• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to check diagnostic performance of infrared thermography for patients with vascular claudication. Methods : 3 patients with vascular claudication were diagnosed with Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging(DITI) and compared the relative temperature difference between the right and left. Results : Symptomatic legs showed significant low body temperature and at the very site patients complained of pain on, the body temperature differed distinctly between the right and left. Conclusions : Infrared thermographic diagnosis with clinical symptoms may be helpful in diagnosing suspected vascular claudication.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.393-396
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• 2015

Bullet injuries to the spine may cause injury to the anatomical structures with or without neurologic deterioration. Most bullet injuries are acute, resulting from direct injury. However, in rare cases, delayed injury may occur, resulting in claudication. We report a case of intradural bullet at the L3-4 level with radiculopathy in a 30-year-old male. After surgical removal, radicular and claudicating pain were improved significantly, and motor power of the right leg also improved. We report the case of intradural bullet, which resulted in delayed radiculopathy.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.265-268
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• 2009

Two cases of dynamic lumbar spinal stenosis were identified by the authors using axial loaded magnetic resonance image (MRI). In both cases, the patients presented with neurogenic claudication but MRI in decumbency showed no definite pathologic condition associated with their symptoms. In contrast, axial loaded MRI demonstrated constrictive spinal stenosis and a significantly decreased dural sac caused by epidural fat buckling and thickening of the ligamentum flavum in both cases. In the second case, a more prominent disc protrusion was also demonstrated compared with decumbent MRI. After decompressive surgery, both patients had satisfactory outcomes. Axial loaded MRI can therefore give decisive information in dynamic spinal disorders by allowing simulation of an upright position.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2021

Background: The effect of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD), which occurs with similar degenerative conditions, when seen together, has not been studied. The aim of this study is to examine and compare the relationship between pain, balance, disability, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia in LSS patients with intermittent vascular claudication (IVC). Methods: Seventy-two patients diagnosed with LSS using magnetic resonance imaging participated in this study. Thirty-five patients with IVC symptoms and showing vascular lesions by lower extremity venous and arterial Doppler ultrasonography imaging were included in the IVC-LSS group. The pain, static balance, dynamic balance, disability, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia were evaluated using the numeric rating scale, single leg stance test, Time Up and Go (TUG), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), respectively. Results: Age and female sex were found to be higher in the IVC-LSS group (P = 0.024; P = 0.012). The IVC-LSS group had a shorter single leg stance time and TUG test duration, pain intensity, ODI, FES-I, and TSK scores were higher than patients with LSS (P = 0.001). Pain, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia were moderately correlated with disability in the IVC-LSS group. No relationship was found between pain and dynamic balance. Also, the pain was not related to kinesiophobia. Conclusions: The findings indicated that IVC causes loss of balance and an increase in pain, disability, fear of falling, and kinesophobia in patients with LSS.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.448-453
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• 2023

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a disease that causes inflammation and stenosis of medium to large blood vessels. We report a case of a 50-year-old female patient with newly developed hypertension, syncope, and claudication of the extremities. Total occlusion of the left subclavian artery at the origin was found and significant stenosis of the right common iliac artery was revealed by hemodynamic analysis. She was successfully treated with percutaneous angioplasty for multiple peripheral arterial diseases and was finally diagnosed with TA. In consultation with a rheumatologist, medical treatment for TA was initiated, the patient's hypertension disappeared, and her claudication symptoms improved.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.364-372
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• 1995

말초동맥질환 유병률을 조사하기 위하여 경상북도 경산군 남산면과 진량면 53개 리의 65세 이상 노인 803명을 방문 면담 조사하였다. 조사 도구로는 Edinburgh 파행 설문지를 이용하였다. 더불어, 성별, 연령, 흡연 습관에 관하여 질문하고, 신장과 체중을 측정하여 체질량 지수로 치환하고, 혈압을 측정하였다. 말초동맥질환의 유병률은 9.0%이며 남자는 8.5%, 여자는 9.3%로 성별에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었다. 그리고, 전형적 파행은 3.9%이고, 비전형적 파행은 5.1%이고 증상의 정도를 보면 1도는 4.4%, 2도는 4.6%이었다. 연령에 따른 말초동맥질환의 유병률을 보면 $65\sim69$세는 7.7%, $70\sim74$세는 9.5%, $75\sim79$세는 9.7%, 80세 이상은 9.8%로 연령에 따라 증가하는 경향은 있으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다. 말초동맥질환의 유병률은 수축기 혈압이 160mmHg 이상군에서는 18.9%로 160mmHg 미만군의 7.9%보다 유의하게 높았고(p<0.05), 체질량 지수가 20미만군에서는 15.1%이고, $20\sim25$ 미만군에서는 10.3%, 25 이상의 비만군에서는 2.8%로 체질량 지수가 증가함에 따라 유병률은 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 흡연군에서는 8.8%, 비흡연군은 9.0%로 흡연에 따른 말초동맥질환의 유병률의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 따라서 우리나라 농촌지역 노인들에서의 말초동맥 질환의 유병률이 9.0%로 말초동맥질환이 우리나라에서도 중요한 노인보건문제로 추후 이에 대한 연구가 더 필요하다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.227-229
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• 2012

Iatrogenic vascular injuries during lumbar disc surgery may occur rarely but they are serious complications, which can be fatal without appropriate management Prompt diagnosis and management of these complications are imperative to prevent a desperate outcome. A 72-year-Old female with proximal left common iliac artery iatrogenic injury during lumbar discectomy was successfully treated by percutaneous deployment of a stent graft in an emergency setting. Postprocedural angiogram demonstrated complete exclusion of the iliac artery laceration. The patient became hemodynamically stable. Two weeks later she complained of vascular claudication. Follow-up angiography revealed decreased arterial flow in the opposite common iliac artery. An additional kissing stent was inserted into the right common iliac artery and the symptoms of vascular claudication disappeared. Endovascular stenting offers a safe and effective method for the treatment of an iatrogenic arterial laceration, particularly in a critical condition. But, the contralateral iliac arterial flow should be kept intact in case of proximal iliac artery injury. Otherwise, additional treatments may be needed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.944-947
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• 2001

Takayasu 동맥염에서 관상동맥의 침범은 비교적 드물게 나타나며 일단 동반되면 치명적이지만 외과적으로 교정될 수 있는 질환이다. 환자는 28세 여자로 내원 2개월 전부터 발생한 심계항진을 동반한 어지럼증 및 두통과 좌상지의 파행(claudication)을 주소로 내원하였다. 대동맥조영술 및 관상동맥조영술 시행 결과 양측 관상동맥 개구부 협착을 동반한 Takayasu 동맥염으로 진단되어 복재정맥을 이용한 첨포이식편(patch graft)으로 양측 관상동맥 개구부 성형술을 받은 후 별 다른 문제없이 퇴원하였다. 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.302-305
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• 2014

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a non-artherosclerotic cause of claudication and acute ischemia of the legs in young athletic individuals. It is classified in terms of the abnormal anatomical relationship between the popliteal artery and surrounding structures. All types of PAES have the same pathophysiology. Repetitive arterial compression by surrounding structures causes progressive vascular injury. Bilateral PAES is reported in about 30% of cases. Bilateral PAES is usually of the same type in each artery; exceptions are rare. We report a case of a young athletic patient who suffered bilateral PAES of two different types.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.791-794
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• 2006

슬와동맥 포착증후군은 젊은 남성군에서 슬와동맥과 비복근, 섬유띠, 슬와근 간의 이상 관계로 하지의 파행과 혈류 장애를 유발하는 드문 질환이다. 명확한 진단이 어려우며, 대부분의 경우 수술적 치료가 병변의 결정적인 진단을 제공하며, 환자의 회복에 필수적이다. 34세 남자가 좌측 하지의 파행과 동통을 주소로 입원하였다. 상하지 지수, 혈관 초음파, 전산화 단층 혈관 조영술, 자기 공명 영상 검사상 좌측 슬와동맥 근위부의 폐쇄소견이 관찰되었다. 환자는 수술장에서 슬와동맥이 슬와근 주변의 섬유띠에 의해 둘러 싸여 폐쇄된 4형 슬와동맥 포착증후군으로 확인되었다. 완전히 폐쇄된 슬와동맥을 제거하고 동측의 대복재정맥을 이용한 치환 수술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 환자의 증상은 호전되었다.