• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.282-287
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• 2022

Background: Muscular forces drive proximal humeral fracture deformity, yet it is unknown if arm position can help mitigate such forces. Our hypothesis was that glenohumeral abduction and humeral internal rotation decrease the pull of the supraspinatus and subscapularis muscles, minimizing varus fracture deformity. Methods: A medial wedge osteotomy was performed in eight cadaveric shoulders to simulate a two-part fracture. The specimens were tested on a custom shoulder testing system. Humeral head varus was measured following physiologic muscle loading at neutral and 20° humeral internal rotation at both 0° and 20° glenohumeral abduction. Results: There was a significant decrease in varus deformity caused by the subscapularis (p<0.05) at 20° abduction. Significantly increasing humeral internal rotation decreased varus deformity caused by the subscapularis (p<0.05) at both abduction angles and that caused by the supraspinatus (p<0.05) and infraspinatus (p<0.05) at 0° abduction only. Conclusions: Postoperative shoulder abduction and internal rotation can be protective against varus failure following proximal humeral fracture fixation as these positions decrease tension on the supraspinatus and subscapularis muscles. Use of a resting sling that places the shoulder in this position should be considered.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2017

Purpose: We retrospectively analyzed the radiographic and clinical results after the first ray of forefoot osteotomy using low profile wedge plate without additional cancellous bone grafting for pes planus correction. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four patients were enrolled in this study. Medial cuneiform opening wedge osteotomy was performed in 12 patients (Cotton osteotomy, group C) and first metatarsal base osteotomy was performed in 12 patients (group MT). Results: On average, the wedge size was 5.61 mm (5~6 mm). The mean time to radiographic union was 3.18 and 3.27 months in groups C and MT, respectively. Postoperative talonavicular coverage angle, talo-first metatarsal angle (anteroposterior), talo-first metatarsal angle (lateral), talo-calcaneal angle (lateral), medial cuneiform height, and American orthopaedic foot, as well as ankle society midfoot scale were significantly improved in both groups. Nonunion, delayed union or fixation failure was not presented in our series. Conclusion: We have shown that low profile wedge plate was effective in the case of first ray forefoot osteotomy for pes planus correction without any additional cancellous bone grafting.

• 생체재료학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.259-270
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• 2018

Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is probably one of the most successful surgical interventions performed in medicine. Through the revolution of hip arthroplasty by principles of low friction arthroplasty was introduced by Sir John Charnley in 1960s. Thereafter, new bearing materials, fixation methods, and new designs has been improved. The main concern regarding failure of THA has been the biological response to particulate polyethylene debris generated by conventional metal on polyethylene bearing surfaces leading to osteolysis and aseptic loosening of the prosthesis. To resolve these problems, the materials of the modern THA were developed since then. Methods: A literature search strategy was conducted using various search terms in PUBMED. The highest quality articles that met the inclusion criteria and best answered the topics of focus of this review were selected. Key search terms included 'total hip arthroplasty', 'biomaterials', 'stainless steel', 'cobalt-chromium', 'titanium', 'polyethylene', and 'ceramic'. Results: The initial search retrieved 6921 articles. Thirty-two articles were selected and used in the review. Conclusion: This article introduces biomaterials used in THA and discusses various bearing materials in currentclinical use in THA as well as the newer biomaterials which may even further decrease wear and improve THA survivorship.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2012

목적: 65세 이상의 상완골 근위부 골절 환자에 대하여 다축 각안정 잠김 압박 금속판 (Non-Contact-Bridging proximal humerus plate, Zimmer, Switzerland, NCB)을 이용하여 내고정술을 시행하고 그 임상적, 방사선적 결과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2007년 8월부터 2011년 1월까지 65세 이상의 상완골 근위부 골절 환자 중 NCB 금속판을 이용하여 내고정술을 시행한 32명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 평균 연령은 71세 였으며 평균 추시 기간은 11.5개월이였다. 골절의 분류는 2분 골절이 14예, 3분 골절이 18예였다. 임상적 평가는 VAS 점수와 Constant 점수를 이용하였으며, 방사선학적 평가는 골유합 시기와 Paavolainen 방법으로 경간각을 평가하였다. 결과: 최종 추시 시 VAS 점수는 평균 3점, Constant 점수는 평균 64.5점이었으며 모든 예에서 수술 후 평균 16.2주에 골유합을 얻었다. 방사선학적 평가 결과 최종 추시 시 경간각은 평균 125.9도로 우수 24예, 양호 8예이었다. 강선 파열 1예 및 지연유합 1예, 경미한 금속판의 견봉하 충돌로 인한 통증 호소 3예 등의 합병증이 관찰되었으며 정복소실, 나사 이완, 불유합, 상완골 골두의 무혈성 괴사 등은 없었다. 결론: NCB 금속판을 이용한 내고정술은 골절의 고정 및 정복의 유지가 어려운 고령의 상완골 근위부 골절 환자의 치료에 효과적인 수술 방법 중 하나로 생각된다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.196-205
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• 2023

Purpose: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is widely used in patients with flail chests, and several studies have reported the efficacy of SSRF even in multiple rib fractures. However, few reports have discussed the hardware failure (HF) of implanted plates. We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with HF after SSRF and further investigate the related factors. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who underwent SSRF for multiple rib fractures at a level I trauma center in Korea between January 2014 and January 2021. We defined HF as the unintentional loosening of screws, dislocation, or breakage of the implanted plates. The baseline characteristics, surgical outcomes, and types of HF were assessed. Results: During the study period, 728 patients underwent SSRF, of whom 80 (10.9%) were diagnosed with HF. The mean age of HF patients was 56.5±13.6 years, and 66 (82.5%) were men. There were 59 cases (73.8%) of screw loosening, 21 (26.3%) of plate breakage, 17 (21.3%) of screw migration, and seven (8.8%) of plate dislocation. Nine patients (11.3%) experienced wound infection, and 35 patients (43.8%) experienced chronic pain. A total of 21 patients (26.3%) underwent reoperation for plate removal. The patients in the reoperation group were significantly younger, had fewer fractures and plates, underwent costal fixation, and had a longer follow-up. There were no significant differences in subjective chest symptoms or lung capacity. Conclusions: HF after SSRF occurred in 10.9% of the cases, and screw loosening was the most common. Further longitudinal studies are needed to identify risk factors for SSRF failure.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.336-343
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• 2019

Background Sternal rigid plate fixation (RPF) has been adopted in recent years in high-risk cases to reduce complications associated with steel wire cerclage, the traditional approach to sternal closure. While sternal RPF has been associated with lower complication rates than wire cerclage, it has its own complication profile that requires evaluation, necessitating a critical examination from a national perspective. This study will report the outcomes and associated risk factors of sternal RPF using a national database. Methods Patients undergoing sternal RPF from 2005 to 2016 in the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program were identified. Demographics, perioperative information, and complication rates were reviewed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for postoperative complications. Results There were 381 patient cases of RPF identified. The most common complications included bleeding (28.9%), mechanical ventilation >48 hours (16.5%), and reoperation/readmission (15.2%). Top risk factors for complications included dyspnea (odds ratio [OR], 2.672; P<0.001), nonelective procedure (OR, 2.164; P=0.010), congestive heart failure (OR, 2.152; P=0.048), open wound (OR, 1.977; P=0.024), and operating time (OR, 1.005; P<0.001). Conclusions Sternal RPF is associated with increased rates of three primary complications: blood loss requiring transfusion, ventilation >48 hours, and reoperation/readmission, each of which affected over 15% of the study population. Smokers remain at an increased risk for surgical site infection and sternal dehiscence despite RPF's purported benefit to minimize these outcomes. Complications of primary versus delayed sternal RPF are roughly equivalent, but individual patients may perform better with one versus the other based on identified risk factors.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2006

Purpose: Arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears are many techniques that have been developed to improve the initial postoperative strength of the repair. There was a doubt that current arthroscopic cuff repairs using a single row of suture anchors reproduce insufficient area of the anatomic cuff insertion, and concerns about failure of fixation often lead surgeons to limit early motion. Newer technique of double-row repair in arthroscopic treatment may provide initial stronger fixation and more contact with bone at the repair site than single-row repair did. We studied the comparison between clinical outcomes of arthroscopic single- and double-row repair in cuff tears at 1year postoperatively. Materials and methods: We retrospectively analyzed 40 shoulders with single-row repair and 38 shoulders with double-row repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears between May 2002 and October 2004. Out of total 78 shoulders, 42 (54%) were male patients and 36 (46%) were female patients and the mean age at surgery was 56 years. All patients were diagnosed by physical examination and MRI. At 1year' follow-up after operation, we evaluated with the ASES and the Constant scoring system, and measured muscle power of abduction, internal and external rotation of the affected shoulder then compared with each other. Results: Mean ASES scores and Constant scores in double-row repair group improved more than single-row repair group significantly at 1year postoperatively. Muscle power of abduction and internal rotation, especially abduction power, improved more significantly in double-row repair group than in single-row repair. Conclusion: Arthroscopic double-row repair for the full thickness rotator cuff tear may be a superior technique, which showed better clinical outcomes and restoration of muscle power compared with single-row repair at relatively short period of postoperative follow-up. Restoration of footprint close to normal anatomy by double-row repair seems to play an important role in the recovery of muscle strength.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2011

Background: Calcification is the most frequent cause of clinical failure of bioprosthetic tissues fabricated from GA-fixed porcine valves or bovine pericardium. A multi-factorial approach using different mechanisms was recently developed to reduce the calcification of bioprosthetic tissues. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the synchronized synergism of using L-arginine and $NaBH_4$, compared with ethanol and L-lysine, in glutaraldehyde treated porcine pericardium from the standpoint of calcification and tissue elasticity. Materials and Methods: Porcine pericardium was fixed at 0.625% GA (7 days at room temperature after 2 days at $4^{\circ}C$). An interim step of ethanol (80%; 1 day at room temperature) or L-lysine (0.1 M; 2 days at $37^{\circ}C$) or L-arginine (0.1 M; 2 days at $37^{\circ}C$) was followed by completion of the GA fixation. A final step of NaBH4 (0.1 M; 2 days at room temperature) was followed. Their tensile strength, thickness, and thermal stability were measured. Treated pericardia were implanted subcutaneously into three-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats for 8 weeks. Calcium content was assessed by atomic absorption spectroscopy and histology. Results: L-arginine and $NaBH_4$ pretreatment ($1.81{\pm}0.39$ kgf/5 mm p=0.001, $0.30{\pm}0.08$ mm p<0.001) significantly increased tensile strength and thickness compared with the control ($0.53{\pm}0.34$ kgf/5 mm, $0.10{\pm}0.02$ mm). In a thermal stability test, L-arginine and $NaBH_4$ pretreatment ($84.25{\pm}1.12^{\circ}C$, p=0.023) caused a significant difference from the control ($86.25{\pm}0.00^{\circ}C$). L-lysine and $NaBH_4$ pretreatment ($183.8{\pm}42.6$ ug/mg, p=0.804), and L-arginine and $NaBH_4$ pretreatment ($163.3{\pm}27.5$ ug/mg, p=0.621) did not significantly inhibit calcification compared to the control ($175.5{\pm}45.3$ ug/mg), but ethanol and $NaBH_4$ pretreatment did ($38.5{\pm}37.3$ ug/mg, p=0.003). Conclusion: The combined pretreatment using L-arginine and $NaBH_4$ after GA fixation seemed to increase the tensile strength and thickness of porcine pericardium, fixed with GA. Additionally, it seemed to keep thermal stability. However it could not decrease the calcification of porcine pericardium fixed with GA. $NaBH_4$ pretreatment seemed to decrease the calcification of porcine pericardium fixed with GA, but only with ethanol.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 1990

본 영남의대 정형외과학 교실에서는 1984년 1월 부터 1988년 5월 까지 입원 치료한 대퇴 경부 골절 환자 중 최근까지 2년 이상 추적 조사가 가능 하였던 23명의 24례를 대상으로 하여 고찰한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 총 23명중 여자가 19명, 65세 이상의 노년층의 환자가 11명으로 노년층의 여자에서 호발하였다. 2. 18례에서 경도의 외력에 의한 것이었고 65세 이상의 12례 중 전례에서 경도의 외력에 의해 골절되었고 8례에서 심각한 골조송증을 보였다. 3. 24례 중 14례에서 전위된 골두하 골절이었고 6례에서 전위된 횡경부 골절이었으며 4례에서 전위되지 않은 횡경부 골절이었다. 4. 치료는 14례에서 도수 정복후 내고정을 10례에서 일차적 관절 치환술을 시행하였고 내고정한 14례중 4례에서 대퇴 골두 괴사로 이차적 관절 치환술을 시행하였다. 5. 내고정을 시행한 14례 중 7례에서 합병증을 관찰할 수 있었고 무혈성 괴사가 6례, 불유합 2례, Pin 이동 3례, 내고정물 부전이 1례였다. 6. 관절 치환술을 시행한 14례에서 수술 직후의 대퇴경의 수술적 접합률이 대퇴경의 해리와 관계가 있었다.(r=-0.68. p<0.01) 대퇴 경부 골절의 치료시에 합병증의 발생은 대개 골절의 양상 및 치료시기, 정복의 정도에 의해 결정되며 치료의 지연, 정복의 불가능, 과내반 교정, 병적 골절일 경우에는 일차적 고관절 치환술이 환자의 조기 거동과 사망률의 감소를 위해 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2018

철근콘크리트 구조물의 장수명화가 대두됨에 따라 내구성 문제에 대한 중요성이 증대되고 있다. 이에 대해 본 연구에서는 $Mg(OH)_2$를 혼입한 시멘트 페이스트의 탄산화 저항성에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. $Mg(OH)_2$가 $CO_2$의 고정 재료로서 5%, 10%, 15%의 비율로 $Mg(OH)_2$를 보통 시멘트 페이스트에 치환하여 $CO_2$ 농도 20%, 상대습도 60%, 온도 $20^{\circ}C$의 환경에서 양생 시킨 3, 7, 14, 28일 후에 탄산화 깊이 측정, 압축강도 측정, XRD, TG/DTA, MIP과 SEM등을 통해 샘플의 특성에 대해 연구를 진행했다. 그 결과, $Mg(OH)_2$의 혼입률이 증가할수록 탄산화 깊이가 더 작아지며 $Mg(OH)_2$ 혼입한 페이스트는 Magnesium calcite가 형성되어, $0.3{\mu}m$ 이하의 공극 비율이 높아 탄산화 저항성이 더 높아지는 것을 알 수 있었다.