• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 1999

Fractures of the tibial pilon are the severe injuries to the ankle joint resulted from axial compression, shear and/or rotational forces. The pilon fractures have been difficult in management due to the severe comminution of articular surface and frequent soft tissue problem. Among many treatment options, limited internal fixation of the tibia with long screws and multiple pins augmented with external fixation or casting provide adequate stabilization without soft tissue compromise. Among the patients of pilon fracture admitted to our hospital from March 1993 to March 1997 who treated by limited internal fixation and external fixation or casting, 25cases are included who could be follow up for more than 10months. According to Ruedi and Allgower, typeI 3cases, typeII 14cases, typeIII 8cases. The authors analyzed the clinical and radiological results of the tibial pilon fractures according to Magnusson. The results were as follow. 1. 10cases at Ruedi-Allgower typeII were obtained above fair and 5cases at Ruedi-Allgower typeIII were obtained above fair. 2. The postoperative complications were skin problem(3cases) and infection(2cases), which were treated by antibiotics and flap surgery.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to evalute the efficacy af the Ilizarov external fixation for the surgical treatment. of the tibial plafond fractures. We reviewed retrospectively fourteen cases of tibial plafond fractures with moderate to severe soft. tissue damage, which were fixed with Ilizarov external fixator. Using the AO Muler classification, there were four Type C1 fractures, six Type C2 and four Type C3. In most, of the cases, the ankles were operated on with other associated fractures within a few days after injury. We reduced the fracture indirectly by soft issue taxis and fixed externally across the ankle joint. using the circular external fixator with tensioned wires and ankle hinge. In cases of inadequate closed reduction, we applied limited open reduction and internal fixation. Range of motion exercise began immediately. Postoperative follow-up averaged fourteen months (ranges, 8-30 months). Overall clinical results rated good or excellent in 7 cases, fair in 4 and poor in 3. There were three cases of pin tract infection which were resolved with short-term antibiotics and local care; one delayed wound closure in a patient. whose fracture was associated with Type III open wound; one wound slough in a patient associated with Type II open wound, which was closed later by skin graft; and one osteoarthritis. From this review, we concluded that cross-ankle circular external fixation with tensioned wires with or without. limited open reduction is a reasonable alternative for the treatment of the tibial plafond fractures with severe soft tissue damage.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.102-111
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• 1997

저자들은 1993년 9월부터 1996년 5월까지 본원 정형외과에 입원하여 Pilon 골절로 치료받고 1년 이상 추시 가능하였던 19례(18명)를 대상으로 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. Ovadia와 Beals의 분류상 제1형이 2례, 제2형이 3례, 제3형이 10례, 제4형이 1례, 제5형이 3례였고, 제3형이 53%로 가장 많았으며, 교통사고와 추락손상 등 고에너지 손상에 의한 골절이 16례로 전체의 약 84%를 차지하였다. 2. 손상의 정도가 비교적 적은 제1형과 제2형에서는 모두 양호 이상의 임상결과를 나타내었으며, 제4형과 5형에서는 손상의 정도가 심하고 이로인한 정확한 정복의 어려움으로 인해 보통 이하의 성적을 나타내었다. 3. 합병증은 외상후 관절염이 6례로 가장 많았으며 손상정도가 심한 3형 이상에서 정확한 정복이 이루어지지 않은 경우에 발생하였으며, 방사선학적 평가가 보통이하였던 제3형 3례에서 부정 유합이 발생하였으나 임상결과와의 연관성은 없었다. 4. 저자들은 제한된 관혈적 정복 및 내고정술로 연부조직의 합병증을 현격히 줄일 수 있었으며, 손상의 정도가 적고 정확한 정복이 가능한 경우, Pilon 골절의 좋은 치료 술식의 하나라고 사료된다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.845-850
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• 2011

Purpose: In general, orientals including Korean, have a mesocephalic face whereas Caucasians, among the western, have a dolichocephalic face. Unlike the western, in orientals including Korean, prominent malar bones are recognized as stubborn and unattractive appearance. That is why reduction malarplasty is one of the most popular aesthetic surgical procedure in Korea. Many surgical methods to reposition prominent malar bones have been performed by means of a coronal incision or a combined incisions, using both the intraoral and the external incision. Bicoronal approach has advantage such as wide operative field, easy to maintain symmetry and possibility of combining facial lift but has shortcoming, such as external scars, long operative time, and the possibility of facial nerve or artery injury. Intraoral approach has advantages of short operative time, simplicity of procedure and no external scar. But this approach is associated with problems of cheek drooping, limited exposure and difficulty in making symmetry. Methods: During 8 years, we performed a reduction malarplasty without internal fixation through an minimal intraoral incision and dissection in 39 patients. Results: The patients were followed for 46 months, with satisfactory results and no cheek drooping. There was no patient who want to revise the inappropriate operative result such as asymmetry and incomplete correction. Conclusion: We conclude that minimal intraoral incision and dissection could acquire satisfactory result of reduction malarplasty along with prevention of cheek drooping.