• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.154-157
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• 2022

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating complications that can occur after shoulder arthroplasty. Although staged revision arthroplasty is the standard treatment in many cases, surgical intervention with debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) can be an effective option for acute PJI. We report a complex case of infected reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) in a 73-year-old male. The patient had been previously treated for infected nonunion of a proximal humerus fracture caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. He presented with a sinus tract 16 days after the implantation of RSA and was diagnosed with PJI caused by Serratia marcescens. The patient was successfully treated with DAIR and was free of infection at the last follow-up visit at 4 years postoperatively.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.242-249
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• 1998

Stiffness of the elbow joint is relatively common after trauma, ectopic ossification, bum, postoperative scar, and etc. Mild flexion deformity can be reduced by use of active or passive motion exercise, dynamic sling, hinged distractor device, or turnbuckle orthosis. But these methods have disadvantages of difficulty in gaining acceptable range of motion only with stretching exercise, re-contracture after conservative managements and poor results that flexion contracture remained. The common described operative exposures for treatment of the stiff elbow are anterior, lateral, posterior, and medial approach. Through Anterior, lateral and medial approach each has not access to all compartments of the elbow. But, posterior approach has benefits that access to posterior, medial and lateral aspects of the elbow and as needed, fenestration to the olecranon fossa that produces a communication between the anterior and posterior compartments of the elbow are possible. From June 1991 through April 1997, 11 patients who had posttraumatic stiff elbow, were treated with debridement arthroplasty through the posterior approach. The purpose of this study are to introduce technique of the debridement arthroplasty and to evaluate final outcomes. With regarding to preoperative pain degree, mild degree matches to 3 cases, moderate to 3 cases, and severe to 2 cases. In preoperative motion, flexion was average 85° and extension was 30°. Postoperatively nine patients had got the complete relief of pain and two patients continued to have mild pain intermittentely. Postoperative flexion improved to 127° and extension to 2°, so that elbow flexion had improved by an average of 42° and elbow extension by 28°. On the objective scale all patients had good or excellent results and they all felt that they were improved by operation. Debridement arthroplasty is one of excellent procedures for the intractable stiff elbow if it is not unstable or it has not incongrous. But it need a meticulous operative technique and a well-programmed rehabilitation.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2009

목적: 동통과 골성 운동 제한이 동반된 주관절에 대해 후내측 도달법을 이용한 변연 절제 관절 성형술의 임상적 결과를 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년 3월부터 2008년 3월까지 주관절의 동통과 골성 운동 제한으로 후내측 도달법을 통한 변연 절제 관절 성형술을 시행 받은 16명을 대상으로 하였다. 추시 관찰 기간은 평균 27.6(13~52)개월이였다. 통증에 대해서 Visual Analogue Scale, 술 전과 술 후 굴곡, 신전, 운동범위를 측정하고 기능에 대해서 Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS)를 측정하여 분석, 평가 하였다. 결과: 최종 추시 시 VAS (visual analogue scale )는 술 전 평균 4.5에서 술 후 평균 1.1으로 통계학적으로 유의한 감소(p<0.001 )를 보였다. 관절 운동 범위는 술 전 평균 $61.6^{\circ}$(0~90)에서 술 후 $109.4^{\circ}$(80~120)로 통계학적으로 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.001). MEPS 역시 술 전 59.4에서 술 후에는 85.6으로 증가하였다(p<0.001). 술 후 혈종이나 주관절 불안정증 같은 합병증은 없었다. 결론: 후내측 도달법을 이용한 변연 절제 관절 성형술은 쉽게 척골 신경에 대한 조작이 가능하고 주관절 내측 측부 인대의 손상을 최소화 할 수 있으며 주관절 전 구획(all compartment)에 광범위한 변연 절제가 가능하여 동통과 골성 관절 운동 제한이 동반된 주관절에서 동통의 감소와 관절 운동 범위의 회복에 도움이 되는 유용한 술식으로 사료된다.

• 대한견주관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한견주관절학회 2007년도 제15차 대한견주관절학회 및 제3차 Mayo Asia Elbow Club 합동 학술대회
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• pp.150-150
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• 2007

• 대한견주관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한견주관절학회 2002년도 아시아견관절학술대회
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• pp.403-406
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• 2002

• 대한견주관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한견주관절학회 1998년도 학술대회
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• pp.47-47
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• 1998

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2014

In the patients of retracted massive rotator cuff tears, there are much of difficulty to functional recovery and pain relief. Nevertheless the development of treatment, there are still debates of the best treatments in the massive rotator cuff tears. Recenlty various of treatments are introduced; these are acromioplasty with debridement, biceps tenotomy, great tuberoplasty with biceps tenotomy, partial repair, mini-open rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, soft tissue augmentation, tendon transfer, flap, hemiarthroplasty, and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. That there is no difference of result for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty between patients who have massive rotator cuff tear without arthritis and patients who have cuff tear arthropathy. Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty is one of reliable and successful treatment options for massive rotator cuff tear. Especially it is more effective for patients who have a pseudoparalysis.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.159-163
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• 1998

We reviewed the cases of 35 knees of 34 patients who had arthroscopic debridement for degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee. The patients were followed up for an average of 29 months (range: 13 months to 45 months). The mean age of the patients at operation was 54 years (range: 44 years to 75 years). At the time of follow up, the patients were evaluated using the nine-point scale by Baumgaertner et al. We divided the knee into 4 stages according to the classification system by Jackson et al. Satisfactory results were achieved in 80%(stage I), 75%(stage II), 55.6%(stage III) and 25%(stage IV) of the patients. Arthroscopic debridement is of significant value in the earlier stages of degenerative osteoarthritis (stage I and II) for the symptom relief as a simple procedure with rare complication as well as in the later stages(stage III and IV) as a time buying procedure before the total knee arthroplasty.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2013

목적: 슬관절 전치환술 후 발생한 감염에 대해서 시행한 관절경적 치료의 효용성과 치료 결과에 영향을 미치는 인자들에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 슬관절 전치환술 후 발생한 감염에 대하여 관절경적 치료를 시행한 17예를 연구 대상으로 하였다. 혈액검사와 관절액 천자를 통해 감염을 확인한 후 관절경을 이용하여 변연 절제술과 활액막 제거술을 시행하고 항생제를 혼합한 생리 식염수를 사용하여 세척술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 정기적인 검사를 통해 치료의 실패 또는 재발 여부를 확인하고 수술 후 2년까지 감염의 재발이 없는 경우를 치료의 성공이라 판단하였다. 결과: 슬관절 전치환술 후 발생한 감염에 대하여 관절경적 수술로 치료받은 17예 중 13예에서는 1회의 관절경적 치료만으로 감염이 치료되었으나 4예는 감염이 지속 또는 재발되어 재수술을 시행하였다. 치료 결과에 영향을 미치는 인자들에 대해 분석해 본 결과 재수술을 시행한 군에서 관절경적 수술만으로 치료된 군보다 감염 증상 발현 후 수술까지의 기간이 더 길었다(p<0.05). 결론: 관절경적 수술을 이용한 슬관절 전치환술 후 발생한 감염의 치료는 적절한 환자의 선택, 철저한 변연 절제술과 세척술 및 적합한 항생제의 사용 등을 통해서 성공적인 결과를 기대할 수 있으나 감염이 의심된다면 가능한 빨리 수술을 시행해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2021

Background: In patients with total elbow arthroplasty (TEA), the soft-tissue around the elbow can be vulnerable to soft-tissue complications. This study aims to assess the outcomes after soft-tissue reconstruction following TEA. Methods: We retrospectively included nine adult patients who underwent soft-tissue reconstruction following TEA. Demographic data and disease characteristics were collected through medical chart reviews. Additionally, we contacted all four patients that were alive at the time of the study by phone to assess any current elbow complications. Local tissue rearrangement was used for soft-tissue reconstruction in six patients, and a pedicle flap was used in three patients. The median follow-up period was 1.3 years (range, 6 months-14.7 years). Results: Seven patients (78%) underwent reoperation. Four patients (44%) had a reoperation for soft-tissue complications, including dehiscence or nonhealing of infected wounds. Five patients (56%) had a reoperation for implant-related complications, including three infections and two peri-prosthetic fractures. At the final follow-ups, six patients (67%) achieved successful wound healing and two patients had continued wound healing issues, while two patients had an antibiotic spacer in situ and one patient underwent an above-the-elbow amputation. Conclusions: This study reports a complication rate of 78% for soft-tissue reconstructions after TEA. Successful soft-tissue healing was achieved in 67% of patients, but at the cost of multiple surgeries. Early definitive soft-tissue reconstruction could prove to be preferable to minor interventions such as irrigation, debridement, and local tissue advancement, or smaller soft-tissue reconstructions using local tissue rearrangement or a pedicled flap at a later stage.