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Oxandrolone*

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Animals ; Rats*

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Aspergillosis* ; Maxillary Sinus*

Failure of fixation of intertrochanteric fractures that have been treated with a fixed-angle sliding hip-screw device is frequently related to the position of the lag screw in the femoral head. The purpose of this study is to introduce the concept of the tip-apex distance and to demonstrate its clinical usefulness as a predictor of cutout of the screw used for fixation of the intertrochanteric fractures of the hip. The tip-apex distance is the sum of the distance from the tip of the lag screw to the apex of femoral head on an anteroposterior radiograph and this distance on a lateral radiograph after controlling for magnification. To determine the value of tip-apex distance in the prediction of cutout of the lag screw, 67 intertrochanteric fractures that have been treated with a fixed-angle sliding hip screw device were studied. The minimum duration of follow-up was three months during which period all of the fractures either healed or had failure of the fixation. The average tip-apex distance was 21mm (range,22.8-65.8mm) for the successfully treated fractures compared with 35mm (range,8.4-65.8mm) for those in which the screw cutout. There was strong statistical relationship between an increasing tip-apex distance and the rate of cutout. An unstable fracture, a poor reduction were also associated with a significantly increased risk of failure due to cutout.
Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Head ; Hip Fractures* ; Hip*

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Agaricales* ; Morus*

Diastasis of the ankle joints was associated with not only ankle fracture but also with ligamentous rupture. Since keeping anatomical reduction and giving secure stability to the injured ankle is the gole of the treatment for a good outcome, diastasis should not be overlooked from the first time. To obtain this goal, thorough understanding of diastasis and clear-cut diagnostic guide is important. Seventy one patients of ankle diastasis treated at Presbyterian Medical Center from Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1985 were analyzed in clinical and radiological aspect. The results obtained from this study were as followings. l. Among the 71 diastasis patients, male was predominantly 90%. The average age was 32 years old of age. 2. The main cause of diastasis was traffic accident (42 cases) and the other causes were falling from a height, sport injury in order of frequency. 3. In classification of the Lauge-Hansen, the most common mechanism that causes ankle diastasis was supination-external rotation (47.8%). 4. On the degree of the diastasis, complete type was 32.4%, and incomplete type was 67.6%. 5. 67.8% of the ankle injury patients developed ankle diastasis. 6. The average transfixation time was 11 weeks. 7. By the Meyers assessment, clinically 81.6%, radiologically 87. 3% good result can be obtained. 8. Good result could be achieved by early accurate diagnosis and proper operative intervention.
Accidental Falls ; Accidents, Traffic ; Ankle Fractures ; Ankle Injuries ; Ankle Joint ; Ankle ; Classification ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Male ; Protestantism ; Rupture ; Sports

Thiphalangeal thumb is characterized by interposition of an extraphalanx between the two normal phalanges of the thumb. The extra-phalanx varies from a small triangular bone to a normal phalanx in what appears to be a thumbless five fingered hand. Triphalangeal thumbs are divided into three types and the treatment differs from associated anomalies and clinical features. We had a bilateral triphalangeal thumbs treated by closed wedge osteotomy to the extra-phalanx.
Fingers ; Hand ; Osteotomy ; Thumb

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Activities of Daily Living* ; Aged* ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Rural Population*

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Activities of Daily Living* ; Aged* ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Rural Population*