 20 cases which were treated by posterior instrumentation and posterior direct reduction(Group II). Change of neural canal compromise rate, neurologic status, remodelling process of the retropulsed fragments were measured using pre-, post-operative and follow-up radiographs and CT. RESULTS: Comparing the two groups, neural canal compromise rates were decreased at postoperative period but, there were no significant differences in both groups. There were no correlation of neurologic status and neural canal compromise rate. We could confirm the remodelling process of the retropulsed fragments, but there were no significant changes according to the size of the retropulsed fragments between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Indirect reduction by posterior instrumentation( ligamentotaxis ) could effectively treat the retropulsed fragments in burst fractures of thoracolumbar and lumbar spine without directs posterior reduction.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Neural Tube ; Postoperative Period ; Spine

No abstract available.
Gallstones*

We describe herein a case of tick bite ocurring to a 23-year-old man who has a characteristic lesion clinically and histopathologically. The tick(Ixodes sp.) was still attached to the brownish and erythematous, indurated skin of the scrotum. The engorged tick which was carefully removed from the skin with a scalpel was 8.7mm in length and 5. 5 mm in width. Histopathologically, characteristic amorphous eosinophilic materigl is deposited around a round space where the hypostorne of the tick was inserted. Heavy inflammatory cell infiltratton in the mid and lower dermis is composed mainly of neutrophils and eosinophils. A certain area of the lower dermis shows edema and capillary dilatation along with the mixed inflammatory cell infiltration, TVide excision of the indurated lesion including the tick was done. The clinical and hsitopathological findings of the tick bite was discussed.
Capillaries ; Dermis ; Dilatation ; Edema ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Neutrophils ; Scrotum ; Skin ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks* ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Cerebrospinal Fluid* ; Electroconvulsive Therapy* ; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid* ; Schizophrenia* ; Serotonin*

The status of DNA synthesis and the effect of UV radiation on the DNA synthesis were studied in mouse skin by microautoradiography. Mice exposed to 100mJ/cm of UVB were injected intradermally with tritiated thymidine, 5 minutes, 2, 6 and 24 hours after irradiation and biopsies were processed for light microscopic autoradiography, A total of 25 ICR female albino haired mice were used as subjects. We compared heavily labeled cells(>10 grains/nucleus) and sparsely labeled cells (3-10 grains/nucleus) in UVL irradiated skin with nonirradiated control skin. 1. Within 5 minutes after UVL exposure an apparent depression in the number of heavily labeled cells occurred. This reduction was statistically significant and remained so for at least six hours post,irradiation. By 24 hours after UVL exposure, the reduction was recovered to nearly control level. 2. By five minutes after UVL exposure, sparsely labeled cells were observed in basal cell layer and differentiated cell layer. The nurriber of sparsely labeled cells appeared highest at five minutes after UVL exposure and then tended to fall to nearly control level at 24 hours. This aberrant type of TdR H incorporation is thought to represent unscheduled DNA synthesis to repair pyrimidine dimers formed in UVL injured DNA molecules,
Animals ; Autoradiography* ; Biopsy ; Depression ; DNA* ; Female ; Hair ; Humans ; Mice* ; Pyrimidine Dimers ; Skin* ; Thymidine ; Ultraviolet Rays

Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are uncommon and a relatively small subset of GISTs whose optimal surgical procedure has not been well defined. Because submucosal spread and local lymph node involvement is infrequent in GISTs, wide margins with routine lymph node dissection may not be required. Various techniques of limited resection for duodenal GISTs have been described depending on the site and the size of the tumors. In this study, we report two cases of GIST involving the third and fourth portion of the duodenum successfully treated by segmental duodenectomy with end-to-end duodenojejunostomy. This technique should be considered as a treatment option for GIST located at the third and fourth portion of the duodenum.
Duodenum ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymph Nodes

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate and analyze the brain magnetic resonance imaging (B-MRI) findings of patients with a favorable neurological outcome following cerebral performance category (CPC) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) at single university hospital emergency center. METHODS: Patients with return of spontaneous circulation (> 24 h) after OHCA who were older than 16 years of age and who had been admitted to the emergency intensive care unit (EICU) for over a 57-month period between July 2007 and March 2012 and survived with a favorable neurological outcome were enrolled. B-MRI was taken after recovery of their mental status. RESULTS: Fifty-two patients among the 305 admitted patients had a good CPC, and 33 patients' B-MRI were analyzed (CPC 1: 26 patients, CPC 2: 7 patients). Among these, 18 (54.5%) patients had a normal finding on B-MRI. On the other hand, ischemia/infarction/microangiopathy compatible with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) were found on various brain areas including subcortical white matter (7/13), cerebral cortex, central semiovlae, basal ganglia, putamen, periventricular white matter, and cerebellum. CONCLUSIONS: Survivors with a favorable neurological outcome from OHCA showed HIE on B-MRI, especially all of the patients with a CPC 2. More detail neurologic category including brain imaging would be needed to categorize patients with favorable outcome after OHCA.
Basal Ganglia ; Brain* ; Cerebellum ; Cerebral Cortex ; Emergencies ; Hand ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; Intensive Care Units ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Neuroimaging ; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest* ; Putamen ; Retrospective Studies ; Survivors

As the arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint has taken rapid strides recently, the knowledge of the structure and deveIopment of the joint are getting needed more and more. An embryological study about the development of the human knee joint was carried out using a total of 23 knees of human embryos. Serial sections of 23 embryos aged 5-8 postovulatory weeks (12-31 mm C.R.) and 3-dimensional reconstruction were examined. The embryos have been staged according to Carnegie's 'developmental stages'. The femur, tibia and fibula had begun to undergo chondrification by stage 18. The patella had commenced chondrification at stages 23. As the mesenchymal model began to chondrify, concomitant changes occurred in the region of the presumptive knee joint to create the interzone (stage 19-20). The following structures became condensed successively: patellar tendon (18-19), lateral collateral ligament and popliteus tendon (19-20), cruciate ligaments (20-22), meniscus (21-22). In summary, the differentiation from a generalized cellular blastema to a joint resembling the adult in form and arrangement occurred in only a relatively few days. By the end of the embryonic period proper (stage 23, 8 postovulatory weeks), all the elements of the knee joint were present in a form and arrangement closely resembling those of the adult. It seems that the embryological studies are more required to clarify the structures having many variants such as synovial plica, meniscus, and the development of the joint cavity through this study.
Adult ; Arthroscopy ; Embryonic Structures ; Femur ; Fibula ; Humans* ; Joints ; Knee Joint* ; Knee* ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle ; Ligaments ; Patella ; Patellar Ligament ; Tendons ; Tibia