• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.120-125
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• 1999

Objectives : To evaluate the effects of arthroscopic acromioplasty and debridement for partial thickness articular side rotator cuff tears, Method: We divided 97 patients into 2 groups according to treatment protocol, with both groups having confirmed intra-articular partial tears of the rotator cuff. In group Ⅰ, we debrided the frayed and fibrotic cuff margin while in group II, we performed subacromial decompression in addition to debridement. After the surgery we checked all the patients with the modified UCLA shoulder rating scale. Results: The follow-up observation 12 months after surgery revealed that 44 patients in group I were rated as excellent in 32 cases, good in 10 cases, fair in 1 case, and poor in one case, while 53 patients in group II, were rated as excellent in 38 cases, good in 17 cases, and fair in 2 cases. Twenty-four month after surgery we observed that patients in group I were rated as excellent in 23 cases, good in 16 cases, fair in 4 cases, and poor in 1 case, while patients in group II were rated as excellent in 34 cases, good in 17 cases, and fair in 6 cases. Conclusion: The use of acromioplasty on partial thickness tears of rotator cuff, even in the cases of intra-articular nature, is preferable to the procedure performed without it.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.127-135
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• 2013

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of exercise of diverse intensities on the recovery of articular cartilage in osteoarthritic rats. METHODS: Over a period of four weeks, the authors applied treadmill exercise programs of diverse intensities to Sprague-Dawley rats, to which intra-articular injection of monosodium iodoacetate(MIA, 3mg/$50{\mu}l$, diluted in saline) was applied to the right knee joint to induce osteoarthritis. The four-week exercise program was not carried out with the control group(CG, n=10). Exercise programs of applicable intensities were applied to the low-intensity exercise group(LEG, n=10), moderate-intensity exercise group(MEG, n=10), and high-intensity exercise group(HEG, n=10) over the four weeks. Observations were made of morphological changes in the rats' articular cartilage, using hematoxylin and eosin stains. RESULTS: there were significant differences(p<.05) in the comparison of articular damage scores between the four groups involved. Articular cartilage damage scores were found to be significantly lower in the LEG, MEG, and HEG than in the CG, indicating that exercise helped with the recovery of cartilage. Of these latter three groups, the MEG showed the highest level of recovery, while the HEG showed the lowest. CONCLUSION: These study results suggest that exercise is effective in treating OA. They also indicate that in prescribing exercise to treat osteoarthritic patients, exercise of moderate intensity is most suitable to patients' physical conditions, rather than low or high intensity, maximizes, and so should be used to maximize the effects of therapy.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.617-622
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• 1998

신냉매인 R-404A를 사용하여 저온특성이 우수한 한냉물리치료기를 개발하였다. 임상평가를 통해서 침온도계를 슬관절 강 내 및 둔부근육 내에 삽입하여 직접 근육온도를 측정하였고, 적외선체열촬영기를 이용하여 표피온도를 객관적으로 측정하였다. 슬관절 부위에 대한 5분 동안의 한냉물리치료에 따른 표피 및 관절강 내 온도변화를 측정한 결과, 표피는 23.3${\pm}4.7^{circ}C$, 관절강 내는 4.1${\pm}1.0^{circ}C$의 온도저하를 보였으며 2~3시간이 경과한 후에도 한냉치료효과가 지속됨을 알 수 있었다. 냉기치료 후 둔부근육에서 측정된 최저온도는 2, 4, 6cm 깊이에서 각각 35.1${\pm}$0.7, 36.2${\pm}$0.4, 36.9${\pm}0.3^{circ}C$였고, 이에 도달하기까지의 시간은 각각 20${\pm}$3.0, 25${\pm}$4.5, 45${\pm}$8.5분이었다. 치료 후 2시간이 경과한 뒤의 온도는 근육의 2, 4, 6cm 깊이에서 각각 36.2${\pm}$0.5, 36.6${\pm}$0.3, 36.9${\pm}0.3^{circ}C$였고, 치료 전에 비해 유의한 온도 차이가 있었다. 또한 5분간 한냉을 가하는 동안 피부 및 근육 내에서 온도의 증가, 즉 반응성 혈관확장은 관찰되지 않았다. 본 연구를 통해서 개발된 한냉물리치료기는 근육의 연축 혹은 강직, 물리적 외상, 화상, 동통의 감소, 관절염 등에 효과적으로 사용되리라 생각된다.

• 대한관절경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한관절경학회 2007년도 제17차 추계학술대회 심포지움
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• pp.33-33
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• 2007

• 대한족부족관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한족부족관절학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 및 총회
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• pp.16-16
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• 2008

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회 2004년도 The 7th korea-japan joint meeting of orthopaedic sports medicine
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• pp.35-35
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• 2004

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2006

The term temporomandibular disorders is used to describe a group of conditions that involve the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, and associated structures. Many modalities have been proposed for treating temporomandibular disorders, including medication, physical therapy, occlusal stabilization splints with or without manual repositioning, surgery, and arthrocentesis. Temporomandibular disorders are treated in a step-wise manner. Initially, conservative treatment is used. Depending on the response, more aggressive interventions may be necessary. This usually takes the form of arthrocentesis. Arthrocentesis is used in the treatment of not only acute, closed, and locked TMJs but also various other temporomandibular disorders. Recently, the intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate after arthrocentesis was shown to have long-term palliative effects on TMJ symptoms. Synovial fluid consists of plasma and glycosaminoglycan, including hyaluronic acid derived from synovial cells. Sodium hyaluronate, the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid, is a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide and a major component of synovial fluid. This highly viscous substance has analgesic properties, lubricant effects, and anti-inflammatory actions; it causes cartilage formation and plays a role in the nutrition of avascular parts of the disc and condylar cartilage. We conclude that the intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate is effective for treating temporomandibular disorders.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.91-94
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• 2006

활액막 혈관종은 주로 소아나 젊은 연령의 성인에게 발생하며 동통, 운동제한 및 혈관절증을 유발하는 드문 양성종양으로 슬관절에 가장 호발한다. 혈슬관절증으로 내원한 39세 여자 환자에서 관절내 활액막 혈관종을 순수 관절경 시야 하에서 절제한 증례를 바탕으로 하여 활액막 혈관종의 진단과 치료에 대해 검토해 보고자 한다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2023

We present the case of a 60-year-old male with post-macrotrauma disc displacement and retrodiscitis, in which temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injection and manual therapy were used to alleviate his symptoms. He visited our clinic with complaints of pain and swelling in his right facial area and malocclusion of his right side teeth after being hit on the right side of his face five days earlier. During clinical and radiological examinations, the inflammatory state of the joint and disc displacement on the right side, which led to malocclusion, were noted. At the initial visit, we performed TMJ intracapsular injection and prescribed medications to control pain and inflammation. Simultaneously, manual manipulation was performed to relocate the disc. The same treatments were employed two days later. However, 10 days after the first visit, his symptoms did not mitigate substantially. We also performed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), prescribed nortriptyline, and created a stabilization splint. MRI images depicted inflammatory disc displacement and joint effusion in the right TMJ. Based on the accurate diagnosis, we kept administering a stabilization splint, intra-articular injection, and medication. His signs and symptoms were alleviated 20 days after the initial visit and did not reoccur for the next 40 days.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2019

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of dynamic balance exercise after intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) therapy in elderly patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis. Method: 30 patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: dynamic balance exercise after HA injection group (group A) and only HA injection group (group B). Both groups administered intra-articular HA injection and group A patients continued 20-session exercises for 4 weeks. The assessments were measured before injection and 4 weeks after treatment using the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for physical function, Berg balance scale (BBS), and computerized dynamic posturography using SMART Balance Master system for balance function. Results: In both groups, significant improvements in VAS, WOMAC and balance function were observed. Compared between groups, group A showed significant improvements compared to group B in WOMAC and balance function. Conclusion: It is suggested that dynamic balance exercise may result in improved balance function and physical function in elderly patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis.