• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2012

Purpose: This study evaluated the postoperative stability of counter clockwise rotation of the mandibular plane in anterior openbite patients, who have had one jaw surgery performed. Methods: This study includes patients with skeletal class III malocclusion accompanied by anterior openbite among the patients who have had BSSRO performed, resulting in counter clockwise rotation of the mandibule. We excluded the patients with genioplasty and segmental surgery, and included 23 patients who underwent BSSRO. Results: We found no statistical significance between the amount of counter clockwise rotation in the mandible in the Pearson correlation test. Also, there was no significant difference between Group 1 (< $3^{\circ}$) and Group 2 (> $3^{\circ}$). Conclusion: This study evaluated the amount of horizontal relapse, and the degree of relapse. Stable results were obtained. Although there was no statistical significance between the degree of openbite and the amount of horizontal relapse, the group with a greater amount of openbite had a greater amount of relapse.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2018

Background: We developed a novel integrative lumbar stabilization technique that combines lumbar extension (LE) exercise with abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) to ameliorate low back pain (LBP) associated with neuromuscular imbalance and instability, based on the collective evidence of contemporary spinal rehabilitation. Objects: The specific aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of LE exercise with and without ADIM on core muscle strength, lumbar spinal instability, and pain, as well as functional characteristics in individuals with LBP using advanced radiographic imaging techniques. Methods: patients with mechanical LBP (N = 40, 6 males; $35.1{\pm}7.6years$) were recruited and randomly assigned either to the combined LE and ADIM (experimental group) or the LE alone (control group). Outcome measures included the visual analog scale, the modified Oswestry Disability Index, muscle strength imbalance (MSI), and radiographic imaging. The lumbar intervertebral displacement (LID), intervertebral (IV) and total lumbar extension (TLE) angles were calculated to evaluate the lumbar segmental instability. Results: The experimental group showed significant differences in the L3-L4, L5-S1 LIDs, L4-L5 and L5-S1 IV angles, and TLE angle as compared to the controls (p<.05). Immediate pain reduction and muscle strength imbalance ratio were significantly different between the groups (p<.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that the addition of ADIM significantly increased lumbar spinal stabilization in individuals with LBP, thereby reducing pain associated with functional lumbar flexion during daily activities.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.68-76
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• 1995

견갑관절 주위의 악성종양 치료후의 기능평가를 위하여 저자들은 1991년 1월부터 1993년 12월까지 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과학 교실에서 견갑관절 주위 악성종양에 대한 수술적 치료를 받은 9례를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 남자 5례, 여자4례이었고, 나이는 최저 22세, 최고 64세로 평균 47세이었다. 연부조직 종양이 2례(MFI, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance 각각 1례)이었는데, 1례는 forequarter 절단, 1례는 광범위 절제술로 치료하였다. 골종양은 7례(chondrosarcoma 2례, osteosarcoma, MFH, plasmacytoma, thyroid carcinoma metastasis 및 malignant schwannoma 각각 1례)이었는데, 1례는 상완골 근위부 부분절제, 4례는 Malawer분류 제 I-A형의 절제, 1례는 제 I-B형, 1례는 제 V-B형의 절제술을 시행하였다. low grade의 연골육종 1례와 dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance 1례, 갑상선 종양 전이의 1례의 3례를 제외한 6례에서 항암화학요법, 혹은 방사선 요법을 시행하였으며, 1례에서 국소재발이 있었으나 평균 15.3개월 추시된 현재 전례가 생존하고 있다. 골종양 7례증 2례는 관절유합술, 4례는 관절전치환술로 치료하였으며, 관절유합술을 시행한 예와 관절성형술을 시행한 예의 기능은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.719-729
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• 2022

Objective : The ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is one of the major causes of thoracic myelopathy. Surgical decompression with or without instrumented fusion is the mainstay of treatment. However, few studies have reported on the added effect of instrumented fusion. The objective of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes between surgical decompression without instrumented fusion (D-group) and that with instrumented fusion (F-group). Methods : A retrospective review was performed on 28 patients (D-group, n=17; F-group, n=11) with thoracic myelopathy due to OLF. The clinical parameters compared included scores of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA), the Visual analogue scale of the back and leg (VAS-B and VAS-L), and the Korean version of the Oswestry disability index (K-ODI). Radiological parameters included the sagittal vertical axis (SVA), the pelvic tilt (PT), the sacral slope (SS), the thoracic kyphosis angle (TKA), the segmental kyphosis angle (SKA) at the operated level, and the lumbar lordosis angle (LLA; a negative value implying lordosis). These parameters were measured preoperatively, 1 year postoperatively, and 2 years postoperatively, and were compared with a linear mixed model. Results : After surgery, all clinical parameters were significantly improved in both groups, while VAS-L was more improved in the F-group than in the D-group (-3.4±2.5 vs. -1.3±2.2, p=0.008). Radiological outcomes were significantly different in terms of changes in TKA, SKA, and LLA. Changes in TKA, SKA, and LLA were 2.3°±4.7°, -0.1°±1.4°, and -1.3°±5.6° in the F-group, which were significantly lower than 6.8°±6.1°, 3.0°±2.8°, and 2.2°±5.3° in the D-group, respectively (p=0.013, p<0.0001, and p=0.037). Symptomatic recurrence of OLF occurred in one patient of the D-group at postoperative 24 months. Conclusion : Clinical improvement was achieved after decompression surgery for OLF regardless of whether instrumented fusion was added. However, adding instrumented fusion resulted in better outcomes in terms of lessening the progression of local and regional kyphosis and improving leg pain. Decompression with instrumented fusion may be a better surgical option for thoracic OLF.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2001

목 적 : 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증 환자에서 장기예후를 예측하기 위한 많은 노력들이 있어 왔으나 현재까지 정립된 의견은 없는 상태이며, 특히 소아환자인 경우는 보고된 논문이 별로 없는 상태이다. 이에 저자들은 그동안 경험한 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증 환아들에서 장기예후에 영향을 줄수 있는 인자들을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1990년 1월부터 1999년 12월까지 연세 의료원에서 신생검을 시행하여 병리 소견상 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증으로 확진된 환아 50명에서 후향적 방법으로 자료 분석을 시행하였다. 진단 당시 임상검사소견, 치료에 대한 반응 및 병리소견을 바탕으로 신기능 유지군과 신기능 저하군을 비교하고 신생존율을 알아보았으며 신부전으로 진행되는 속도에 영항을 미치는 인자도 검토하였다. 결 과 : 평균 발병연령은 8년 1개월이며 남녀 성비는 2.3 : 1이었으며 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 7년 1개월이었다. 전체 50명에서의 신생존율은 5년에 $34\%$, 10년에 $8\%$이었고 신기능유지군의 5년 신생존율은 $74\%$이었고 신기능저하군은 $27\%$이었다. 신기능유지군과 신기능저하군을 비교했을 때 발병연령, 성별, 단백뇨량, 혈뇨유무, 고혈압유무, 조직학적으로 메산지움 증식유무는 차이가 없었으며 신기능저하군에서 진단 당시 혈중 크레아티닌치가 높았고 치료반응이 불량했으며 사구체 경화증 침범정도 및 세뇨관 간질 변화가 많았고 혈관변화를 동반하였다(P<0.05). 5년 신생존율은 진단 당시 크레아티닌치가 높았던 경우, 고혈압이 있었던 경우, 치료반응이 불량한 경우, 사구체 경화증 침범정도와 세뇨관 간질변화가 많았던 경우, 혈관 변화가 동반된 경우에 통계학적으로 유의하게 낮은것으로 나왔다(P<0.05). 신부전으로의 진행속도는 통계적으로 유의한 예측인자는 없었으나 발병연령이 어릴때, 고혈압이 있을 때, 치료반응이 나쁠 때 그리고 신생검 상 혈관 변화가 동반될때 급속히 진행하는 것을 알 수 있었다(P>0.05). 결 론 : 이상의 고찰에서 소아의 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증의 장기예후에 영향을 미치는 인자를 알아 보았으며 이러한 예후인자를 미리 예측함으로써 치료 방법을 세우고 결과를 예측하는 데 도움이 되리라 생각한다.

• 음성과학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.131-145
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• 2004

The informative or important entities in utterances are focused and the focused items are usually accompanied by changes in phonetic manifestation. Phonetic realizations triggered by focus include changes of tonal contours as well as segmental strengthening. Focus in Korean is characterized by new phrase initiation, dephrasing, and initial tone contour with an enlarged pitch range in addition to segmentally lengthened initial segment. Focusing on the prosodic cues which play an important role in delivering the speakers' intention, this study aims to find out what intonational characteristics of Korean focus are realized by English learners of Korean. The English learners are divided into two groups according to their fluency in Korean, and the differences in focus realization between each group are discussed. Furthermore, the phonological and phonetic realizations of focus by English learners of Korean are compared to those by Korean native speakers. The results of this study yields two suggestions for Korean intonation education of L2 learners. First, the comparison between the two speaker groups can give better understanding in how and why the Korean intonation of English speakers is different from that of Koreans. Second, each phonological and phonetic characteristic of focus realization can weigh differently and its realization provides a criterion for evaluation of L2 Korean proficiency.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2013

Previous laboratory studies have shown that prosodic structures are encoded in the modulations of phonetic patterns of speech including suprasegmental as well as segmental features. In particular, effects of prosodic context on duration and intensity of syllables and words have been widely reported. Drawing on prosodically annotated large-scale speech data from the Buckeye corpus of conversational speech of American English, the current study attempted to examine whether and how prosodic prominence and phrase boundary of everyday conversational speech, as determined by a large group of ordinary listeners, are related to the phonetic realization of duration and intensity. The results showed that the patterns of word durations and intensities are influenced by prosodic structure. Closer examinations revealed, however, that the effects of prosodic prominence are not the same as those of prosodic phrase boundary. With regard to intensity measures, the results revealed the systematic changes in the patterns of overall RMS intensity near prosodic phrase boundary but the prominence effects are restricted to the nucleus. In terms of duration measures, both prosodic prominence and phrase boundary are the most closely related to the lengthening of the nucleus. Yet, prosodic prominence is more closely related to the lengthening of the onset while phrase boundary lengthens the coda duration more. The findings from the current study suggest that the phonetic realizations of prosodic prominence are different from those of prosodic phrase boundary, and speakers signal different prosodic structures through deliberate modulations of the internal phonetic structure of words and listeners attend to such phonetic variations.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.169-177
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• 2010

Osteoporosis is a disease that increases the fracture rates and a major cause of increased mortality and morbidity in the elderly people. This study is to determine which components of body composition and metabolic syndrome risk factors are important to bone health, we analysed the relationship among bone mineral density (BMD), body composition and metabolic syndrome risk factors in females. Totally 630 females participated in a medical check-up program (mean age 47 years) were selected for this study. Body composition analysis was performed by segmental bioelectrical impedance method, muscle mass, and percent body fat were measured. We also measured metabolic syndrome risk factors including abdominal obesity, HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, blood pressure and fasting glucose level. Metabolic syndrome was defined by NCEP-ATP III criteria. The lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD were measured using the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Osteopenia and osteoporosis were observed in 180 and 51 persons, respectively. Muscle mass and HDL-cholesterol decreased in osteopenia and osteoporosis groups compared to the control group, and the grade was shown progressively by the symptoms. Significant positive correlation between BMD and muscle mass was observed. Multi variable regression analyses showed that % body fat and muscle mass were independent predictors of BMD after adjustment of age, height and weight. In conclusion, the BMD showed negative correlation with the metabolic and body composition was associated with BMD.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.879-882
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• 1992

In order to study electrical properties of epoxy composites with various additives rates and curing conditions, dielectric measurements have been performed over a frequency range from 30 [Hz] to 3 [MHz] and a temperature range of 20[$^{\circ}C$]$\sim$180[$^{\circ}C$] The observed higher values of dielectric permittivity and loss In the case of filled epoxy are attributed to MWS polarization effect. The low temperature peak assigned to the $\beta$-relaxation process is attributed to the enhenced rotation of the methyl group attached to the main chain and the presence of filler. And the high temperature peak ($\alpha$-relaxation process)is associated with the segmental motion or glass transition process.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.316-321
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• 1994

Rate of mixing of Cu particles to polyimide substrate at interfaces under different thermal treatments was analyzed by Rutherford Backscattering spectroscopy using 2.0 MeV He+ ions. T he mixing rate was a function of annealing temperature and time and was constant at afioxed temperature. The amount of mixing increased linearly with time and the mixing rate increased with temperature. The activation energy for interface mixing between Cu and polyimide was 2.6 kcal/mol. The X-ray studies showed the Cu(111) plane peak changed with annealing time at fixed temperature. The mixing of Cu to polyimide was explained with segmental motion of PI chain and with interaction between functional group of the chain and metal electron donor. The comparisons were made bewteen the mixing induced by ion irradiation and by thermal treatment. The various factors affecting the interface mixing are discussed.