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Graves Disease* ; Humans ; Liver Function Tests* ; Liver*

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Humans

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Humans

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Adolescent* ; Humans ; Mothers* ; Psychotherapy, Brief*

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Humans ; Interferon-alpha* ; Interferons* ; Melanoma* ; Ulcer*

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament* ; Rupture*

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Knee*

It is well known that the incidence of revision arthroplasty for the loosened total hip has been progressively increasing recently. And the problem is that the loosening rate of revision arthroplasty for the failed total hip replacement is much higher as compared with that of primary total hip replacement. In revision arthroplasty, Amstutz, in 1982, reported 9% incidence of mechanical failure and 43% incidence of femoral and 61% incidence of acetabular progressive radiolucencies with follow-up for an average of 2.1 years, and Pellicci, in 1985, reported 29% incidence of failure for total hip replacement that have been revised once in the radiolucent zone with the follow-up for an average 8.1 years, and Kavanagh, in 1985, reported that probable loosening occurred in 25% of revised acetabular components with follow-up for an average of 4.5 years. Cementless total hip replacement is successful in more than 90 of the primary cases for the last 5 years in our department. Therefore, not only in primary total hip replacement but also in the revision, it seems to be reasonable to perform the cementless total hip replacement as an alternative, particularlly, in young age group. During the period from April 1982 to December 1984, we have revised 12 loosened total hip replacement with cementless type. Average follow up was 1 year and 7 months. The age range of the patients was 23 to 64. The results are very promising without any evidence of loosening in all cases.
Acetabulum ; Arthroplasty ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip ; Humans ; Incidence

Osteoid osteoma is a distinctive benign lesion characterized by a less then 2 cm, pea-like mass of abnormal bone (nidus). The common sites of osteoid osteoma are femur, tibia, humerus, spine and talus. Mastoid tip, clavicle, acetabulum, coccyx, rib, hamate, scapula and scaphoid are rare sites of osteoid osteoma. Osteoid osteoma of the patella is also very rare and on review of literatures we could find only one reported case which was treated by surgical excision. We also experienced one case of osteoid osteoma located at the patella, so we report this case with review of literatures.
Acetabulum ; Clavicle ; Coccyx ; Femur ; Humerus ; Mastoid ; Osteoma, Osteoid* ; Patella* ; Ribs ; Scapula ; Spine ; Talus ; Tibia

From August, 1981 to November, 19S5, the Hoffmann and Monofixateur apparatus were employed in the treatment of thirty five open tibial fractures that we considered to have a poor prognosis with more conventional forms of treatment. The results were obtained as follows; l. Application of Monofixateur was minimum iatrogenic soft tissue injuries and easier, simpler than Hoffmann and two external fixators were favorable device with rigidity in wound management. 2. Two external fixators could obtained sufficient stability when 3 or more pins were applied at each fragment of fracture in Hoffmann and 2 or more pins in Monofixateur. Monofixateur could obtained high stability with small number of fixation components and more stronger against anterior-posterior bending and in Hoffmann more stronger against lateral bending. 3. External components of Monofixteur was located in anterior surface, therefore dynamization converted tensile force of anterior surface of tibia to compression force and then bone union was activated. 4. After operation, in Hoffmann correction of compression, distraction and angular, rotational deformity were possible and in Monofixateur correction of compression distraction, and anterior or posterior angulation was possible. 5. Because of rigid stability of two external Bxators, these allowed early movement, avoiding joint stiffness and duration ambulation unilateral assembly of device in position biomechanically favorable. 6. The lateral view of fracture site could not be confirmed accurately due to overlapping of Hoffmann's adjustable connecting rod and bony shadow. In Monofixateur A-P and lateral view of Fx. site could be confirmed. 7. Accurate reduction and compression played a important role in bone union. 8. The time to fixation for all of the fractures averaged 20 weeks in Hoffmann and 16 weeks in Monofixateur. The time to union averaged 24 weeks in Hoffmann and 20 weeks in Monofixateur.
Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; External Fixators ; Joints ; Prognosis ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Tibia ; Tibial Fractures ; Walking ; Wounds and Injuries