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Upper Extremity*

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Extremities* ; Neurilemmoma*

Fractures of the acetabulum are relatively uncommon. But if fractures of the acetubulum are not accurately evaluated, classified, and reduced anatomically, major sequalae and complications are frequently developed. Because of complicated anatomy, difficulty with surgical exposure, severe comminution, and major associated injuries, the treatment of displaced acetabular fractures between conservative and operative methods is still controversial. We reviewed thirty five cases of displaced acetabular fracture treated operaively from January 1984 to December 1991. The prevalent age was the fourth decade. There was twenty seven cases of associated injuries, twenty two dislocations of the hip. According to the Letournel's classification, the most common fracture type was posterior wall and both column type. The fracture was fixed internally with only screws in thirteen cases and with plate and screws in twenty two cases. Among thirty five patients, five patients were lost in the follow up and another five patients had followed up lesser than one year. The mean duration of follow-up afrer the operation was three years (range, one to eight years). Among twenty five patients who had followed up more than one year, the satisfactory results were achieved in nineteen patients (76%) and the poor results were achieved in three patients (8%). The complications were post-traumatic arthritis, avascular necrosis of femoral head, osteomyelitis in iliac bone, skin necrosis, and heterotopic ossification.
Acetabulum ; Arthritis ; Classification ; Dislocations ; Follow-Up Studies ; Head ; Hip ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Ossification, Heterotopic ; Osteomyelitis ; Skin

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Humans* ; Interleukin-10*

Colonic sarcomatoid carcinomas are known to be extremely rare tumors, with only 22 cases reported either as sarcomatoid carcinomas or carcinosarcomas in the literature. The known characteristics are rapid growth, a high recurrence rate, and an extremely poor prognosis. Herein we report a case of a patient who had a sarcomatoid carcinoma of the sigmoid colon and died only 22 days after surgery due to rapid tumor growth.
Carcinosarcoma ; Colon ; Colon, Sigmoid ; Humans ; Prognosis ; Recurrence

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Colon* ; Diverticulitis* ; Laparoscopy*

Pathological laughing and crying(PLC) is a condition that is characterized by episodic, brief, contextually inappropriate, uncontrollable outbursts of laughing and/or crying. It can be observed in patients with various neurological disorders. PLC often causes distress in interpersonal functioning and activities for patients and their families. PLC can be recognized easily with proper understanding of the condition and its nature. Also it generally shows good response to various pharmacological treatments. This review aims to encourage the diagnosis and treatment of PLC by providing definition and clinical presentation of PLC, analysis of its pathophysiology and various current treatment options.
Crying* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Nervous System Diseases

The exposures to carbamate pesticides (BPMC specifically) of agricultural workers were estimated by collecting pesticide in air by personal sampler and by analyzing with gas chromatography. Data revealed that the highest BPMC concentration in the aspirated air was 7.7 mg/m3. Concentrations were generally higher in the group whose spray conditions were controlled than the group uncontrolled. Actual concentrations were relatively lower than the values predicted theoretically. These findings suggest that personal sampler be useful in the estimation of pesticide exposure.
Farmers ; Chromatography, Gas* ; Humans ; Pesticides ; Pilot Projects* ; Rural Health

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Aneurysm*