• Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.533-540
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• 2019

This study investigated the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on nerve regeneration in nerve injured rats. In this study, we used 30 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 230-280g and 6 weeks old. Study groups were divided into two groups using a random sampling method: experimental group (n=15) treated with extracorporeal shock wave after sciatic nerve injury and control group (n=15) treated without extracorporeal shock wave after sciatic nerve injury. In this study, extracorporeal shock wave therapy equipment (OPTIMUS, SALUS TALENT 3, Korea) was used to apply extracorporeal shock wave therapy and applied to the sciatic nerve crush area of the right hind limb using low intensity. We measured the stance time and stride distance of the affected side using dartfish software. There was a statistically significant difference in the change of stance time and stride distance of the affected side between the experimental group using extracorporeal shock wave therapy and the control group without extracorporeal shock wave treatment. In conclusion, extracorporeal shock wave therapy has a positive effect on nerve regeneration.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.347-356
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• 2000

포유동물의 난소 내에는 많은 수의 primordial follicles 과 preantral follicles 이 존재하고 있으며, 이것은 수정란을 체외생산하기 위한 잠재적인 난자의 공급원이 될 수 있다. 생쥐 preantral follicles 내에 존재하는 난자의 체외성장과 발달을 위하여 몇몇 배양체계가 개발이 되었으며, 적당한 배양조건에서 감수분열 능력이 없는 preantral follicles 내의 난자가 체외배양을 통하여 난자 직경이 증가하고 완전한 핵성숙을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 체외성장 및 성숙된 난자로부터 생쥐 산자의 성공적인 생산은 preantral follicles 내의 난자가 체외배양을 통해서도 완전한 발달능력을 얻을 수 있음을 입증하였다. 그렇지만, 생쥐 preantral follicle로부터 수정란의 체외생산능력은 매우 낮은 것으로 보고되고 있다. 한편 사람을 비롯한 돼지, 소와 같은 중ㆍ대가축의 경우에는 pre antral follicle의 체외배양을 통하여 감수분열능이 있는 단계의 난자로까지의 발달이 아직 보고가 되지 않고 있다. 따라서 지금까지의 연구결과들을 종합해 볼 때, preantral follicles의 체외배양조건을 개선하거나 새로운 배양체계를 개발에 대한 많은 연구가 요구되고 있다. 사람과 중ㆍ대가축의 preantral follicles의 체외배양체계의 확립은 우수한 형질을 가진 동물의 확장, 희귀동물 혹은 멸종위기 동물의 보존에 이용될 수 있을 것이며, 그리고 암치료를 위하여 화학적, 방사선 치료를 받아야 하는 여성에게서 향후에 불입치료를 위한 방법으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.52-59
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• 2003

Objective: The purposes of this study were to investigate anxiety and depression that can mediate stress and elicit a response from the women with urinary incontinence and compare the anxiety and depression level before and after treatment of extracoporeal magnetic innervation. Method: Fifty-five women with urinary incontinence were included from a obstetrics and gynecology cilnic. Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI), Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) were administered before and after treatment of extracoporeal magnetic innervation. Results: The women with urinary incontinence had higher levels of anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression were reduced after treatment of extracoporeal magnetic innervation regardless of improvement incontinence. Conclusion: Therapies including extracoporeal magnetic innervation may be intrumental in improving anxiety and depression, If the patient do not show improvements of anxiety and depression after treatment for their urologic disorder or if the therapy is unsuccessful, appropriate referral is indicated.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.94-98
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• 2012

Calcific tendinitis is characterized by inflammation around calcium hydroxyapatite crystal deposits. Minimally invasive extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been postulated to be an effective treatment option for treating calcific tendinitis. In clinical practice, shock waves usually are aimed at the painful area after palpation and not focused. It has been known that exact fluoroscopic focusing of ESWT at the calcific deposit for treatment of calcifying tendinopathy is highly effective. Ultrasound is a simple, inexpensive and radiation-free diagnostic tool that has been used to demonstrate tendinopathy including calcific tendinitis. However, focusing of shock wave under ultrasound is less well established. We present a patient in whom large calcific tendinitis of gluteus medius was completely resolved by exact focusing of ESWT by ultrasound with literature review.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.6-6
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.3132-3139
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether extracorporeal shock wave (ESWT) is an effective treatment for rotator cuff tendinitis. Study subjects included 32 patients (16 in the experimental group and 16 in the control group). The patients were evaluated by assessing pain and function using visual analog scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold (PPT), Constant and Murley Scale (CMS), and simple shoulder test (SST). The results of this study indicated that ESWT after the subjects in the experimental group experienced significant changes in pain, range of motion, muscle strength, and function when compared to the control group. These results indicate that ESWT could be considered as an effective and efficient treatment for rotator cuff tendinitis.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 2009

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the dose-related effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for lateral epicondylitis. Materials and methods: Thirty patients with refractory lateral epicondylitis despite conservative treatment for 6 months were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided randomly into a low- and high-energy group. All patients were treated 3 times with ESWT with an interval of 1 week in a double blinded manner. The mean energy level in the low- and high-energy group was $0.12 mJ/mm^2$ and $0.24 mJ/mm^2$, respectively. The upper extremity functional scales and Mayo elbow scores were measured prospectively at the baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months after ESWT. Results: Significant clinical improvement was observed in both groups after ESWT. The high-energy group showed better pain improvement at 6 months after ESWT (p=0.019). The effect of ESWT was dominant between 1 and 6 months after ESWT than within 1 month. Conclusion: ESWT for lateral epicondylitis demonstrated showed good results regardless of the energy dose. However, a high-energy level was more effective in pain improvement after 6 months of treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.164-167
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• 2010

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during acute respiratory failure due to any cause aids in the recovery of respiratory function. The use of ECMO for acute respiratory failure due to near drowning was reported to be a successful therapeutic option in those patients who do not respond to optimal conventional therapies. We performed veno-venous ECMO for 2 acute respiratory failures due to near-drownings. All cannulations were performed percutaneously via both femoral veins. The 2 patients were successfully weaned off ECMO, but one patient experienced diffuse hypoxic brain damage and a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.17-24
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• 2005

Local treatment for tumors has developed from extended radical surgery to function preserving surgery on the basis of modern biology. With the development of minimally invasive technique, it changed to be minimal-invasive surgery. And nowadays technical revolution made non-invasive surgery possible with appearance of several kinds of non-surgical knives such as gamma knife, cyber knife, and HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) knife. In this article, history, HIFU machine and treatment procedure, histological change and its mechanism, clinical applications, advantage, disadvantage, and future prospect of extracorporeal high intensity focused ultrasound therapy using HIFU knife will be reviewed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.581-584
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• 2000

Because the penetrating cervical tracheoesophageal injury may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality, it is important to choose the optimal method of diagnosis and management in patient with tracheoesophageal injury. We obtained a satisfactory result from repair of tracheoesophageal injuries using cardiopulmonary bypass. If the bleeding from the unidentified deep injury and the spread of infection could be controlled, the repair using CPB might increase the margin of safety during operation in the similar cases.