• Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.112-117
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• 2006

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are serious fatal complication after orthopedic surgery. Most of them occur after large operation such as total knee/hip arthroplasty. Some reports about deep vein thrombosis after simple arthroscopic procedure were on the Western literatures, but there was no report on the Korean literature. So we report two cases of pulmonary embolism after knee arthroscopic procedures.

• Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.155-158
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• 1999

Recently arthroscopic procedure was introduced into an effective method when chronic gouty arthritis associated with acute inflammation is unresponsive to conservative treatment. The purpose of this study is to cvaluate the efficacy of tophi excision during this procedure. We tried to excise tophi which were known as one of causative materials of acute inflammation as much as possible. We report one case of chronic tophaceous gouty arthritis of the right knee which was satisfactorily treated without recurrence during more than one year after this arthroscopic procedure.

• 대한관절경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.83-84
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.63-67
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• 2009

We report the case of a 21-year-old man with acute septic arthritis of the knee after meniscal allograft transplantation, which was successfully treated with repeated arthroscopic debridement and irrigations. Our procedures included arthroscopic debridement and irrigation with 10L normal saline, repeated arthroscopic irrigations (5 times), and intravenous antibiotics. Our decision to repeat the debridement was based on clinical and laboratory results. The significance of this case is that early aggressive arthroscopic debridement and repeated irrigations as part of a treatment protocol of acute septic arthritis after meniscal allograft transplantation can be an effective treatment option in selected cases.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.168-169
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• 1997

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.185-185
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• 2009

관절와 및 상완골의 의미 있는 골결손을 동반한 불안정한 견관절에 대해 어떻게 최선의 치료를 할 것인가에 대한 의문은 남아있다. 어떤 저자들은 외회전과 외전을 제한하는 것으로 Hill-Sachs 병변의 진입을 예방하는 일종의 관혈적 관절낭 변위를 통한 제한된 상완와관절 운동을 주장해왔으며, 다른 관혈적 시술들은 극하근건과 관절낭을 Hill-Sachs 병변 내로 관혈적 전이시키는 것으로 기술되어왔다. 최근에는 여러 저자들에 의해 Hill-Sachs 병변의 진입을 치료하는 더 새로운 접근법들이 기술되었으며, Bankart 병변 복원술에 더하여 Hill-Sachs 병변을 채우기 위해 관절경 하 후방 관절낭 고정술과 극하근건 고정술로 이루어진 이른바 'Remplissage'술기가 소개된 바 있어, 이에 저자는 외상성 견관절 불안정성으로 관절경 하 Bankart 병변 복원술 및 관절낭 축화술 시행 후 외상으로 재발된 견관절 불안정성이 발생하여 관절경 하 Bankart 병변 복원술과 함께'Remplissage'술기를 이용한 Hill-Sachs 병변 복원술을 시행한 예를 보고하는 바이다.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.18-23
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• 2009

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between the real pathology & abnormal finding found by ultrasonography. Without an MRI test being done beforehand, an arthroscopy is done after an ultrasonography to show abnormal lesions during a knee abnormality. Materials and Methods: The subjects were 42 patients out of 49 cases, excluding those with rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis and patients suspected with a ligament tear, which were examined by ultrasonography alone before receiving a knee arthroscopy in our hospital from July 2007 to July 2008. In every case, a physical examination, simple X-ray and knee ultrasonography was done. An arthroscopy was performed when there was ultrasonographic abnormal finding. Before the procedure, a MRI test was not performed and when abnormal findings were found by an arthroscopy, an appropriate surgery was done. Results: During the ultrasonographic examination, there were various sized effusions in the suprapatellar pouch. Also, in addition there were eleven cases of medial meniscus abnormalities, sixteen cases of lateral meniscus abnormalities, and two cases of cystic lesions. Throughout the arthroscopic examination, there were 14 cases of medial meniscus abnormalities, 20 cases of lateral meniscus abnormalities, 15 cases of cartilage damages, 9 cases of medial pathologic plica, 2 cases of intra-articular loose bodies, 5 cases of chondromalacia, 2 cases of cyst, and 2 cases of synovitis. When an effusion abnormality was found by the ultrasonography in a suprapatellar pouch, there was a 100% probability of knee pathology. When a medial meniscus abnormality was found with an ultrasonography, there was a 90.9% probability of a real pathology. When a lateral meniscus abnormality was found there was 81.2% probability of a real pathology. Ultrasonography was 100% accurate when it came to cystic lesions. Conclusion: Knee ultrasonography performed before an arthroscopy seems to be a very useful examination method when suspecting intra-articular lesions.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.84-84
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• 2008

최근 견관절 질환의 상당수가 관절경 수술로 이루어지고 있다. 좌체위(beath chair position)를 이용한 관절경 수술은 시술 중 관헐적 방법으로의 전환이 용이하고 공간에 대한 orientation을 쉽게 잡을 수 있어 선호되고 있다. 또한 관절경 수술 시 시야 확보를 위해 epinephrine을 혼합한 세척액이 통상적으로 사용되고 있다. 관절경 수술 시 심부 정맥 혈전증(deep vein thrombosis), 가스 색전증, 세척액에 사용하는 epinephrine에 의한 심실성 빈맥 등과 같은 치명적인 부작용이 가끔 보고되어 있다. 관절경하 견관절 수술 도중 심실 빈맥의 발생은 매우 드문 경우이며 이에 대한 보고도 거의 없는 상태이다. 저자들은 2주의 기간 동안 좌체위로 관절경하 견관절 수술을 하는 도중 갑작스럽게 발생한 심실 빈맥 2예를 경험하였기에 원인 및 치료 과정을 보고하고자 한다. 좌체위로 인한 뇌혈류 저하, 가스 색전증 등의 증세는 없었다. 관절경술 도중 세척액에 투입된 소량의 epinephrine이 동시에 체내로 급속히 유입되어 심실 빈맥이 왔으리라 추정하고 있으며, 실험을 통해 이를 증명하고자 하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.122-127
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• 2008

Ultrasonography is a powerful and useful method for the examination of the various shoulder diseases. The use of high-resolution transducer and technical evolution allowed the improvement of the accuracy of detection of the rotator cuff disease. However, its limitation is that there is marked disparity in the interpretation according to the operators' experience. This article describes the ultrasonographic findings of rotator cuff pathology compared to the MR (magnetic resonance) imaging and arthroscopic findings for helping the interpretation of ultrasonographic picture.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.78-78
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• 1999