• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effects of oriental medical treatment on delayed healing in femoral shaft fractured child. Methods: We treated the patient with herb medicine named Kamiboatang and Pyritum. Child took Kamiboatang and Pyritum for 2 months, and Kamiboatang for 1 month. After 3 months treatments, we examined the case with radiological findings. Results: The patient's delayed femoral shaft fracture was improved after 3 months oriental medical treatment. Conclusions: This case showed that oriental medical treatment on delayed healing in femoral shaft fractured child was effective. To prove the effectiveness of Kamiboatang and Pyritum, the more clinical study of Oriental medical treatment for this case might be also needed.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2018

Ipsilateral fractures of proximal femur with shaft and condylar region are very rare. Current concept of management is based on fixation of each fracture as independent entity using separate fixation modalities for proximal and distal parts of femur. However, we considered that antegrade femoral nailing with cephalomedullary screw fixation is a good option for ipsilateral multi-level femoral fractures. Here, we present an experience of satisfactory treatment for ipsilateral femoral neck fracture, subtrochanteric fracture, comminuted shaft fracture with supracondylar fracture following road traffic accident.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2014

Purpose: We report the surgical outcomes for femoral shaft fractures in polytrauma patients who were temporarily treated with external fixation and subsequently converted to internal fixation. Methods: From August 2008 to April 2012, we enrolled 13 patients with multiple traumas due to high-energy injuries and concurrent femoral shaft fractures in which temporary external fixation was carried out. The mean age was 39 years, with a range from 18 to 55 years. Ten were men and 3 were women. According to the AO/OTA classification of fractures, type A was found in 5 patients, type B in 6, and type C in 2, with open fractures being found in 6 patients and femoral artery rupture occurring in 2. For internal fixation, intramedullary nailing was performed in 7 patients, and minimally-invasive fixation of locking compression plates was used in 6. Results: Of the 7 patients converted to intramedullary nailing, 1 experienced delayed union. Of the 6 patients treated with minimally-invasive plate fixation, delayed union occurred in 5, and an auto-bone graft was performed within, on average, 8 months (range: 5~10 months), leading to bone union in all cases in the final follow-up. None of the patients experienced infections or complications involving other organs after having been converted to internal fixation. During the mean follow-up of 19 months, patients achieved satisfactory functional outcomes. Conclusion: In polytrauma patients with a femoral shaft fracture who have been treated with temporary external fixation and who may need internal fixation due to the occurrence of delayed union, an appropriate internal fixation method needs to be selected based on the patient's physical status, and the fracture type.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.535-539
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• 2021

대퇴골 골절 이후 발생하는 혈관계 합병증은 드물지만 발생할 경우 심각한 문제를 초래할 수 있다. 근위 대퇴골 골절에서 직접적인 외상 혹은 근위대퇴골 골수 정 고정술 후 발생한 가성동맥류에 대해서는 몇 차례 증례보고가 있었다. 저자들은 85세 여환에서 원위대퇴골 골절에 대하여 역행성 골수 정 고정술 시행 후, 수술 후 9일째부터 혈색소 감소와, 종창, 통증이 발생했던 것에 대해 수술 후 일시적인 혈종 및 통증으로 오인하였다가, 수술 후 16일째가 되어서야 근위 교합 나사 주변부에서 외측 대퇴 회선 동맥의 하행분지에서 기원한 가성동맥류를 진단하였고, 경피적 혈관 색전술을 시행하여 치료 하였다. 시술 후 혈색소 상승 및 종창, 통증 감소 소견을 보이며 회복하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2010

The locking compression plates-distal femur(LCP-DF) are being widely used for surgical management of the extra-articular complex fractures of the distal femur. They feature locking mechanism between the screws and the screw holes of the plate to provide stronger fixation force with less number of screws than conventional compression bone plate. However, their biomechanical efficacies are not fully understood, especially regarding the number of the screws inserted and their optimal configurations. In this study, we investigated effects of various screw configurations in the shaft and the condylar regions of the femur in relation to structural stability of LCP-DF system. For this purpose, a baseline 3-D finite element (FE) model of the femur was constructed from CT-scan images of a normal healthy male and was validated. The extra-articular complex fracture of the distal femur was made with a 4-cm defect. Surgical reduction with LCP-DF and bone screws were added laterally. To simulate various cases of post-op screw configurations, screws were inserted in the shaft (3~5 screws) and the condylar (4~6 screws) regions. Particular attention was paid at the shaft region where screws were inserted either in clustered or evenly-spaced fashion. Tied-contact conditions were assigned at the bone screws-plate whereas general contact condition was assumed at the interfaces between LCP-DF and bone screws. Axial compressive load of 1,610N(2.3 BW) was applied on the femoral head to reflect joint reaction force. An average of 5% increase in stiffness was found with increase in screw numbers (from 4 to 6) in the condylar region, as compared to negligible increase (less than 1%) at the shaft regardless of the number of screws inserted or its distribution, whether clustered or evenly-spaced. At the condylar region, screw insertion at the holes near the fracture interface and posterior locations contributed greater increase in stiffness (9~13%) than any other locations. Our results suggested that the screw insertion at the condylar region can be more effective than at the shaft during surgical treatment of fracture of the distal femur with LCP-DF. In addition, screw insertion at the holes close to the fracture interface should be accompanied to ensure better fracture healing.

• Hip & pelvis
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe a method of inserting cement in the femoral head before fixation with dynamic hip screw to prevent screw cut out due to osteoporosis and to evaluate its clinical outcome in these patients. Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, 30 patients aged 60 years and older with intertrochanteric fracture were included. Bone mineral density was measured. After reaming of the femoral head and neck with a triple reamer and polymethyl methacrylate, bone cement was introduced into the femoral head using a customized nozzle and a barrel fitted on a cement gun. A Richard screw was inserted and the plate was fixed over the femoral shaft. Patients were mobilized and clinical outcomes were rated using the Salvati and Wilson's scoring system. Results: More patients included in this study were between 66 and 70 years old than any other age group. The most common fracture according to the Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification was type 31A2.2 (46.7%). The T-score was found to be $-2.506{\pm}0.22$ (mean${\pm}$standard deviation); all patients were within the range of -2.0 to -2.8. The duration of radiological union was $13.67{\pm}1.77$ weeks. Salvati and Wilson's scoring at 12 months of follow up was $30.96{\pm}4.97$. The majority of patients were able to perform their normal routine activities; none experienced implant failure or screw cut out. Conclusion: Bone cement augmentation may effectively prevent osteoporosis-related hardware complications like screw cut out in elderly patients experiencing intertrochanteric fractures.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.326-333
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• 2021

목적: 역행성 골수강 내 금속정은 다발성 외상 환자에서 대퇴골 간부 및 원위 대퇴골 치료에 흔히 사용되고 있다. 저자들은 역행성 골수강 내 금속정을 이용하여 치료한 35명의 환자에 대하여 치료 결과와 골유합 기간에 영향을 미치는 인자에 대한 분석을 하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 역행성 골수강 내 금속정 고정술 후 최소 12개월 이상 추시가 가능하였던 35예를 대상으로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 치료 결과와 환자의 연령과 성별, 분쇄 여부, 개방성 유무, 골절 위치, 동반 골절 유무가 골유합 기간에 미치는 영향을 비교 평가하였다. 결과: 평균 골 유합 기간은 4.5개월이었다. 3예에서 불유합이 발생하여 총 골절 치료 성공율은 91.4%였다. 골유합 기간은 연령, 성별, 골절 위치, 개방성 여부에 따른 차이가 없었으며 분쇄 여부, 동반골절 유무에 따라 차이가 있었다. 결론: 역행성 골수강 내 금속정은 대퇴 간부 및 원위부 골절 치료에 효과적 이었다. 분쇄 여부, 동반골절 유무에 따른 골유합 기간의 차이가 나타났다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2011

대퇴골 근위부의 기하학적 형상은 대퇴골 경부 골절과 중요한 상관관계를 가지고 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 기존의 연구에서는 인장실험법과 유한요소해석법을 이용하여 상관관계를 분석해왔다. 그러나 이 방법들은 인체의 미리 정의된 대퇴골 형상을 변경할 수 없고, 다수의 시험편들을 확보하기 어렵기 때문에 다양한 시험편과 모델을 적용할 수 없다는 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대퇴골 골절 해석에 폭넓게 사용할 수 있도록 매개변수로 기하학적 형상 변형이 가능한 대퇴골 모델을 이용하여 대퇴골 골절과 형상 매개변수의 관계를 분석하였다. 이 관계를 분석하기 위하여 4가지 주요 매개변수(대퇴골두 직경, 대퇴경부 직경, 대퇴경두간 길이, 대퇴경간각)를 이용하여 다양한 해석 모델을 생성하여 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 이 후 대퇴골두에서의 반력(reaction force)과 경부에서의 응력 분포(stress distribution)를 분석함으로써 유한요 소해석을 수행하였고, 대퇴경부 직경이 대퇴골 경부 골절에 가장 큰 영향을 미치고 대퇴골두 직경이 가장 작은 영향을 미치는 결과가 나타났다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 1997

Multicentric chondrosarcoma other than the mesenchymal subtype is rare separate entity. We experienced a case with nonmonomelic synchronous multicentric chondrosarcoma without any preexisting lesions of Oilier's disease or Maffucci's syndrome. To our knowledge, there was no report of synchronous nonmonomelic multicentric chondrosarcoma. A thirty-three year old man had right distal thigh pain of one and half year. Bone scan showed hot lesions on medial condyle of right femur and shaft of left femur. Plain X-ray showed osteolytic lesion on right femur and slight cortical thickening and calcific lesion was observed on left femoral shaft. Curettage and bone cement filling was done on both lesions. The pathology reports were grade I chondrosarcoma on both side of femur. At one month from operation, pathologic fracture of left femur occurred on bone cement-host bone junction. Conservative treatment and radiotherapy of 60Gy was done. At 8 months from operation, nonunion was evident. Segmental resection of left femur with contralateral fibula graft and second look operation on right condyle lesion were done. At 6 months from revision, fracture occurred at host-graft bone junction. We removed previous hardware and applied long DCP and massive autogenous bone graft. Afterwards, the patient looks good and union was progressing. But at 4 years from last operation, hypertrophic nonunion occurred. Another revision was done with condylar plate and bone graft and now he is well without any sign of local recurrence or metastasis.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2018

Fat embolism refers to the presence of fat droplets within the peripheral and lung microcirculation with or without clinical sequelae. However, early diagnosis of fat embolism is very difficult because the embolism usually does not show at the computed tomography as a large fat complex within vessels. Forty-eight-year-old male with pedestrian traffic accident ransferred from a local hospital by helicopter to the regional trauma center by two flight surgeons on board. At the rendezvous point, he had suffered with dyspnea without any airway obstruction sign with 90% of oxygen saturation from pulse oximetry with giving 15 L of oxygen by a reserve bag mask. The patient was intubated at the rendezvous point. The secondary survey of the patient revealed multiple pelvic bone fracture with sacrum fracture, right femur shaft fracture and right tibia head fracture. Abdominal computed tomography was performed in 191 minutes after the injury and fat embolism with Hounsfield unit of -86 in his right common iliac vein was identified. Here is a very rare case that mass of fat embolism was shown within common iliac vein detected in computed tomography. Early detection of the fat embolus and early stabilization of the fractures are essential to the prevention of sequelae such as cerebral fat embolism.