BACKGROUND: A low level of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) is well known as an important cardiovascular risk factor which is closely associated with physical activity levels. However, there is a very few studies conducted on relationship between physical activity and HDL-C status among Korean adults. METHODS: We selected total 22,294 people aged 19 to 69 years old who had not taken lipid lowering agents from the 2005 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The population was classified into three groups using the criteria for HDL-C of Adult Treatment Panel III. The relationship between the physical activity and HDL-C was investigated and the amount of physical activity levels of the three HDL-C groups were obtained with analysis of covariance with adjustments for various factors influencing the physical activity levels. RESULTS: After adjusted for various factors influencing HDL-C, physical activity is significantly associated with HDL-C. As physical activity is increased, HDL-C is much higher (P<0.001).The physical activity levels were significantly different among the three HDL-C groups. The amount of physical activity in low HDL-C group was significantly low compared to high HDL-C group (1653.08+/-65.31 MET-min/wk vs. 1916.70+/-102.86 MET-min/wk, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: We confirmed that the amount of physical activity level in low HDL-C group was significantly lower compared with that of high HDL-C group in Korean adults.
Adult ; Aged ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Cholesterol ; Cholesterol, HDL ; Humans ; Korea ; Lipoproteins ; Motor Activity ; Nutrition Surveys ; Risk Factors

No abstract available.
Cytomegalovirus* ; DNA* ; Glomerulonephritis* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction*

A case of 42 years old male with pustulosis palmaris et plantaris was reported. The skin lesions were characterized by several vesicles, pustule, scaly crusts with a erythematous infiltrated base on the both palms and lateral side of the fingers. The physical examination showed dental caries on the left second molar teeth. The pus culture on the Sabouraud's media and the blood agar showed no growing organism. The gram stain of the lakes of pustules reveald many WBC but no organism. He was treated with oxytetracycline, DDS and wet dressing with potassium permanganate solution for 2 weeks and favorable effect was noted.
Adult ; Agar ; Bandages ; Dental Caries ; Fingers ; Humans ; Lakes ; Male ; Molar ; Oxytetracycline ; Physical Examination ; Potassium Permanganate ; Psoriasis* ; Skin ; Suppuration ; Tooth

No abstract available.
Adult* ; Humans

Thirty-two consecutive patients with spondylolisthesis associated with displacement in varying degrees were operated by the Steffee procedure. Slippings more than Meyerding Grade III were reduced by modified Schollner technique:destabilization of the slipped segement, local distraction with spinal elevator and completion of reduction with a cork screw force pulling backward. Autogenous bone and Pyrost were added to get solid fusion. The authors reviewed thrity-two cases of symptomatic lumbar spondylolisthesis which were operated since March in 1987 at Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University and the followings were obtained. 1. There were 17 males and 15 females, and the age of the patients was 44.2 years in average ranging from 19 to 66 years. 2. The types of spondylolisthesis were isthmic defect at 19 levels in 18 cases and degenerative in 14 cases. The level of the lesion was L5-Sl in 17 cases, L4-5 in 15 cases and L2-3 in 1 cases. 3. The clinical symptoms were low back pain, radiating pain, intermittent claudication, and motorsensory deficit in order of incidence. 4. Preoperatively, the degree of slinpping was Meyerding Grade I in 18, Grade III in 12 and Grade Ill in 3 cases. The slipping was reduced to nearly anatomic position in 13 cases and Grade I in 20 cases. The average slipping measured by Taillard method was changed from 23.4% preoperatively to 5% postoperatively. 5. Clinically, the results were judged as excellent in 13(13%) cases, good in 16(50%) cases and fair in 3(9%) cases according to Kim's criteria. 6. Postoperative complications were leg pain in 3 cases and "stress transfer" in 1 cases.
Elevators and Escalators ; Female ; Heart ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intermittent Claudication ; Leg ; Low Back Pain ; Male ; Methods ; Pedicle Screws ; Postoperative Complications ; Spine ; Spondylolisthesis

The hamate fracture is very rare condition. The mechanism of fracture may be attributed to direct trauma by rolling down. We have experienced a case of fracture of the body of the hamate bone. It was treated by conservative method. The result was satisfactory with conservative treatment without traumatic arthritis, nonunion, ulnar nerve palsy, flexor digitorum profundus tendinitis & limitation of motion. A case of fracture of the body of the hamate bone is reported with brief review of literature.
Arthritis ; Hamate Bone ; Methods ; Tendinopathy ; Ulnar Neuropathies

We recently treated an infant with abnormal calcification in the soft tissues of the wrist and hand caused by an intravenous injection of calcium gluconate for treatment of neonatal hypocalcemia. The cause of the soft tissue calcifications was quite puzzling, if the incident of calcium gluconate extravasation had been overlooked, because the lesions mimicked for cellulitis or abscesses and treated as such. All radiographic evidence of calcification gradually resorbed by conservative management.
Abscess ; Calcium Gluconate ; Calcium ; Cellulitis ; Hand ; Humans ; Hypocalcemia ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Injections, Intravenous ; Wrist

The hook-nail deformity after finger tip amputation is very common problem. This usually occurs after loss of part of the distal pulp, phalanx, and nail bed. This deformity for some patients is a trivial lesion and may be ignored, but it may be of great cosmetic significance or disabling with regard to certain occupations to the others. To correct the deformity, it is necessary to release volarly displaced nailbed, return it to its normal position, and provide adequate support to maintain correction by a carefully planned "antenna" procedure. Deformed nail is removed, tethered pulp is freed from distal phalanx, and then full thickness of the nail bed is elevated and splinted with multiple small Kirschner wires in a straight position like antennae. The coverage of defect created is done by cross finger flap. The knowledge of anatomy and physiology of nail and sorrunding structures is important to obtain good results and reduce secondary deformities. Two cases of antenna procedures for the hook nail deformily is reported with good results.
Amputation ; Bone Wires ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Fingers ; Humans ; Occupations ; Physiology ; Splints

Fractures of the shaft of the radius and ulna occur commonly in children and are usually treated by closed reduction and plaster cast immobilization. Anatomic reduction is seldom necessary because of the remodelling potential in the child under 10 years of age, whereas the bones of children older than 10 years of age have less capacity to remodel and the diaphyseal fracture is unstable. In case of either unacceptable reduction or unstable fractures in adolescent patients, an operative treatment is required. In five children older than 12 years of age for whom conservative treatment had hailed, we treated a closed intramedullary nailing using a distal radial and proximal ulnar approach, and followed up for 1 year or more. All fractures healed within 6 weeks. No nonunion, cross-union or refrature occured. Another advantages of this method are negliable cosmestic defect and easy removal of the internal fixation device under local anesthesia. We think that closed intramedullary nailing with rush pin is a safe and reliable method to treat unstable forearm fracture in children older than 12 years of age.
Adolescent ; Anesthesia, Local ; Casts, Surgical ; Child ; Forearm ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Internal Fixators ; Methods ; Radius ; Ulna

We reviewed 14 children with unilateral fractures of femoral shaft who had an angular deformity after union of 10° to 25°. At an average follow-up of 32 months(15 to 65), we measured remodelling of the proximal physis, the distal physis and the femoral shaft. The average correction was 83% of the initial deformity and there was no relation between the remodelling rate and degrees of malunion. Of the correction of angulation, only 27% had occurred at the fracture site and 73% at physis. The ability of physis to remodel better than that of fracture site. In children under 13 years of age, malunion as much as 25° in flexion deformity will remodel enough to get normal alignment of the joint surfaces.
Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Joints