No abstract available.
Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital*

30 cases of distal femur fracture were treated with cast-brace for 2 years and 6 months from Feb., 1977 till July, 1979 at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, in Jeon Ju. The results were obtained as follows: 1. In 9 cases, cast-brace were applied initially and other 21 cases were treated with cast-brace secondarily after operation. 2. 20 cases were male and 10 cases were female. 3. 12 cases were on mid 1/3 fracture and 18 cases were distal 1/3 fracture involving 2 condylar fractures. 4. The average duration of fracture healing was 14.7 weeks in the cases with cast-brace which is compared with 20.7 weeks of hip-spica cast control group. 5. A.G.F. of knee joint was 80–115 degree at removal of cast-brace, otherwise merely 50–65 degree at dlscarding of hip-spica cast. 6. There were no complication such as nonunion or delayed union in the cases with cast-brace.
Braces ; Female ; Femur ; Fracture Healing ; Humans ; Jeollabuk-do ; Knee Joint ; Male ; Protestantism

The function of the knee joint is determined by the anatomical integrity of ligamentous structures, however the ligaments and soft tissues which support by the knee joint are too weak to tolerate forceful stresses. The knee joint is one of the most susceptible joints to ligamentous injury. Recently, the incidence of ligamentous injuries of the knee increased because of rise in traffic accidents and participation in sports. For good results, it is very important to make an early diagnosis and to give prompt management. The authors reviewed 67 cases of ligamentous injuries in patients who were admitted and managed at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Presbyterian Medical Center from March of 1976 to December of 1982. The results of the clinical study are as follows: 1. The prevalent age group is the 3rd through 5th decades, and more frequent in males (8. 6 times). 2. The traffic accident is the most common cause of injury (80. 6%) and many ligamentous injuries were associated with fracture (53. 2%). 3. The most common ruptured individual ligament was the medial collateral ligament. The isolated ligamentous rupture of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament was 3 cases each, but most of the cruciate ligaments were combined with other ligament injury. 4. The rupture sites of the individual ligaments were found to be the following: (a) The medial collateral ligament was ruptured most frequently in the mid-substance (45. 2%), with the deep layer ruptured at the femoral attachment and the superficial layer in the mid-substance; (b) The lateral collateral ligament torn at the fibular attachment (62. 5%); (c) The anterior cruciate ligament torn at the femoral and tibial (47. 6%, respectively); (d) The posterior cruciate ligament torn at the femoral attachment (40. 0%). 5. It is significant if the difference between the normal knee and the injured knee on the stress film is more than 10 or 10mm. 6. Excellent and good results were obtained in 95.2% by non-surgical management and in 93.0% by surgical management. 7. Early surgical repairs, made within 2 weeks after injury, gave much better results than late repairs.
Accidents, Traffic ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament ; Clinical Study ; Collateral Ligaments ; Early Diagnosis ; Humans ; Incidence ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle ; Ligaments ; Male ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament ; Protestantism ; Rupture ; Sports

No abstract available.
Peripheral Nerves* ; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation*

OBJECTIVE: Lectins are cell-agglutinating and sugar specific proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin that precipitate glycoconjugates having saccharides of appropriate complementarity. Because of these properties, plant lectins have been used to help characterize the carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins in the zona pellucida (ZP) of several mammalian species including pigs. Treatment of oocytes with various lectins blocks sperm binding to the ZP in various mammalian species. This study was undertaken to examine the distribution of sugar residues in the ZP of pig oocytes matured in vitro and the ability of spermatozoa to bind to ZP and in vitro penetration in oocytes treated with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled lectins. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The lectins of Banderiaea simplicifolia (BS-II, bind to beta-D-Nacetylglucosamine), Canavalin ensiformis (Con A, bind to alpha-D-Mannose), Lens culinaris (LCA, bind to alpha-D-Mannose), Ricinus communis (RCA-I, bind to beta-D-Galactose) and Ulex europaeus (UEA-I, bind to alpha-L-Fucose) were examined for spermatozoa penetration, binding capacity to ZP and distribution of lectins. RESULTS: The penetration rates were significantry (p<0.05) higher in control oocytes (63%) than those treated with all lectins, but penetration rates (40~49%) were simililar in group treated with lectins. The incidence of monospermy was similar in oocytes untreated and UEA-I, but it was higher in oocytes treated with BS-II, Con A, RCA-I and LCA. The porcine oocytes cultured for 48 h in TC-199 medium were freed from cumulus cells and treated for 30 min with fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled lectins. When examined under fluorescein illumination, higher (p<0.001) proportions of oocytes showed fluorescein of zona pellucida after treatment with Con A (93%), LCA (93%) and RCA-I (100%) than BS-II (37%) and UEA-I (50%). All of the oocytes treated with RCA-I exhibited strong fluorescein in the outer region of the zona pellucida while those treated with LCA exhibited strong fluorescein throughout the zona pellucida. BS-II bounded mainly to the outer region and UEA-I bounded mainly to the inner region of the zona pellucida, with either strong or weak fluorescein. At 120 min after insemination in vitro, fewer spermatozoa were bound to the zona pellucida of the oocytes treated with BS-II, Con-A and RCA-I. Of the lectins, Con A most inhibited sperm binding. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that beta-D-Galactose residues in the porcine zona pellucida may act as primary sperm receptors and inducers of the sperm acrosome reaction and these sugar residues may be involved in the block to polyspermy.
Acrosome Reaction ; Cumulus Cells ; Fluorescein ; Glycoconjugates ; Glycoproteins ; Herpes Zoster* ; Incidence ; Insemination ; Lectins* ; Lens Plant ; Lighting ; Oocytes ; Plant Lectins ; Ricinus ; Sperm-Ovum Interactions ; Spermatozoa ; Swine ; Ulex ; Zona Pellucida*

A retrospective review was performed of 297 patients admitted to Chung Ang Gil Hospital between June 1995 and December 1996 with a diagnosis of blunt chest trauma. Of these patients, 34% suffered either immediate or delayed complications. Immediate complications included hemothorax in 58.8%, pneumothorax in 26.5%, and pulmonary contusion in 20.5%. Delayed complications occurred in 9.1% of patients overall; these included pulmonary contusion in 12.7%, pneumonia in 9.8%, pulmonary embolism in 2%, poeumothorax in 2%, and hemothorax in 2%. The mean age of the patients were 43 years. 210 patients(70.7%) were under age 50 and 87(29.3%) were 50 years of age or older. Male to female ratio was 1.9:1. Mean Initial Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and the Injury Severity Score (ISS) were 7.10+/-0.94 and 14+/-8.69, respectively. There were associated injuries in 225(75.8%) patients. Overall mortality rate was 7.1% and the mortality rate was significantly greater in patients with a RTS<6, ISS>or=16, associated injuries, advanced age(50 years of age or older), and pulmonary complications. Pulmonary complications were significantly greater in patients with a RTS<6, ISS>or=16, and an associated injuries.
Contusions ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Hemothorax ; Humans ; Injury Severity Score ; Male ; Mortality* ; Pneumonia ; Pneumothorax ; Pulmonary Embolism ; Retrospective Studies ; Thorax*

No abstract available.
Ileus* ; Lymph Nodes*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the results of femoral component revision with proximal modular prosthesis in 32 hips. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-two hips of thirty patients, which were revised with proximal modular femoral component due to aseptic loosening, were investigated. These patients were followed radiologically and clinically at least for two years. RESULTS: These patients were followed for an average of 2.8 years. Complications included four intraoperative femoral fractures (three at proximal, one at distal), two progressive subsidence, one infection, and one non-union and one fibrous union of the greater trochanter. Of the 32 hips, three hips were re-revised due to progressive subsidence in two and recurrent dislocation in one. Acute postoperative infection developed in one patient, who suffered from diabetes mellitus. Radiographically, satisfactory results were noted in 27 (84.7%) of 32 hips at the latest follow-up. Harris hip score was improved from an average of 47 points to an average of 93 points. CONCLUSION: This study provides encouraging results in femoral component revision with proximal modular prosthesis.
Arthroplasty ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Dislocations ; Femoral Fractures ; Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip* ; Humans ; Prostheses and Implants

A total of 188 cases of primary bone tumor was reviewed and analyzed clinically and pathologically at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea during the 10 years period from January, 1970 to December, 1979. The results were obtained as follows: 1. 58 cases were benign and 130 cases were malignant. 2. Osteochondroma was the most common benign bone tumor and followed by giant cell tumor, simple bone cyst, osteoma and fibrous dysplasia. 3. Giant cell tumor was 15 cases, which were divided pathologically into benign(Grade I & II) 8 cases and malignant (Grade III) 7 cases. and treated by curretage, curettage & bone graft, arthrodesis, irradiation and amputation. 4. The most common primary malignant bone tumor was osteosarcoma, and it was followed by chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma and multiple myeloma. 5. Osteosarcoma was 60 cases and it occured commoly around knee joint area. 6. Treatment of primary malignant bone tumor contained of amputation, chemotherapy and irradiation.
Amputation ; Arthrodesis ; Bone Cysts ; Chondrosarcoma ; Curettage ; Drug Therapy ; Fibrosarcoma ; Giant Cell Tumors ; Jeollabuk-do ; Knee Joint ; Korea ; Multiple Myeloma ; Osteochondroma ; Osteoma ; Osteosarcoma ; Protestantism ; Transplants

No abstract available.
Diabetic Neuropathies*