• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2012

Objectives : Rotator cuff tear is a common disease that causes shoulder pain and disability. Sometimes surgical treatment is demanded and appropriate rehabilitation is also needed to provide functional recovery. This report is intended to estimate the effect of oriental treatment for the patients in rotator cuff surgery rehabilitation period. Methods : From 29th October, 2012 to 13th November, 2012, One male patient who received rotator cuff surgery was treated with acupuncture, pharmacopuncture and herbal medication. NRS and ROM were evaluated to demonstrate the effect of treatment. Results : The patient showed the improvement in shoulder pain and ROM. Conclusion : Oriental treatments such as acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, herbal medication can be effective for relieving pain and increasing ROM in rotator cuff surgery rehabilitation period.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to develop a new cuff to improve the accuracy of blood pressure measurement, and to evaluate the performance of the developed system. We added a small bladder to the normal cuff, which we refer to as the double bladder system. The system that we developed for blood pressure measurement was based on the oscillometric method using a double bladder. This system was developed in order to reduce the oscillation noise and to amplify the signal of pure blood pressure. An oscillometric signal database based on the developed system was evaluated according to the ANSI/AAMI/SP10-1992 standard. The correlation coefficients between the cuff of the double bladder and the normal cuff were 0.98 for systolic pressure and 0.94 for diastolic pressure. The mean differences and the standard deviations between the average blood pressure obtained from a mercury manometer and that obtained from an automated sphygmomanometer were -0.7mmHg and 4.9mmHg for systolic, and -1.4mmHg and 5.4mmHg for diastolic pressure. We conclude that the proposed double bladder-based cuff system improves the accuracy of oscillometric blood pressure measurement. The developed system reduces the range of error by about $44{\sim}62%$ for systolic pressure and about $6{\sim}21%$ for diastolic pressure compared to the most recently developed, commercially available sphygmomanometers.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2016

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the results of arthroscopic bridging repair using a human dermis allograft in the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. Methods: From November 2009 to April 2011, 12 patients underwent arthroscopic bridging repair using a human dermis allograft in the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. Patients were followed for an average of 33.9 months. Clinical outcome was evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively using the mean University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) score and the Korean Shoulder Scoring System (KSS). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed postoperatively at an average of 6.5 months. Results: At a mean follow-up of 33.9 months (range, 25 to 42 months), 11 out of 12 patients were satisfied with their procedure. Patients showed significant improvement in their mean modified UCLA score from 15.9 preoperatively to 29.4 postoperatively (p=0.001). The mean KSS score improved from 45.6 preoperatively to 80.5 postoperatively (p=0.002). In MRI studies, 9 out of 12 patients had full incorporation of the graft into the native rotator cuff remnant. To date, there has been no intraoperative or postoperative complication from the graft procedure, such as infection or allograft rejection, in any patient. Conclusions: Arthroscopic bridging repair using a human dermis allograft can be considered as an option in treatment of select cases of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears, resulting in high patient satisfaction.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2004

회전근 개의 전층 파열은 운동, 고정, 약물 등의 치료로 재생되기 어렵다. 파열은 시간이 지나면서 격심한 통증은 없어질 수 있으나, 대부분의 환자에서 어깨나 머리 위로 다시 움직일 때 증상이 재발된다. 작은 파열은 진행할 수 있으며, 광범위한 파열 시 통증이 감소될 수 있으나 점진적인 근력 약화가 동반된다. 치료 받지 않은 회전근 개 파열 환자의 일부는 견관절 관절염이 속발될 수 있다. 보존적 방법으로 치료하여도 증상이 지속될 때, 증상을 호전 시키고 기능을 회복시키는 가장 좋은 방법은 수술적 봉합이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to develop the new cuff improving the accuracy of blood pressure measurement, and to evaluate the performance of the developed system. We added a small bladder to the normal cuff which is called the double bladder system. The developed system for blood pressure measurement was based on the oscillometric method using a double bladder. This system was developed in order to reduce the oscillation noise and to amplify the signal of pure blood pressure An oscillometric signal database based on the developed system were evaluated following the standard ANSI/AAMI/SP10-1992. The correlation coefficients between cuff of double bladder and normal cuff were 0.98 for systolic and 0.94 for diastolic. Mean differences and the standard deviations between average blood pressure of mercury sphygmomanometer and automated sphygmomanometer were -0.7mmHg and 4.9mmHg for systolic, and -1.4mmHg and 5.4mmHg for diatolic, respectively. We conclude that the proposed double bladder based cuff system improves the accuracy of the oscillometric blood pressure measurement. The developed system reduces the error range about $44\~62\%$ for systolic and about $6\~21\%$ for diastolic compared to the recently developed commercially available sphygmomanometers.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Korean medicine treatments on pain reduction and functional improvement of patients after rotator cuff surgery. We studied 10 patients who had admitted to Dunsan Korean Medical hospital after have being diagnosed as rotator cuff tear and got a surgery at other hospital from April 30, 2014 to April 30, 2019. This study was conducted as retrospective study which analyzes patient's medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS statistics 24 program. We used Numeric Rating Scale to evaluate pain reduction, Range of Motion to evaluate shoulder functional improvement and Five-point likert scale to evaluate the patient's satisfaction. The result showed that Korean medicine treatments statistically significantly reduced pain on the patients after rotator cuff surgery. Although there were improvement of Range of Motion, it wasn't statistically significant. In conclusion, we found that the Korean medicine treatments showed a positive effect on pain reduction of patients after rotator cuff surgery and got a high satisfaction.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Chuna manual therapy(CMT) in the treatment of rotator cuff disorder. Methods We searched th following nine online databases without language restriction (MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane library, Ebscohost, CNKI, RISS, NDSL, KMBASE, and KISS) to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that used CMT in the treatment of rotator cuff disorder. The methodological quality of each RCT was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. Results Four RCTs were included. in the meta-analysis. CMT resulted in a significant reduction in symptoms in these trials. However, there was a high risk of bias in the RCTs. Conclusions We reviewed RCTs that studied the effects of CMT for rotator cuff disorder. While the studies indicate that CMT has favorable effects on rotator cuff disorder. But the risk of bias for most of the studies was high. Therefore, high-quality studies are required to make further conclusions.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2010

목적: 회전근 개 파열과 동반되어진 상완 이두 건의 병변 및 치료 결과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 회전근 개 파열로 수술적 치료를 받고 후향적으로 상완 이두 건의 병변 여부를 확인할 수 있었던 92예를 대상으로 2년 이상 추시하였다. 상완 이두 건 병변은 건막염, 건의 마모 또는 비대, 파열, 불안정성의 4형태로 구분하였다. 회전근 개는 광범위 파열 중 4예를 제외하고는 모두 봉합하였으며 상완 이두 건 병변에 대해서는 변연 절제 30예, 건 절단 10예, 건 고정 8예, 재배치 4예를 시행하였다. 결과는 UCLA 평가 지수를 이용하였다. 결과: 상완 이두 건 병변을 보인 예가 70예 (76%)로 건막염은 19예, 건의 마모 또는 비대 22예, 파열 21예, 불안정성 8예의 병변을 보였다. 회전근 개 파열의 크기에 따라서 중범위 이하에서는 63%, 대범위 이상에서는 88%의 상완 이두 건 병변을 보였다. 치료 결과는 상완 이두 건 병변이 없었던 22예에서는 29.6점, 병변이 있었던 예 중 회전근 개 봉합을 시행하였던 66예에서는 28.3점이었다. 동반된 상완 이두 건을 절단하거나 재고정을 시행한 예에서는 28.2점이었다. 결론: 회전근 개 파열의 크기가 클수록 상완 이두 건 병변이 더 많이 발생하였고 형태도 보다 심하게 나타났다. 따라서 상완 이두 건 병변의 원인이 회전근 개 파열을 유발시키는 원인과 연관될 수 있다고 추측되었다. 동반된 상완 이두 건 병변의 치료로 건 절단이나 건 고정이 동통 완화에 효과적일 수 있다고 사료되었다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2010

목적: 광범위 회전근 개 파열은 파열단의 내측 퇴축, 근위축 및 지방 변성과 함께 주변 조직과의 유착 등으로 해부학적 봉합이 불가능한 경우가 많다. 본 종설에서는 광범위 회전근 개 파열의 여러 가지 치료 방법 중 봉합술에 대하여 문헌 고찰과 함께 임상 결과 향상과 재파열율을 감소시키고 치유력을 높일 수 있는 방법을 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 광범위 회전근 개 파열 봉합술의 선택은 환자의 나이, 동반 질환, 통증, 운동 범위 감소, 근력 약화 등의 임상 증상 및 재활 의지 등 환자와 관련된 요인과, 회전근 개 파열 기간, 크기, 퇴축 및 지방 변성 정도 등은 회전근 개와 관련된 요인을 고려하여 선택해야 한다. 결과: 조직의 가동성이 떨어져 해부학적 봉합이 어려운 광범위 회전근 개 파열은 주변 조직 유리술과 간격 활주 방법으로 가동성을 증가시켜 봉합할 수 있다. 주변 조직 유리술을 시행하고 회전근 개의 가동성을 증가시켜도 해부학적 봉합이 불가능한 광범위 회전근 개 파열은 부분 봉합, 변연 수렴 술식 및 상완 이두건 절제 및 고정술 등의 대체 술식을 고려할 수 있다. 광범위 회전근개 파열 환자에서 견봉하 감압술 및 회전근 개 봉합술에 관한 여러 보고는 통증 감소, 견관절 기능 및 근력 회복 등 만족할만한 임상 결과를 보고하고 있으나 장기 추시 결과 높은 재파열율이 관찰되고 있다. 결론: 광범위 회전근 개 파열의 치료는 아직까지 높은 재파열 발생율로 해결해야 할 과제가 많으나 광범위 파열의 병인, 진행 과정 및 임상 양상에 대한 이해와 재파열 예후 인자 분석 등을 통해 향상된 치료 성적을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2020

Background: The effects of far-infrared radiation (FIR) on the treatment of rotator cuff diseases remains unknown. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of FIR after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with regard to postoperative pain and healing. Methods: This prospective randomized comparative study included 38 patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair due to a medium-sized tear. Patients were randomly divided into the FIR or control group (n = 19 per group). In the FIR group, FIR with an FIR radiator started 1 week postoperatively for 30 minutes per session twice daily. It lasted until abduction brace weaning at 5 weeks postoperatively. We assessed pain using a pain visual analogue scale (pVAS) and measured the range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder at 5 weeks, and 3 and 6 months, postoperatively. The anatomical outcome was evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging at 6 months postoperatively. Results: At 5 weeks postoperatively, the average pVAS score was lower in the FIR group than in the control group (1.5 ± 0.8 vs. 2.7 ± 1.7; P = 0.019). At 3 months postoperatively, the average forward flexion was higher in the FIR group (151.6° ± 15.3° vs. 132.9° ± 27.8°; P = 0.045), but there was no significant difference at 6 months postoperatively. There was no significant difference in healing failure between the groups (P = 0.999). Conclusions: FIR after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair could be an effective and safe procedure to reduce postoperative pain, thereby facilitating rehabilitation and better ROM in the early postoperative period.