• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.105-107
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• 2024

The author herein presents an unusual case of eustachian tube calcification masquerading as loose radiopacities in the temporomandibular joints on a panoramic image, creating a diagnostic challenge. The patient, a 72-year-old woman, presented to the dental service for implant treatment to improve her masticatory function. A cone-beam computed tomography scan was performed and reviewed by a board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologist. The scan showed no evidence of calcifications in the temporomandibular joints; however, it revealed nodular calcifications within the cartilaginous portion of the eustachian tube bilaterally. Additionally, this report briefly reviews the differential diagnosis of calcified loose bodies in the temporomandibular joint and provides information that needs to be reinforced periodically.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2003

A gene (hpkA), encoding a histidine protein kinase homolog, has been identified in the upstream region of the espAB operon in Myxococcus xanthus. It encodes a 333 amino acid (35,952 Da) protein with a histidine protein kinase domain in the region from amino acid 90 to 317. Null mutations in the hpkA gene caused formation of loose irregular fruiting bodies, while wild-type strains developed tight hemispherical fruiting bodies under developmental conditions. Sporulation of the hpkA mutant was delayed by at least 12 h compared to that of the wild-type. It appeared that the hpkA mutation increased the expression of the espAB operon by more than 2-fold compared with the wild-type under developmental conditions. Expression of the hpkA gene was low under vegetative conditions, but was highly induced under developmental conditions.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2009

Purpose: We evaluated the results of treatment and clinical symptoms of 11 cases of synovial chondromatosis in the ankle joint. Material and Method: From February 2001 to May 2008, 11 cases with synovial chondromatosis involving ankle joint underwent surgical treatment. There were 5 males and 6 females. The average age at surgery was 51 years. The average follow-up period was 42 months. Duration from onset of symptom to treatment was 117 months. Chief complaints of patients, 9 cases were pain and 1 case was mass like lesion, 1 case was found on x-ray. Preoperatively, all cases were evaluated on simple x-ray, 4 cases on CT, 4 cases on MRI and 1 case on ultrasonogram. 10 cases underwent synovectomy and loose body removal. 5 cases of 10 cases underwent open synovectomy and loose body removal and arthrosocpic surgery. 4 cases of 10 cases underwent only open synovectomy and loose body removal and 1 case of 10 cases underwent only arthroscopic surgery. 1 case underwent tibiotalar arthrodesis. Results: The location of loose bodies was 7 cases on posterior and 4 cases on anterior and 4 case on lateral and 3 cases on multiple site. Postoperatively, all patients showed marked clinical improvement and had subjective satisfaction except reoperation 2 cases and arthrodesis 1 case. AOFAS score of all patients was average 82.2. Conclusion: Clinical results of the synovial chondromatosis of ankle joint were satisfactory. More accurate preoperative evaluation is required to achieve prevention of postoperative recurrence and better outcome.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2013

Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare, benign disease found in metaplastic cartilaginous nodules within the synovial membrane. The etiology of SC is not well-known, but it may be associated with trauma, chronic abnormal loading, or inflammatory joint disease. It is often found in knee, elbow, ankle, and shoulder joint but rarely in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area. SC of TMJ frequently appears in middle age and more often in females. Clinical symptoms include periarticular swelling, pain, crepitus, and limitation of joint motion. The most common feature is a radiographic finding of loose bodies in the joint. Irregularity of joint space and condylar head is also observed. Treatment involves the surgical removal of synovium and loose bodies. The prognosis is good, with low postsurgical recurrence rate. Functional improvement of the joint and pain relief are noted in many patients. Malignant transformation of SC has not been recorded. In this study, we report a 54-year-old female patient who experienced discomfort on the right TMJ with SC on the area but made a satisfactory recovery after surgery.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate age-stratified radiographic features in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis using cone-beam computed tomography. Materials and Methods: In total, 210 joints from 183 patients(144 females, 39 males, ranging from 12 to 88 years old with a mean age of 44.75±19.97 years) diagnosed with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis were stratified by age. Mandibular condyle position and bony changes (flattening, erosion, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and subchondral pseudocysts in both the condyle and articular eminence, thickening of the glenoid fossa, joint space narrowing, and joint loose bodies) were evaluated through cone-beam computed tomography. After adjusting for sex, the association between age groups and radiographic findings was analyzed using both a multiple regression model and a multinomial logistic regression model(α=0.05). Results: The prevalence of joint space narrowing and protruded condyle position in the glenoid fossa significantly increased with age (P<0.05). The risks of bony changes, including osteophytes and subchondral pseudocysts in the condyle; flattening, erosion, osteophyte, and subchondral sclerosis in the articular eminence; joint loose bodies; and thickening of the glenoid fossa, also significantly rose with increasing age (P<0.05). The number of radiographic findings increased with age; in particular, the increase was more pronounced in the temporal bone than in the mandibular condyle (P<0.05). Conclusion: Increasing age was associated with a higher frequency and greater diversity of bony changes in the temporal bone, as well as a protruded condyle position in the glenoid fossa, resulting in noticeable joint space narrowing in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.379-383
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• 1996

조생종 쌀인 오대벼 품종을 대상으로 종자의 배유세포에 있는 전분복합체와 단백질체의 외부형태 및 미세 구조의 특징을 광학현미경과 전자현미경으로 관찰하였다. 배유세포는 긴 막대모양으로 세로 단면이 장방형 또는 마름모형을 하고 있고, 세포벽은 $0.5\;{\mu}m$의 두께로 균질한 막상 구조물로 이루어져 있다. 또한, 세포내에는 구형 또는 타원형의 전분복합체가 치밀하게 채워져 있으며, 직경이 $18{\sim}25\;{\mu}m$로 다양한 크기로 존재하였다. 전분복합체는 12면체 또는 14면체의 중앙 전분과립을 중심으로 약 $5\;{\mu}m$ 크기의 전분과립들이 동심원상으로 2 내지 3층으로 형성되어 있다. 배유세포에서 단백질체는 호분층에서 보다 아주 드물게 관찰되었지만, 전분복합체의 주변에 인립하여 산재하고 있다. 단백질체는 직경이 약 $3\;{\mu}m$로 구형 또는 난원형의 형태를 하고 있으며 미세구조적으로 중심부는 전자밀도가 높게, 한계막의 주변부는 비교적 전자밀도가 낮게 관찰되었다.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.346-350
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• 2021

저자들은 좌측 슬관절 슬와부 종창으로 내원한 56세 남성 환자에 대해 자기공명영상 검사를 시행하여 슬와 낭종과 슬와 낭종 내부의 비석회화성 유리체를 확인하였다. 절개 생검술을 통한 조직 검사를 통해 비석회화성 유리체를 활액막성 연골종증으로 진단하였기에 슬관절의 관절 외 활액막성 연골종증에 대한 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권3호
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• pp.731-735
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• 2023

쌀소체는 성인 류마티스 관절염 환자에서 종종 발생하나 소아의 경우에는 성인에 비해 드물게 발생한다. 저자들은 무릎 통증으로 내원한 11세 여자 환자의 무릎 자기공명영상에서 관절강 내 종괴를 발견하였고 관절경 검사에서 뭉쳐진 쌀소체들을 확인하였다. 소아에서 관절강 내 종괴 형태로 나타난 쌀소체의 자기공명영상 소견을 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.170-186
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• 2001

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has newly evolved by the mechanical improvement of the machine over past several years, becoming a part of imaging techniques for the evaluation of variable diseases in the musculoskeletal system. MSUS has proven diagnostic superiority in pathologies including rotator cuff disease of the shoulder, lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, diseases of the peripheral nerve, detection of intra-articular loose bodies and soft tissue foreign bodies, and in evaluating small superficial soft tissue tumors such as ganglion, epidermoid cyst, and glomus tumor. Besides, MSUS is very useful for obtaining tissue or fluid via percutaneous fine needle aspiration and/or biopsy for the histopathologic diagnosis. Combining MSUS with MR would play a great role in the field of the diagnostic imaging of the musculoskeletal system. The MSUS examiner should have the knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy, and of the mechanical and physical properties of ultrasound in order to interpret the ultrasound findings accurately and properly, and to avoid diagnostic errors due to variable artifacts subsequently. The goal of this article is to introduce the capabilities of MSUS in certain kinds of clinical situation and to familiarize the reader with MSUS. For the purpose, author intends to describe this article according not to the disease-, or organ-based, but to the clinical problem-based format.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2002

목적 : 슬관절에 발생한 8명(9례)의 환자에서 관절경을 이용한 수술적 치료에 대한 결과를 분석 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 1989년 6월부터 1999년 9월까지 활액막 연골종증으로 진단되어 관절경적 활액막 전절제술 및 유리체 제거술을 시행받은 8명 9례를 대상으로 하였다. 남자 6명, 여자 2명이었고, 평균 연령은 44.1세였다. 평균 추시기간은 5.9년이었다. 진찰소견에서 동통 및 종창이 주증상 이었으며, 2례에서 장김 현상, 3례에서 평균 28도의 굴곡 구축을 보였다. 결과 : 병리소견 및 관절경 소견상 Milgram 1기 1례, 2기 6례 및 3기 2례였고 부위별로 전반적인 활액막 비후를 보인 경우가 6례, 국소적인 활액막 비후를 보인 경우가 1례 였으며, 국소적 1례의 경우 후내방 및 후외방 구획의 병변을 보였다. 술후 전례에서 임상적 증상의 소실과 함께 정상적 운동범위를 보였다. 술후 재발은 1례로 1차 수술 소견상 Milgram 2기였으며 술후 11개월에 이차적 관절경 수술을 시행받았다. 결론 : 비교적 희귀한 질환인 활액막 연골종증 9례에서 관절경을 이용한 유리체 제거술 및 활액막 전절제술로 합병증 없이 임상적으로 만족스러운 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 재발 방지를 위해 활액막 전절제술이 필요할것으로 사료된다.