• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.451-456
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• 2008

Total knee arthroplasty(TKA) using computer-assisted navigation has been increased in order to improve the accuracy of femoral and tibial components implantation. Recently, a few clinical studies have reported on the femoral stress fracture after TKA using computer-assisted navigation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the stress concentration around the femoral pin-hole for different pin-hole diameter, the modes of pin penetration by finite element analysis to understand the effects of pin-hole parameters on femoral stress fracture risk. A three-dimensional finite element model of a male femur was reconstructed from 1 mm thick computed tomography(CT) images. The bone was rigidly fixed to a 25 mm above the distal end and 1500 N of axial compressive force and 12 Nm of axial torsion were applied at the femoral head. For all cases, transcortical pin penetration mode showed the highest stress fracture risk and unicortical pin penetration mode showed the lowest stress concentration. Pin-hole diameter increased the stress concentration, but pin number did not increase the stress dramatically. The results of this study provided a biomechanical guideline for pin-hole fracture risk of the computer navigated TKA.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2009

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic effect of 0.25% and 0.5% levobupivacaine for real time ultrasound guided single-injection femoral nerve block for the patients who are undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: Femoral nerve block was done to all patients with 20 ml of 0.9% normal saline on one leg and 20 ml of 0.25% levobupivacaine on the other leg for group I (n = 16) and 0.5% levobupivacaine for group II (n = 15) with 1:200,000 epinephrine and using real-time ultrasound and a nerve stimulator. The data concerning the verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS) for each leg, the consumption of the intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) and the demands for the additional analgesics was collected at 0, 1, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after the operation. Results: The legs on which femoral nerve block was done with levobupivacaine showed a lower VNRS score than the legs with normal saline in either group I or group II. The VNRS scores between the two legs, the consumption of the IV PCA and the demand for additional analgesics showed no significant differences between the groups. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that single-injection femoral nerve block using real-time ultrasound with either 0.25% levobupivacaine or 0.5% levobupivacaine 20 ml provides a good effect for the postoperative pain control after TKA.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2020

본 연구는 건강보험심사평가원의 청구 자료를 바탕으로 만65세 이상의 주진단이 무릎 관절증으로 슬관절 전치환술을 시행한 환자를 대상으로 의료기관 종별에 따라 재원일수에 영향을 주는 요인을 분석하였다. 연구결과 의료기관 종별에 따라 성별, 연령, 의료보장형태, 중증도, 거주지역 및 병상규모가 재원일수에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 분석되었다. 인구의 고령화로 인한 노인 인구의 증가와 이로 인한 노인 진료비 증가는 가계 및 국가 경제의 많은 부담으로 작용하는 시점에서 본 연구결과를 토대로 재원일수 단축효과와 함께 효율적인 병상운영을 도모해야 할 것이다. 뿐만 아니라 환자의 진료비 부담을 경감시키는 위한 체계적인 관리시스템을 도입하여 노인환자의 양질의 라이프케어를 위한 기초자료로 활용하는 데 본 연구의 의의가 있다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2013

류마티스성 관절염 등의 관절 질환이나 내반 변형 등을 동반한 환자에게 정형외과적으로 인공슬관절 치환술을 시행하는데 수술용 금속정을 삽입할 때 대퇴체부의 휨 정도로 인해 대퇴피질부에 손상을 주거나 2차 골절 등의 부작용을 유발하기도 한다. 이때 대퇴체부의 중심 좌표값을 알면 금속정이 해부학적 모양의 중심으로 삽입될 수 있어 이러한 부작용을 예방할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 인공슬관절 치환술이 필요한 10명의 환자와 대퇴골 질환이 없는 정상군 10명의 대퇴부 단층촬영영상을 이용하여 3차원 좌표값을 찾은 후 Matlab을 이용하여 중심좌표값을 찾아 해부학적 모양을 반영한 그래프를 얻었고, 구간별 3차원 곡률반경 값을 구하였다. 그 결과 실험군의 대퇴골 평균 곡률반경과 표준편차는 $758.15{\pm}206.3mm$로 측정되었고, 정상군은 $1672.97{\pm}395.6mm$로 측정되었다. 측정된 결과는 통계적 유의성 확보를 위해 f-검정을 실행하여 두 집단간 평균의 차이를 검증하였다. 이 결과로 미루어 실험군의 대퇴체부 휨 정도가 더 심함을 확일할 수 있었으며 이러한 영상 분석방법을 이용하여 해부학적 중심점을 찾는다면 인공슬관절 치환술 같은 정형외과적 수술에 도움이 될 것이라 사료된다.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2012

목적: 슬관절 전치환술 후 비교적 흔하게 시행되는 레져스포츠 활동 중 하나인 골프와 슬관절 치환물의 이완현상을 방사선학적으로 분석 하였으며 골프 활동의 패턴에 따른 임상증상을 분석하여 슬관절 전치환술 후 골프 활동에서 권장될 수 있는 지침 (guideline)을 제시하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년부터 2008년까지 본원에서 슬관절 전치환술을 시행 받고 3년 이상 추시 가능하였던 80명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이중 골프 활동을 하는 40명의 환자와 레져스포츠 활동을 시행하지 않는 40명의 환자를 각각 실험군과 대조군으로 정하였으며 연구의 객관성을 위하여 BMI (body mass index)가 $25{\sim}30kg/m^2$이며, UCLA activity-level rating System score가 5~8점 범위인 환자로 연구 대상을 제한 하였다. American Knee Society Roentgenographic Evaluation and Scoring System을 이용하여 대퇴치환물 주위 7곳, 및 경골 치환물 주위 7곳, 슬개골 치환물 주위 5곳의 방사선 투과선의 두께를 측정하여 이를 합산하여 비교 하였다. 실험군의 경우 외래 추시시 설문조사와 전화를 통하여 1. 수술 후 골프활동의 복귀까지의 기간 2. 골프활동의 빈도 3. 경기중 스파이크화의 착용 및 카트(cart)의 이용유무에 따른 임상증상 즉 통증정도를 VAS (visual analogue scale)척도를 이용하여 분석 하였으며 핸디캡과 비거리의 변화 또한 조사하였다. 결과: 실험군에서의 방사선 점수는 합계 평균 0.8 이었으며 대조군에서는 합계 평균 0.6으로 실험군에서 높았으나 통계적 의의는 없었다(P=0.22). 골프 활동의 패턴에 관련 하여 3개월이내 조기 복귀한 경우와(p=0.01) 우측 보다는 좌측 슬관절 전치환술 환자군(p<0.01)에서 유의미한 VAS score 증가가 나타났다. 결론: 슬관절 전치환술 후 골프 활동과 방사선학적 치환물의 이완현상은 연관성을 찾을 수 없으며 슬관절 전치환술 후 3개월 이내 조기 복귀한 경우와 우측 보다는 좌측에서 통증 증가현상을 보여 환자에게 주의를 환기시킬 필요가 있다.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.743-751
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• 2014

This study aims to identify the effect of home physical therapy on patients who left the hospital after total knee arthroplasty, compared to the Daily living group, when it was applied to them, under the guidance of physical therapists. As research subjects, 20 patients that were scheduled to leave the hospital after unilateral total knee arthroplasty, were chosen, and they were randomly divided into a home physical therapy group(10 patients) and an Daily living group(10 patients) in order to conduct an experiment. During the 4-week research, home physical therapy was offered for 40 mins once for 5 days a week, and muscular strength, gait components were measured. For muscular strength, quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength were measured, and as gait components, endurance, speed, step time, single-limb support were analysed. For this experiment, pre- and post-measurement were performed, and collected data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 18.0 statistical program. From the analysis of data, the following study results were obtained. Home physical therapy group and Daily living group both showed significant improvements in quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength, and quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength of home physical therapy group more significantly improved than Daily living group's. In relation to gait components, gait endurance, gait speed, step time significantly improved in both of home physical therapy group and Daily living group, whereas home physical therapy group only showed significant improvements in single-limp support. According to the comparison between two groups, gait speed, single-limp support and step time improved more significantly in the home physical therapy group than in the Daily living group. In conclusion, positive results were revealed in both home physical therapy group and Daily living group, with regard to muscular recovery of lower limbs of patients discharged from the hospital after total knee arthroplasty and walking, but considering the comparison results between two groups, it seems that applying home physical therapy is more effective than maintaining a daily life.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2019

Background: The adductor canal block (ACB) is an effective intervention for postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the ideal ACB regimen has not yet been established. We compared the analgesic effects between a continuous ACB group and fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) with a single-shot ACB group. Methods: Patients who underwent TKA were randomly allocated to either a continuous ACB group (Group CACB) or IV-PCA with a single-shot ACB group (Group IVACB). Before the surgery, ultrasound guided ACB with 0.5% ropivacaine 20 cc was provided to all patients. Before skin incision, the infusion system (0.2% ropivacaine through an adductor canal catheter in group CACB vs. intravenous fentanyl in group IVACB) was connected. The postoperative pain severity; the side effects of local anesthetics and opioids; administration of rescue analgesics and anti-emetics; and sensorimotor deficits were measured. Results: Postoperative pain severity was significantly higher in the IVACB group at 30 min, 4 h, 24 h, and 48 h after surgery. The averages and standard deviations (SD) of the NRS score of postoperative pain were $0.14{\pm}0.37$, $4.57{\pm}2.37$, $6.00{\pm}1.63$, and $4.28{\pm}1.49$, respectively in the IVACB group. Rescue analgesic requirements and quadriceps muscle strength were not statistically different between the groups throughout the postoperative period. Moreover, rescue antiemetic requirements were higher in group IVACB than group CACB. Conclusions: In this study, the continuous ACB provided superior analgesia and fewer side effects without any significant motor deficit than the IV-PCA with a single-shot ACB.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.545-549
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• 2020

슬관절 인공관절 치환술 중 드물게 발생하는 내측 측부 인대 견열 골절의 치료는 보조기나 캐스트 등의 보존적 치료, 금속 나사못을 이용한 고정 등의 다양한 치료법이 소개되고 있다. 생흡수성 봉합 나사못은 생체 적합성, 방사선 투과성, 제거를 위한 2차 수술이 불필요하다는 장점 등으로 여러 부위에서 금속 고정물을 대체해 사용되고 있으나 골용해 등의 합병증이 보고되고 있다. 저자들은 슬관절 인공관절 치환술 중 발생한 내측 측부 인대 견열 골절에 대해 생흡수성 봉합 나사못을 이용한 고정 후 심각한 골용해 소견을 경험하여 사용에 신중을 기해야 한다는 판단하에 이에 대한 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of applying a defecation encouragement program for patients undergoing total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA). Methods: This program was based on the nursing best practice guideline: prevention of constipation in the older adult population by the National Guideline Clearing House (NGC) in 2011, which included fluid intake, bowel training, and abdominal and pelvic floor exercises. A team of one orthopaedic clinical nurse specialist and six orthopaedic nurses with a 10 years of clinical experience applied and assisted patients with the program. Formal counsel was provided by one orthopaedic doctor, one gastroenterologist, and one exercise therapist. Patients who defecated one day prior to or on the day of TKRA surgery were included. Data collected from 72 subjects were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 21.0. Results: Time until first defecation after surgery was 2.4±1.1 days in experimental group, which was significantly shorter than the 3.5±0.9 days in control group (t=4.28, p<.001). Constipation assessment scale showed significantly lower points (t=2.55, p=.013) in experimental group (1.3±1.2) compared to control group (2.6±2.6). The experimental group and control group were 17.3±7.67 and 23.7±14.43, respectively, and the experimental group used less laxatives (t=2.83, p=.021). Conclusion: A defecation encouragement program was proved to be an appropriate nursing intervention for patients undergoing TKRA. This study confirmed that constipation is a nursing problem that can be sufficiently prevented if nurses are interested and encourage defecation.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2021

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of selective muscle strengthening of the knee joint extensor muscles using a pressure biofeedback unit to improve knee extensor strength and the balance ability of total knee replacement patients. Through this, we tried to provide clinical information. Methods : In this study, 12 patients with total knee replacement were recruited from a rehabilitation hospital. They were divided into two groups: a feedback group (n=6) and a control group (n=6). All patients received 30 minutes of continuous passive motion and leg-strengthening exercises for 15 minutes five times a week for two weeks. Subjects performed knee extension exercises with or without biofeedback units in the sitting position. The knee extensor strength and balance ability were measured before and after exercise. Knee extensor strength was measured by Biodex system 3 and balance ability was measured by Balancia software. Results : Both the experimental group and the control group showed a significant difference in the muscle strength of the knee joint extensor muscles after intervention (p<.05). In comparison, the experimental group showed a significant difference than the control group (p<.05). Both the experimental group and the control group showed a significant difference in the velocity average, path length, area 95 % center of pressure (COP), weight distribution, five times sit to stand test (FTSST) after intervention. In comparison, the experimental group showed a significant difference in velocity average, area 95 % COP, and FTSST than the control group (p<.05). Conclusion : In order to strengthen the knee extensor muscle and improve the balance ability in total knee replacement patients, it is necessary to consider providing pressure biofeedback unit during leg strengthening exercises.