• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.73-87
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• 2003

This study was performed on 17 female dental hygienists to find an appropriate method to reduce the hygienists' body discomfort while scaling, and provide a foundation to educate them how 10 posture during the process. To assess the arm abduction, elbow flexion, neck flexion, trunk flexion and trunk lateral bending through Video 2D(two dimensional motion) analysis and assessing the risk through the Action level of RULA(rapid upper limb assessment) checklist, an ergonomic analysis method. Correlation analyses on the posture angles and on body discomfort were performed. ANOVA analysis on scaling treatment position and the scaling treatment region of patients was also performed. The results are as following. 1. 20 analysis while scaling, arm abduction was $40{\sim}79.9^{\circ}$, elbow flexion $20{\sim}110^{\circ}$, neck flexion $50{\sim}100^{\circ}$, trunk flexion $60{\sim}80^{\circ}$, and trunk lateral bending $5{\sim}19.9^{\circ}$. 2. The Action level of RULA was 2. 3 resulted from scores 4 and 5 of group A which includes upper arm, lower ann, wrist, and scores 2 and 4 of group B which includes neck, trunk, legs. It means that the scaling treatment posture causes a high incidence rate of musculoskeletal that an additional investigation and improvement should be followed without hesitation. 3. There were significant differences among the maxilla right, maxilla anterior, maxilla left, mandible left, mandible anterior, and mandible right of a patient of the right and left upper arm, lower arm, neck, trunk, group A, group B, final RULA score while scaling treatment. 4. There were significant differences among the time position of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 of the right and left upper arm, lower arm, neck, trunk, group A, group B, final RULA score while scaling treatment, 5. As for the body discomfort, neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, right back, right wrist etc. were listed on top. As a conclusion, performing the time position of 12 which shows low right and left final RULA scores is better than the time position of 8 and 10 which show high final RULA scores to reduce the body discomfort while scaling treatment.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.17-30
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• 2014

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatment on 69 infant and young child atopic dermatitis patients. Methods 69 infants and young child atopic dermatitis patients who had visited oriental medical clinics from 2011.1.9 to 2012.1.31 were studied. All of them were continually treated for 3 to 9 months, and were analyzed by Objective SCORAD Index (OSI). A detailed analysis of OSI was done according to gender, age, using of topical steroid ointment, family history of atopic disease, treatment period, and intensity. Results 1. Male and female percentage of the study group was 56.5%: 43.5%. The average period of treatment was 6.09 months. 71.0% used topical steroid ointment, and 65.2% had family history of atopic disease. 2. The average period of treatment was significantly longer in patients who used topical steroid ointment, or who had family history of atopic disease. 3. 95.7% of total patients reported decrease in OSI score at the final visit. OSI was significantly lowered after 3, 6, and 9 months of treatment. The longer period of treatment, the lower average post-treatment OSI. 4. 85.5% of the study group had severe dermatitis, and 14.5% was moderate case based on the OSI intensity assessment at initial visit. These percentages got changed at the final visit as 34.8% of severe, 58.0% of moderate, and 7.2% of mild cases. The average treatment period of patients who were diagnosed as severe at the initial visit was 6.18 months, and their final OSI improvement rate was 39.58%. 58% of them were improved to be mild or moderate at the final visit. Conclusion The Korean medicine treatment is effective in treating infant and young child atopic dermatitis patients. There was significant decrease in OSI score after 3, 6, and 9 months of treatment. The difference increase with the treatment period.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2007

Objective : This multi-center clinical study was designed to determine the long-term results of patients who received a one-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion with expandable cage ($Tyche^{(R)}$ cage) for degenerative spinal diseases during the same period in each hospital. Methods : Fifty-seven patients with low back pain who had a one-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion using a newly designed expandable cage were enrolled in this study at five centers from June 2003 to December 2004 and followed up for 24 months. Pain improvement was checked with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and their disability was evaluated with the Oswestry Disability Index. Radiographs were obtained before and after surgery. At the final follow-up, dynamic stability, quality of bone fusion, interveretebral disc height, and lumbar lordosis were assessed. In some cases, a lumbar computed tomography scan was also obtained. Results : The mean VAS score of back pain was improved from 6.44 points preoperatively to 0.44 at the final visit and the score of sciatica was reduced from 4.84 to 0.26. Also, the Oswestry Disability Index was improved from 32.62 points preoperatively to 18.25 at the final visit. The fusion rate was 92.5%. Intervertebral disc height, recorded as $9.94{\pm}2.69\;mm$ before surgery was increased to $12.23{\pm}3.31\;mm$ at postoperative 1 month and was stabilized at $11.43{\pm}2.23\;mm$ on final visit. The segmental angle of lordosis was changed significantly from $3.54{\pm}3.70^{\circ}$ before surgery to $6.37{\pm}3.97^{\circ}$ by 24 months postoperative, and total lumbar lordosis was $20.37{\pm}11.30^{\circ}$ preoperatively and $24.71{\pm}11.70^{\circ}$ at 24 months postoperative. Conclusion : There have been no special complications regarding the expandable cage during the follow-up period and the results of this study demonstrates a high fusion rate and clinical success.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2010

목적: 슬개골 재발성 탈구 환자에 있어 관절경 보조하의 외측 유리술 및 내측부 중첩술의 결과를 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 재발성 슬개골 탈구로 수술적 치료를 받은 20 명의 환자, 21례를 대상으로 하였다. 남자가 4 명, 여자가 16명이고 평균연령 20.2세였다. 모든 환자가 외상의 병력이 있었고 평균 추시 기간은 19개월이었다. 수술 결과의 평가는 Lysholm점수와 Kujala슬관절 점수를 이용하였고, 방사선 사진상 congruence angle, lateral patellofemoral angle을 측정하였고, 전산화 단층촬영에서 tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance를 측정하였다. 결과: 단순 방사선 사진상 congruence angle은 술전 중위값 $16.5^{\circ}$ (범위, $0.0{\sim}+34^{\circ}$) 에서 추시 시 $-6.4^{\circ}$ (범위, $-19{\sim}10^{\circ}$), lateral patellofemoral angle은 술전 중간값 -4.5도(범위, $-8{\sim}+6^{\circ}$)에서 $4.0^{\circ}$ (범위, $2.0{\sim}10^{\circ}$)로 호전되었다(p=0.034). Lysholm 점수는 수술 전 중위값 70점(범위, 63~81점)에서 최종 추시 시 중위값 88점(범위, 80~95점)이었다(p=0.341). Kujala 슬관절 점수는 수술 전 중위값 72점(범위,65~80점)에서 수술 후 중위값 87점(범위, 80~92점)으로 호전되었다. (p=0.024). 재발성 탈구는 총 2례에서 발생하였으며 1례는 thumb to forearm검사 양성이었던 경우로 재탈구 되어 내측 슬개대퇴인대 재건술을 시행하였다. 결론: 관절경적 외측 유리술 및 내측부 중첩술은 대퇴슬개관절의 골성 부정정렬이 없는 경우에서 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있었지만, 관절 이완이 심한 환자에서는 좀 더 주의가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2011

서론: 회전근 개 대 파열 및 광범위 파열에 대한 관절경적 봉합술 군과 개방적 봉합술 군 간의 중기 임상적 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 회전근 개 대 파열 및 광범위 파열에 대해 봉합술을 실시한 48예 를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 관절경적 봉합술을 시행한 군은 28예, 개방적 봉합술을 시행한 군은 20예 였다. 임상적 결과는 관절운동 범위, 통증과 기능에 대한 VAS, ASES 점수 및 KSS 점수를 평가하였다. 결과: 관절운동 범위, 통증에 대한 VAS 점수, 기능에 대한 VAS 점수 및ASES 점수는 두 군 모두 술 전에 비해 최종 추시상 의미있는 향상을 보였으나 최종 추시상 두 군간에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다 (p>0.05). KSS 점수도 최종 추시상 두 군간에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다 (p>0.05). 결론: 관절경적 봉합술과 개방적 봉합술 모두 향상된 중기 임상 결과를 얻을 수 있었으며 두 군간에 의미있는 차이는 없었다.

• 척추신경추나의학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of Pharmacopuncture Treatment with Chuna Treatments for Low Back Pain caused by Traffic accidents. Methods : This study was carried out on 81 patients with low back pain caused by Traffic accidents. The patients were divided into 2 group ; The pharmacopuncture(A) group was treated by pharmacopuncture treatment. The chuna(B) group was treated by chuna treatment. We measured Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) and Visual Analog Scale(VAS) on the patients before the treatment and on the 2nd, and 4th weeks after the treatments. Results : After being treated by our methods, the ODI and VAS score's were improved after the 4th weeks treatment in both groups. There is no significant difference on ODI and VAS score after the 4th weeks treatment in both groups. In the early stages(from pre to 2 weeks worth of treatment), Group A showed a decreasing VAS score compared to Group B. In the final stages(from 2 weeks to 4 weeks worth of treatment), Group B showed a higher decreasing amount compared to Group A in VAS score. Conclusions : The results suggest that both pharmacopuncture treatment and chuna treatment is considered to be effective and useful on low back pain caused by traffic accidents. There is no significant difference between pharmacopuncture treatment and chuna treatment for low back pain caused by traffic accidents, however the early stages of treatments(from pre to 2 weeks treatement) show that pharmocopouncture treatment is more effective than chuna treatment for low back pain by traffic accidents. In the final stages(from 2 weeks to 4 weeks treatment), chuna treatment is more effective than pharmacopuncture treatment for low back pain by traffic accident.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.95-121
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• 2008

목적: 전방 십자 인대 재건술 후 임상적 결과 판정에 있어 IKDC 주관적 점수의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 전방 십자 인대 재건술을 시행 받은 24명의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 이 중 12명은 자가 슬괵건, 12명은 아킬레스 동종건을 이용하였다. 주관적 평가 항목은 Lysholm 점수, IKDC 주관적 점수, Knee Outcome Survey (KOS) 점수 및 Tegner 활동도를 이용하였고, 정적 불안정 검사, Biodex 근력 평가 검사, 외발 뛰기 검사 등을 객관적 판정 검사로 시행하였다. 환자의 최종 결과 판정을 위해 Carioca test, Shuttle run test 및 Co-contraction test 등의 삼종 기능성 수행 검사를 시행하였고 각각의 검사 항목을 기능성 수행 검사와 비교하여 상관 관계를 도출하였다. 결과: IKDC 주관적 점수, 외발 뛰기 검사 중 한번 뛰기 및 저속에서의 대퇴 사두근의 근력 검사에서 기능성 수행 검사와 유의한 상관 관계를 보였다. 결론: IKDC 주관적 점수는 전방 십자 인대 재건술 후 주관적 결과 판정 뿐만 아니라 기능적 상태를 알 수 있는 유용한 검사로 사료된다.

• 한국디지털건축인테리어학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2013

Considering the fact that quality of life(QOL) conceptually has objective and subjective attributes but difficulties in measuring the subjective aspect cause a number of studies not to be balanced, this study exploits AHP(Analytical Hierarchy Process) which has been used for systematic decision making to include the other aspect. As the first step of the process decision making hierarchy model is set by content analysis of the UNDP QOL index and additional review of previous studies. 'Improving urban QOL' is a goal on top, 'Economical QOL', 'Environmental QOL', 'Social QOL' and 'Physical QOL' are dimensions of sub-goal(means objectives), and further decomposition follows. AHP shows that the dimensions of economical, physical, environmental and social QOL scored higher respectively. The aim of the model is to measure and prioritize the urban QOL in the two case study cities. The final score of the each city could be computed by integration of relative weights of dimensions for urban QOL. The final score of QOL for city A was 0.6642 and for city B the figure decreased to 0.3358. The method of this study could be used in stages of the process of urban planning. First stage is when planners try to have a correct and reliable perspective from the existed conditions of the city. Second stage is when the projects should be investigated to be confirmed for their efficiency. In other words planners can direct the scarce resources towards the aspects of QOL which are more important. And the results revealed that using AHP creates opportunity to involving the different groups in the stage of criteria weighting so that the attitudes of local community could be integrated well to the decision making to be suitable for a new paradigm of participatory and communicative planning.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the clinical results of closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for unstable injuries on stress radiographs in subtle injuries of Lisfranc joint. Materials and Methods: From June 1997 to March 2003, 6 cases of unstable injuries on stress radiograph in subtle injuries of Lisfranc joint were treated by percutaneous cannulated screw fixation after closed reduction. All cases were injuried by indirect force (twisting injury). The average diastasis between the 1st and 2nd metatarsal base was 3 mm (2-4 mm) on initial nonweight bearing AP radiograph. The average follow-up period was 20 months. Clinical evaluation was assessed according to the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) midfoot score. Results: The AOFAS midfoot score was average 86 (80-90) points. The average diastasis between 1st and 2nd metatarsal base was 2 mm (1-3 mm) on weight bearing AP radiograph in final follow up. The final diastasis was increased slightly than diastasis in initial postoperative radiographs. But the clinical results were good. There was no correlation between the degree of diastasis and the clinical results. On weight bearing lateral radiograph, the average difference with normal foot in the distance between plantar aspect of 5th metatarsus and medial cuneiform was 2 mm (0-3 mm). One case had mild arthritic change on the radiographs. Conclusion: When the Lisfranc injuries, especially in the subtle injuries were suspicious, the stress views are helpful to assess stability of the Lisfranc injuries and planning of treatment. For unstable injuries on stress radiographs in subtle injuries of Lisfranc joint, closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation is useful method to expect good clinical results.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.437-447
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• 2010

Obejectives : To investigate the clinical effect of electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture for benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH) symptoms. Methods : Among 39 outpatients who were treated at a BPH clinic, 8 were finally selected for analysis by charts-review, retrospectively. They were treated by electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture more than 3 times. We estimated the effectiveness of the treatments by using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire and checking their nocturia frequency. On the basis of these variables, we analyzed the statistical significations of symptom improvements. Results : Among 8 patients, the IPSS and nocturia frequency showed significant improvement after the final treatment compared with baseline (P = .0078, P = .0078). The IPSS significantly decreased even after the 1st treatment and also after the 2nd treatment compared with the baseline (P = .0078, P = .0078). The IPSS at post final-treatment, post 1st- and post 2nd treatment also showed significant improvement compared with IPSS at baseline in 6 severe symptomatic patients(P = .031, P = .031, P = .031). Nocturia frequency decreased after the 1st treatment compared with baseline and showed significant improvement between baseline and post 2nd treatment (P = .0078). Conclusions : In a retrospective and cross-sectional study investigating the clinical effects of electroacupuncture and bee venom acupuncture on BPH, these treatments proved to have significant therapeutic effects, particularly for various symptoms involving frequent nocturia.