• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of noise from dental clinics on workers and to establish a reduction plan. The noise generated by the treatment instrument(Ultrasonic scaler, Hand piece, 3-way syringe, Suction, Compressor) was measured in order to determine the characteristics(level, frequency) of the noise during medical treatment(Oral prophylaxis, Conservation treatment, Prosthesis treatment, Implant Scaling, Tooth eliminating). We also assessed the noise levels in dental clinic using evaluation indicators such as NR-curves and NRN. The results of the analysis showed that the noise generated during the treatment was 85dB(A) ~ 70dB(A) and that the high frequency component was dominant, which would affect the workers working at the dental clinic. The NR-curve analysis showed NR-67 to NR-83 and the high frequency components of 4kHz to 8kHz were predominant and far exceeded noise levels in the workplace. To minimize the noise damage of workers and to provide high quality medical service, it is necessary to establish countermeasures such as wearing a soundproof and periodic hearing tests.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2019

This paper presents a multiple DoFs (degrees-of-freedom) prosthetic forearm and sEMG (surface electromyogram) pattern recognition and motion intent classification of forearm amputee. The developed prosthetic forearm has 9 DoFs hand and single-DoF wrist, and the socket is designed considering wearability. In addition, the pattern recognition based on sEMG is proposed for prosthetic control. Several experiments were conducted to substantiate the performance of the prosthetic forearm. First, the developed prosthetic forearm could perform various motions required for activity of daily living of forearm amputee. It was able to control according to shape and size of the object. Additionally, the amputee was able to perform 'tying up shoe' using the prosthetic forearm. Secondly, pattern recognition and classification experiments using the sEMG signals were performed to find out whether it could classify the motions according to the user's intents. For this purpose, sEMG signals were applied to the multilayer perceptron (MLP) for training and testing. As a result, overall classification accuracy arrived at 99.6% for all participants, and all the postures showed more than 97% accuracy.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.18-28
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• 2023

This study introduces a smart wrist band system with pressure measurements using wrist skin curvature variation due to finger motion. It is easy to wear and take off without pre-adaptation or surgery to use. By analyzing the depth variation of wrist skin curvature during each finger motion, we elaborated the most suitable location of each Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR) to be attached in the wristband with anatomical consideration. A 3D depth camera was used to investigate distinctive wrist locations, responsible for the anatomically de-coupled thumb, index, and middle finger, where the variations of wrist skin curvature appear independently. Then sensors within the wristband were attached correspondingly to measure the pressure change of those points and eventually the finger motion. The smart wrist band was validated for its practicality through two demonstrative applications, i.e., one for a real-time control of prosthetic robot hands and the other for natural human-computer interfacing. And hopefully other futuristic human-related applications would be benefited from the proposed smart wrist band system.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.110-119
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• 2019

상완골 근위부 골절은 상완골의 외과적 경부 또는 근위부에 발생하는 골절로 정의할 수 있으며, 적절한 치료에도 불구하고 다양한 합병증 및 후유증이 발생할 수 있어 그 치료가 매우 까다롭고 견관절 치환술 등의 수술적 치료를 요하는 경우가 많다. 상완골 근위부 골절 후 후유증은 Boileau가 제시한 분류법이 가장 많이 사용되며, 2개의 카테고리 및 4가지의 타입으로 분류할 수가 있다. 카테고리 I은 관절 내 감입 골절로 결절들과 상완골 두 사이에 저명한 해부학적 변형이 동반되지 않아 결절 절골술을 시행하지 않고도 해부학적 치환물을 사용할 수 있는 경우로서 결절의 불유합이 거의 없이 두경부의 붕괴(cephalic collapse)나 괴사가 있는 타입 1과 잠김 탈구(locked dislocation) 또는 골절-탈구와 관련이 있는 타입 2로 나눌 수 있다. 카테고리 II는 관절 외 골절이며 결절들과 상완골 두 사이에 육안적인 변형이 있는 경우로서 해부학적 치환물을 사용하기 위해서는 결절 절골술을 시행해야 하며, 외과적 경부의 불유합이 동반된 타입 3와 심각한 결절의 부정유합이 동반된 타입 4로 분류할 수 있다. 각 타입별 치료를 위해서 타입 1의 경우에는 결절 절골술을 시행하지 않고 비구속형 치환술을 우선적으로 고려해야 하지만, 타입 1C, 1D와 같이 외반이나 내반 변형이 동반되거나 회전근 개의 지방 변성이 심할 경우에는 역행성 견관절 전치환술 또한 고려해야 한다. 타입 2는 일반적으로 비구속형 치환술로 좋은 결과를 기대할 수 있으나 관절와 골 결손이 없으며 회전근 개의 결손이 동반된 경우 역행성 견관절 전치환술 또한 하나의 치료 방법으로 고려할 수 있다. 타입 3는 견관절 치환술보다는 골쐐기 이식 등을 함께 시행하여 내고정을 시행하는 것이 효과적일 것으로 보이며, 최근 역행성 견관절 전치환술의 결과에 대한 보고 또한 점차 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 마지막으로 타입 4는 역행성 견관절 전치환술이 우선적으로 고려되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.403-416
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• 1998

본 연구는 대퇴 및 하퇴 의족 착용자의 소켓의 적합성 및 기능성을 평가하기 위하여 소켓내부압력을 측정하였다. 발목관절을 중립, 배굴, 저굴 상태로 조절하였을 때, 배굴 및 저굴에 비하여 중립상태에서 분속수나 보행속도는 증가 하였다. 다른 보행 인자들 역시 발목관절을 중립상태로 조절하였을 때 정상인의 보행인자에 근접하고 있다. 대퇴 절단 환자의 경우 발목관절을 배굴 상태로 조절하면 소켓의 외측부분에 압력집중이 나타나고, 저굴상태로 조절하면 소켓의 내측 부분에 압력집중이 발생하였다. 하퇴 절단 환자의 경우 발목관절을 배굴상태로 조절하면 중간입각기때 소켓의 전면 외측에 압력집중 현상이 나타나며, 저굴시에는 배굴시와 같은 위치에 약간의 압력이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 의족의 부적절한 정렬상태로 인한 소켓내에서의 압력집중 현상을 설명하고자 하였으며, 의족의 올바른 정렬은 적절한 보행을 유도하기 위한 소켓과 스텀프와의 접촉 상태를 결정하는데 있어 매우 중요한 인자중 하나이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1023-1030
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• 1999

This is a retrospective study of 42 pregnancies from 33 women with prosthetic heart valves who were on anticoagulation regimen prior to or during their pregnancy. Material and Method: Of the 17 women with bioprosthesis, 15 had 21 pregnancies following cessation of the anticoagulation therapy which resulted in the delivery of 20 healthy babies and 1 abortion. Remaining 2 had 3 pregnancies maintained with heparin, resulting in 2 healthy babies and 1 spontaneous abortion. Result: Among 16 women with mechanical heart valves, there were 7 pregnancies during which warfarin was used and this was associated with 4 fetal wastages(2 therapeutic abortion, 1 spontaneous abortion and 1 stillbirth with cerebral hemorrhage). However, in pregnancies where heparin was used, there was no fetal wastage. A patient who did not take anticoagulant for the first trimester and took warfarin for the remaining period and a patient who did not take anticoagulant during pregnancy delivered normal babies. There was an other fetal wastage in a patient on anti-platelet therapy for the first trimester and warfarin therapy for the remaining periods. There was 1 minor petechial complication in a heparin administered group. Conclusion: The study indicates that woman with bioprosthetic heart valves can go through pregnancy without undue risks or complications. On the other hand, the use of warfarin during pregnancy in women with mechanical heart valves, was shown to be associated with unacceptable high risk for the fetus. However, in the same group of women, judicious use of heparin during pregnancy was accompanied by a much reduced risk. The safety and adequate therapeutic range of heparin usage under such circumstances are subject to further studies.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2020

Background: High complication rate after open reduction and internal fixation can lead to use of primary total elbow replacement (TER) in treatment of complex distal humerus fractures in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the short-term outcomes and complications after primary TER in patients with complex distal humerus fracture. Methods: Nine patients with acute complex distal humerus fracture were treated by primary TER using the semiconstrained Coonrad-Morrey prosthesis. The mean age of patients was 72.7 years (range, 63-85 years). Clinical and radiographic outcomes were evaluated over a mean follow-up of 29.0 months (range, 12-65 months) using visual analog scale (VAS) score for pain; Mayo elbow performance score (MEPS); Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick-DASH) score; and serial plain radiographs. Complications were also evaluated. Results: At the final follow-up, mean VAS, MEPS, and Quick-DASH scores were 1.2, 80.5, and 20, respectively. The mean range of motion was 127.7° of flexion, 13.8° of extension, 73.3° of pronation, and 74.4° of supination. There was no evidence of bushing wear or high-grade implant loosening on serial plain radiographs. Three complications (33.3%) comprising two periprosthetic fractures and one ulnar neuropathy were observed. Conclusions: Primary TER for treatment of complex distal humerus fractures in elderly patients yielded satisfactory short-term outcomes. However, surgeons should consider the high complication rate after primary TER.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2014

PURPOSE. The aim of this review was to analyze the evaluation criteria on mandibular implant overdentures through a systematic review and suggest standardized evaluation criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A systematic literature search was conducted by PubMed search strategy and hand-searching of relevant journals from included studies considering inclusion and exclusion criteria. Randomized clinical trials (RCT) and clinical trial studies comparing attachment systems on mandibular implant overdentures until December, 2011 were selected. Twenty nine studies were finally selected and the data about evaluation methods were collected. RESULTS. Evaluation criteria could be classified into 4 groups (implant survival, peri-implant tissue evaluation, prosthetic evaluation, and patient satisfaction). Among 29 studies, 21 studies presented implant survival rate, while any studies reporting implant failure did not present cumulative implant survival rate. Seventeen studies evaluating peri-implant tissue status presented following items as evaluation criteria; marginal bone level (14), plaque Index (13), probing depth (8), bleeding index (8), attachment gingiva level (8), gingival index (6), amount of keratinized gingiva (1). Eighteen studies evaluating prosthetic maintenance and complication also presented following items as evaluation criteria; loose matrix (17), female detachment (15), denture fracture (15), denture relining (14), abutment fracture (14), abutment screw loosening (11), and occlusal adjustment (9). Atypical questionnaire (9), Visual analog scales (VAS) (4), and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) (1) were used as the format of criteria to evaluate patients satisfaction in 14 studies. CONCLUSION. For evaluation of implant overdenture, it is necessary to include cumulative survival rate for implant evaluation. It is suggested that peri-implant tissue evaluation criteria include marginal bone level, plaque index, bleeding index, probing depth, and attached gingiva level. It is also suggested that prosthetic evaluation criteria include loose matrix, female detachment, denture fracture, denture relining, abutment fracture, abutment screw loosening, and occlusal adjustment. Finally standardized criteria like OHIP-EDENT or VAS are required for patient satisfaction.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2014

PURPOSE. This study was to evaluate the effect of grinding of the inner metal surface during the porcelain try-in stage on metal-porcelain bonding considering the maximum temperature and the vibration of samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Ninety-one square prism-shaped ($1{\times}1{\times}1.5mm$) nickel-chrome cast frameworks 0.3 mm thick were prepared. Porcelain was applied on two opposite outer axial surfaces of the frameworks. The grinding was performed from the opposite axial sides of the inner metal surfaces with a low-speed handpiece with two types of burs (diamond, tungsten-carbide) under three grinding forces (3.5 N, 7 N, 14 N) and at two durations (5 seconds, 10 seconds). The shear bond strength (SBS) test was performed with universal testing machine. Statistical analyzes were performed at 5% significance level. RESULTS. The samples subjected to grinding under 3.5 N showed higher SBS values than those exposed to grinding under 7 N and 14 N (P<.05). SBS values of none of the groups differed from those of the control group (P>.05). The types of bur (P=.965) and the duration (P=.679) did not affect the SBS values. On the other hand, type of bur, force applied, and duration of the grinding affected the maximum temperatures of the samples, whereas the maximum vibration was affected only by the type of bur (P<.05). CONCLUSION. Grinding the inner metal surface did not affect the metal-porcelain bond strength. Although the grinding affected the maximum temperature and the vibration values of the samples, these did not influence the bonding strength.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 1999

Purpose : Average humeral head retroversion was showed significant wide range from literatures based on variable measuring technique, We performed computed tomography(CT) study in an effort to define the specific anatomy relationships and evaluate their use. Materials and Methods : Two hundreds shoulders and distal humeri CT scan with no known pathology were examined. The study population was divided to 10 groups by gender and age (from third to seventh decade). The number of each group was twenty. Retroversion of proximal humerus and glenoid were measured using the lines that were connected the central axis of humeral head, central points of the humeral epicondyles paralleling to the trochlea, paralled to the glenoid surface, midpoint between the transverse glenoid diameter and medial edge of the scapular. We also measured the bicipital groove distance from the humeral central axis and scapulothoracic angle. Results: Retroversion of proximal humerus was highly variable, ranging in this study from 13 to 58 degrees(mean 28.73) These values correlated with sex, not age, height or hand dominance. Glenoid retroversion at the inferior sections showed average 1.3 degree, did not signigicant differences. The central axis was an average of l0mm(5-15mm) posterior to the posterior margin of the bicipital groove. Scapulothoracic angle was average 43 degrees(25-53 degrees) Conclusion: Anatomical reconstruction of retroversion angle should be individualized and bicipital groove could be useful as landmark for the lateral fin of the prosthesis to be positioned an average of 10mm posteriorly.