• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권sup1호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2001

Objective : Posterior lumbar interbody fusion(PLIF) provides the favorable outcome to degenerative lumbar disease, especially isthmic spondylolisthesis. To determine the long-term effect of PLIF using psterior movable segment, we analysed the results of follow-up radiologic changes and surgical outcome retrospectively Patients and Method : During the past 11 years(1989. 1.-1999. 9.), 148 patients with symptomatic lumbar spondylolisthesis were managed at our department and the clinical wants were throughly recieved and final outcome is determined at last follow up. PLIF using antogenous bone(posterior movable segment, iliac bone and rib) were performed in 106 case. Results : After an average follow-up period of 33 months(range ; 15-58 months), the results were excellent in 66 cases, good in 37 cases, fair in 2 cases and poor in 1 cases. And the satisfactory results were 103 cases(98.2%) in PLIF,. Conclusion : In conclusion, patients who underwent PLIF with autologous bone graft had good clinical and radiological outcomes without significant neurological complications.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.451-453
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• 2023

We introduce a convenient method of urethrography before catheterization for patients with pelvic trauma that can be used in a resuscitation area. A 10-mL syringe without a needle was used. X-ray contrast medium (Iohexol, 300 mg I/mL) was administered through the urethral orifice using a 10-mL syringe without needle and a simple pelvic anteroposterior film was taken (70 kilovolt [peak], 50 mAs). A 36-year-old soldier with a saddle injury from a gun barrel was taken to a trauma center. He had a pelvic fracture and complained of hematuria. Bedside urethrography above described was performed. The anterior urethra showed nonspecific findings, but dye leaked from the posterior urethra. Bedside Foley catheter insertion was attempted, but the catheter could not be advanced past the membranous urethra. Thereafter, suprapubic catheterization was performed. On the day of the injury, iliac artery embolization was carried out. The dislocated sacroiliac joint was also treated using open reduction and internal fixation. On hospital day 7, guidewire Foley insertion was performed. This bedside urethrography technique is simple and useful for pelvic fractures in which urethral injury is suspected.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제40권
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• pp.35.1-35.7
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• 2018

Background: After the resection at the mandibular site involving oral cancer, free vascularized fibular graft, a type of vascularized autograft, is often used for the mandibular reconstruction. Titanium mesh (T-mesh) and particulate cancellous bone and marrow (PCBM), however, a type of non-vascularized autograft, can also be used for the reconstruction. With the T-mesh applied even in the chin and angle areas, an aesthetic contour with adequate strength and stable fixation can be achieved, and the pores of the mesh will allow the rapid revascularization of the bone graft site. Especially, this technique does not require microvascular training; as such, the surgery time can be shortened. This advantage allows older patients to undergo the reconstructive surgery. Case presentation: Reported in this article are two cases of mandibular reconstruction using the ready-made type and custom-made type T-mesh, respectively, after mandibular resection. We had operated double blind peer-review process. A 79-year-old female patient visited the authors' clinic with gingival swelling and pain on the left mandibular region. After wide excision and segmental mandibulectomy, a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap was used to cover the intraoral defect. Fourteen months postoperatively, reconstruction using a ready-made type T-mesh (Striker-Leibinger, Freibrug, Germany) and iliac PCBM was done to repair the mandible left body defect. Another 62-year-old female patient visited the authors' clinic with pain on the right mandibular region. After wide excision and segmental mandibulectomy on the mandibular squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), reconstruction was done with a reconstruction plate and a right fibula free flap. Sixteen months postoperatively, reconstruction using a custom-made type T-mesh and iliac PCBM was done to repair the mandibular defect after the failure of the fibula free flap. The CAD-CAM T-mesh was made prior to the operation. Conclusions: In both cases, sufficient new-bone formation was observed in terms of volume and strength. In the CAD-CAM custom-made type T-mesh case, especially, it was much easier to fix screws onto the adjacent mandible, and after the removal of the mesh, the appearance of both patients improved, and the neo-mandibular body showed adequate bony volume for implant or prosthetic restoration.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1241-1244
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• 2001

The authors report a very rare case of tuberculous spondylitis combined with a schwannoma of spinal cord. A 39- year-old man was admitted because of paraparesis(G1/G2). MRI showed severe cord compression at two different levels. One was by the bulged soft tissue and subligamentous abscess extending from T7 to T9 and the other was by an intradural extramedullary cord tumor at the level of T1-2. At first operation, T8 corpectomy and T7-9 plate fixation with autogenous iliac bone graft were performed. After then, Paraparesis was improved(G2/G3) postoperatively. The second operation underwent two weeks later. The tumor was totally removed and shortly after second operation, paraparesis was markedly improved(G3/G4). Histological diagnosis were tuberculous spondylitis and schwannoma, respectively. The authors reviewed this case where good surgical outcome was obtained by two stage operation.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2008

Degradable implants have been in use for bone surgery for decades. However, degradable metal implants are one of the new research areas of biomaterials science. Magnesium has good biocompatibility due to its low toxicity, and it is a corroding, i.e. dissolvable, metal. Furthermore, magnesium is needed in human body, and naturally found in bone tissue. There have been some published reports also asserting the potential bone cell activation or bone healing effect of high magnesium ion concentrations. The classic method for achieving intertransverse process fusion involves autogenous iliac crest bone graft. Several investigations have been performed to enhance this type of autograft fusion. However, there is no research which has been undertaken to investigate the efficiency of pure magnesium particles in posterolateral spinal fusion. In this study, corrosion behavior of magnesium metal at the bone interface, the possibility of new bone cell formation and the degree of effectiveness in producing intertransverse process lumbar fusion in a sheep model have been investigated. Cortical bone screws were machined from magnesium alloy AZ31 extruded rod and implanted to hip-bones of sheep via surgery. Three months after surgery, the bone segments carrying these screws were removed from the sacrificed animals. Samples were sectioned to reveal Mg/bone interfaces and investigated using optical microscope, SEM-EDS and radiography. Optical and SEM images showed that there was a significant amount of corrosion on the magnesium screw. The elemental mapping results indicate, due to the presence of calcium and phosphorus elements, that there exists new bone formation at the interface. Furthermore, sixteen sheep were subjected to intertransverse process spinal fusions with pedicle screw fixation at various locations along their spines. Each animal was treated with 5cc autograft bone at one fusion level and 1cc magnesium+5cc autograft bone at the other. Six months after surgery, bone formation was evaluated by gross inspection and palpation, and radiological, histological, scanning electron microscopic and x-ray diffraction analyses. It may be stated that the potential for using useful corrosion of magnesium alloys in medical applications is expected to be significant.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.110-116
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• 1991

하악골 골절시 감염으로 인한 합병증에는 비유합, 부정유합, 감염에 의한 골수염, 치아 및 지지골 상실, 국소부위로부터 인접부위로 감염확장 등이 있다. 그 원인으로는 크게 국소요인과 전신요인으로 분류되는데 국소요인으로는 부적절한 고정과 수복, 감염 및 개조된 혈액공급을 들 수 있고 전신 요인으로는 부적절한 고정과 수복, 감염 및 개조된 혈액 공급을 들 수 있는 전신요인으로는 환자의 나이 및 대상장애 질환이나 primary bone disease, 영양결핍을 들 수 있다. 악골골절과 관련된 골수염은 조기에 적절한 고정 및 치료, 항생제 요법, 골절선상의 치아에 대한 치료, 전신적 저항성을 항진 시킴으로서 예방할 수 있다. 본 저자들은 하악골 골절수 이차감염으로 인한 골수염에서 골 이식의 일반적인 원칙인 감염이 없는 부위가 아닌 염증이 존재한 부위에 유리장골 이식술과 고압산소 요법을 병행하여 양호한 결과를 얻었기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.444-450
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• 2007

In general, labiolingual or buccolingual widths of residual alveolar bone are insufficient in edentulous area, because of alveolar resorption. Horizontal augmentation is bone graft procedure with a view to reinforcing horizontally insufficient bone quantity for installation of implants. The standard method is taking appropriate amount of block bone from intraoral or extraoral autogenous bone, and solid fixation with screws or mini-plate on labial or buccal side of residual alveolar bone. The purpose of this study is to discuss clinical usefulness of horizontal augmentation with autogenous block bone by observation and analysis of course of 41 implants installed to 12 patients by horizontal augmentation in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from July, 2002 to December, 2005. The mean age of patients is 52.7, from 19 to 70, and the number of men and women is each 2 and 10. Block bone was taken from symphysis, body, ramus of mandible or iliac bone. And 6 types of implants were installed simultaneously or not, the diameters of implants are from 3.3 to 5.5mm, the lengths are from 8 to 15mm. The operator added artificial bone grafting material and optionally covered with membrane. The mean periods of observation after operation and final prosthetics were 28.6 and 17.0 months. As a result, 40 among 41 implants survived, the survival rate was 97.6%. Average 0.9mm crestal resorption was observed at final point of time by periapical view of each patients. Major complication related to the procedure was numbness in 7 patients.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.338-345
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• 1993

양성 종양, 악성 종양, 감염, 외상 등에 의한 하악골 결손은 중대한 심미적, 생물학적 결과를 일으킨다. 재건술의 일차적 목적은 완전한 기능 회복이며 이는 이차적으로 심미적 변형의 정상화를 유도한다. 저자들은 1981년에서 1990년까지 서울대학교 치과대학 구강 악안면외과에 내원하여 하악골 재건술을 시행받고 6개월 이상 추적조사가 가능한 61증례의 임상적 자료 및 방사선 검사를 통해 부위별 임상적 성공률을 조사하였다. 본 임상 논문의 목적은 하악골 결손부위와 부위에 따른 유리골 이식의 성공률을 연구하는데 그 의의를 두겠다. 유리골 이식의 임상적 연구를 요약해 보면 유리 자가골 이식의 대부분은 장골이었고 망상피질골이었다. 6개월 이상 추적조사가 가능한 61명의 환자에 있어 전체적 성공률은 80.3% 였다. 강선고정과 구외접근법이 다른 방법보다 그 예후에 있어 훨씬 더 좋은 결과를 나타냈고 다른 부위보다 하악 정중부위가 그 예후에 있어 훨씬 나쁜 결과를 보였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.348-356
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• 2011

Objective : The safety and efficacy of various fusion substitutes in pyogenic osteomyelitis has not been investigated. We evaluated and compared the cadaveric allograft and titanium cages used to reconstruct, maintain alignment and achieve fusion in the management of pyogenic spinal infection. Methods : There were 33 patients with pyogenic osteomyelitis underwent fusion in this study. Fifteen of the 33 patients were operated on by fusion with allografts (cadaveric patella bones) and 18 of those were operated with titanium mesh cages filled with autologous cancellous iliac bone. After the affected disc and vertebral body resection with pus drainage, cadaveric allograft or titanium cages were inserted into the resected space. Posterior transpedicular screw fixation and rod compression in resected space, where cadaveric allograft or titanium cages were inserted, was performed to prevent the malposition in all patients except in 1 case. Recurrent infection was identified by serial erythrocyte sedimentation rate and cross reactive protein follow-up. Osseous union and recurred infection available at a minimum of 2 years following operation was identified. The amount of kyphosis correction and the subsidence were measured radiographically. Results : Spinal fusion was achieved in 29 of 33 patients. In the cadaveric allograft group, 93.3% of patient (14 of 15) showed the osseous union while 83.3% of patient (15 of 18) in the titanium cage group showed union. Subsidence was noted in 12 of the patients. Twelve patients (36.3%) showed unsettling amounts of subsidence postoperatively whereas 46.6% of patients in the cadaveric allograft group and 37.7% of patients in the titanium cage group showed similar subsidence, respectively. There were statistical difference in the fusion rate (p=0.397) and subsidence rate (p=0.276) between the two groups. There was significant statistical difference in the postoperative improvement of segmental kyphosis between the two groups (p=0.022), that is the improvement in sagittal alignment was greater in the titanium cage group than in the cadaveric allograft group. There was no case of recurred infection. Conclusion : The cadaveric allograft and titanium cages are effective and safe in restoring and maintaining sagittal plane alignment without increased incidence in infection recurrence in pyogenic osteomyelitis. The postoperative improvement of segmental kyphosis was better in the cage group.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2013

견봉 골절의 진단 및 치료 지연으로 발생한 통증을 동반한 가관절증은 수술적 치료를 요한다. 견봉은 두께가 얇은 편평골이므로 견고한 고정이 어렵기 때문에 견봉에서 발생한 가관절증의 치료는 매우 어렵다. 52세 다발성 외상환자에서 발생한 전위가 없는 견봉 골절을 보행 재활을 시작하며 통증이 유발될 때까지 발견하지 못하였다. 원위 요골용 가변각 잠김 금속판을 이용한 내고정술 및 자가 장골 이식술을 시행하였다. 술 후 9개월째 극상건 부분 파열이 있어, 관절경하 극상건 봉합술을 시행하였다. 술 후 9개월째 방사선 검사상 완전한 골유합을 얻었다. 극상건 봉합술 3개월 후 통증이 완화되었으며, 견관절 기능이 정상화되었다. 견고한 고정이 어려운 견봉 불유합 및 가관절증 증례에서 좋은 결과를 얻어 보고한다.