• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.234-239
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• 2018

Background: In elbow fracture-dislocation, partial excision of the comminuted radial head fracture that is not amenable to fixation remains controversial considering the accompanying symptoms. This study was undertaken to evaluate the results of radial head partial excision when the comminuted radial head fracture involved <50% of the articular surface in all-arthroscopic repair of elbow fracture-dislocation. Methods: Patients were divided into two groups based on the condition of the radial head fracture. In Group A, the patients had a radial head comminuted fracture involving <50% of the articular surface, and underwent arthroscopic partial excision. Group B was the non-excision group comprising patients with stable and non-displacement fractures. Follow-up consultations were conducted at 6 weeks and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Results: In all, 19 patients (Group A: 11; Group B: 8) met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study. At the final follow-up, all 19 patients showed complete resolution of elbow instability. No significant differences were observed in the range of motion, visual analogue scale score, and Mayo elbow performance score between groups. Radiological findings did not show any complications of the radiocapitellar joint. However, nonunion of the coracoid fracture was observed in 3 patients (Group A: 1; Group B: 2), without any accompanying instability and clinical symptoms. Conclusions: Considering that the final outcome is coronoid fracture fixation and lateral collateral ligament complex repair for restoring elbow stability, arthroscopic partial excision for radial head comminuted fractures involving <50% of articular surface is an effective and acceptable treatment for elbow fracture-dislocation.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.148-152
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• 2013

관절 관절경으로 수술적 치료를 시행한 후 전방 및 후방 골간 신경 증후군이 동시에 발생한 1예를 보고하고자 한다. 45세 남자 환자가 좌측 견관절의 불안정성으로 견관절 관절경 수술을 시행받았다. 전신 마취하 우측 측와위 자세에서 전완부를 신전한 상태에서 견인 장치를 부착한 상태로 2시간 동안 수술을 시행하였다. 1주일 후 환자는 좌측 전완부 동통, 수지의 신전력 및 무지와 인지의 심수지 굴근력의 저하로 외래를 방문하였다. 경과 관찰하였으나 증상이 지속되어 전방 골간 신경에 대해서는 신경 탐색술을 시행하였고 후방 골간 신경에서는 모래 시계 모양의 협착 소견이 발견되어 병변 절제 후 신경 외막 봉합술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 약 5개월간 외래에서 경과 관찰하였다. 신경 탐색술을 시행하고 3개월 후 총수지 신근의 기능이 회복하기 시작하였으며, 점차 회복하여 신경 탐색술 후 5개월째 증상이 완전히 회복되었다. 견관절 관절경 수술 후 전방 및 후방 골간 신경 증후군의 발생은 드물지만 견인 장치 및 수술 중 자세에 의해 유발될 수 있다. 따라서 견인 장치 부착 및 수술 자세에 대해 술자의 주의가 필요하다고 생각한다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2018

PURPOSE: Scapular stability is very important to arm function during activities of daily living. The push-up plus exercise is commonly used to stabilize the shoulder muscles. In the present study, we designed an elastic shoulder band (ESB) that could be used with the push-up plus exercise and studied muscle activities of the serratus anterior (SA) and the lower and the upper trapezius (LT and UT) on stable and unstable support. METHODS: Fifteen healthy people participated in this study. Three muscles were investigated using surface EMG with and without the ESB on stable and unstable support. All subjects performed each trial three times for 7 seconds per set and rested for 30 seconds. Repeated one-way ANOVA was used for statistical analyses. RESULTS: The EMG activity of the SA was significantly different during the push-up plus exercise on stable support with the ESB compared with that on unstable support without the ESB (p<.05). However, there were no differences in the activities of UT and LT on stable and unstable support (p>.05). CONCLUSION: The ESB was effective for the activity of SA during the push-up plus exercise on stable support; therefore, it has the potential for use by people during push-up plus exercises. However, further studies are required to investigate the rehabilitation tools for patients with shoulder instability.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.160-166
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to assess the results of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in patients with chronic impingement and to evaluate the results according to the rotator cuff pathology. We evaluated the clinical results of treatment for chronic impingement syndrome in 28 patients from Feb 1996 to Feb 1997. There were twenty men and eight women in age from 24 to 72 years (mean age 51) with dominant arm involvement in sixteen patients. Follow up evaluations averaged 15(range 12-24)months. The average duration of symptoms were 15(range 6­60)months. The final diagnoses which were based on the physical examination, plain radiographs and arthroscopic findings, were stage II impingement in 16 patients and stage ill impingement in 12 patients. We excluded the patients with acromioclavicular arthritis or glenohumeral instability in this study. All patients were managed non-operatively a minimum of six months. During the operation we performed contouring and smoothing the acromial undersurface and only resecting of the anterolateral band of the coracoacromial ligament. The clinical results were quantitated using UCLA shoulder rating score. Satisfactory results were obtained in 23(80%) patients. Unsatisfactory results were obtained in 5(18%) patients with posterior cuff tear. The average UCLA pain score showed significant improvement from 2.8(constant pain) to 7.2(present during heavy activities) at final follow up. The function and active forward flexion scores also increased from their preoperative value. There was no significant differences according to the surface and severity of tear and NeeI' stage (P>0.05). These results compared favorably with those reported following open acromioplasty. While arthroscopic subacromial decompression is a demanding technique with a learning curve, it is a reliable treatment for chronic impingement syndrome. A less aggressive approach to subacromial decompression and preserving the posteromedial band of the coracoacromialligament does not appear to compromise results.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.236-239
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• 2009

목적: 저자들은 장흉 신경 손상에 의한 전거근 마비로 발생한 진구성 익상 견갑에서 대흉근 이전 술 시행 시 유용성과 임상적 결과를 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 외상 성 탈구로 야기된 견관절 불안정성에 대해 관절경 수술을 시행 후 발생한 진구성 익상 견갑 환자1예를 대상으로 Modified Eden-Lange 술식을 이용한 대흉근 이전술을 시행하였고, 술 전 전방 거상 90도, 외전 70 도에 비해 술 후 전방 거상 170도, 외전 150 도로 술후 향상된 관절운동 범위와 합병증 및 익상 견갑의 재발은 보이지 않았으며, 환자의 술 후 심리적 만족도 또한 높게 나타났다. 결과 및 결론: 장흉 신경에 의한 전거근 마비로 발생한 익상 견갑의 경우 다른 견갑대의 근육, 신경의 이상이 동반되지 않았을 때 대흉근 근육 이전술은 정상적인 견갑흉곽 운동을 제공할 수 있는 만족스러운 치료법 중 하나로 생각된다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.49-61
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• 2022

PURPOSE: This study compared the effects of proprioceptive sensation, subacromial space, and dynamic function according to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), static stretching (SS), and complex rotational stretching (CRS). METHODS: Thirty students without any musculoskeletal disease who volunteered to participate were included in this study. The following metrics were measured to evaluate the function and stability under the normal conditions, with the PNF, SS, and CRS: special test and flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation (shoulder range of motion) and reaching distance on the medial (ME), superolateral (SL), inferolateral (IL), and subacromial space and proprioceptive sensation were evaluated. All measures were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and repeated measures of ANOVA. RESULTS: A clear difference in adduction in the range of motion was observed in all groups (p < .05). Significant differences could not be identified in all values in the error test, except for Ab (p < .05). Significant differences in reach were noted in all directions of the SS and PNF in the Me, SL, and IL (p < .05). After the intervention, significant differences in the average values could be identified in all groups except for the SS group after rest (p < .05). After the intervention, there was a significant difference between the CRS and SS and PNF groups (p < .05). CONCLUSION: The application of CRS is as helpful as the existing SS and PNF for improving the joint range of motion improvement, shoulder balance, and subacromial space.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2001

Objective: To compare, in terms of their demonstration of tears of the anterior glenoid labrum, oblique axial MR arthrography obtained with the patient's shoulder in the abduction and external rotation (ABER) position, with conventional axial MR arthrography obtained with the patient's arm in the neutral position. Materials and Methods: MR arthrography of the shoulder, including additional oblique axial sequences with the patient in the ABER position, was performed in 30 patients with a clinical history of recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation. The degree of anterior glenoid labral tear or defect was evaluated in both the conventional axial and the ABER position by two radiologists. Decisions were reached by consensus, and a three-point scale was used: grade 1=normal; grade 2=probable tear, diagnosed when subtle increased signal intensity in the labrum was apparent; grade 3=definite tear/defect, when a contrast material-filled gap between the labrum and the glenoid rim or deficient labrum was present. The scores for each imaging sequence were averaged and to compare conventional axial and ABER position scans, Student's t test was performed. Results: In 21 (70%) of 30 patients, the same degree of anterior instability was revealed by both imaging sequences. Eight (27%) had a lower grade in the axial position than in the ABER position, while one (3%) had a higher grade in the axial position. Three whose axial scan was grade 1 showed only equivocal evidence of tearing, but their ABER-position scan, in which a contrast material-filled gap between the labrum and the glenoid rim was present, was grade 3. The average grade was 2.5 (SD=0.73) for axial scans and 2.8 (SD=0.46) for the ABER position. The difference between axial and ABER-position scans was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: MR arthrography with the patient's shoulder in the ABER position is more efficient than conventional axial scanning in revealing the degree of tear or defect of the anterior glenoid labrum. When equivocal features are seen at conventional axial MR arthrography, oblique axial imaging in the ABER position is helpful.

• 대한견주관절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한견주관절학회 2008년도 제16차 학술대회
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• pp.178-178
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• 2008

In order to improve static stability and healing of reattached labrum, we combined the advantages of suture bridge and transosseous technique. Using the conventional 3 portal for anterior instability, check stability of bony Bankart and preparation of glenoid bed in 3 way including removal, reshaping or mobilization of bony fragment. Two anchors were inserted to the superior and inferior portion and medial edge of bony Bankart lesion. It usually corresponded to the area of IGHL. Medial mattress sutures were applied around IGHL complex to get enough depth of glenoid coverage using suture hook. Make 3.5mm pushlock anchor hole to the articular edge of glenoid cartilage. Proximal suture bridge was applied at first and then distal suture bridge was inserted to mobilize the labrum in proximal direction. These construction can provide more stable labral repair with wide contact and compression in case of deficient bony stability. It not only avoids technical disadvantage of point contact with anchor fixation, but also decreasing gap formation through cross compression of labrum that couldn't gain even with the transosseous fixation which affords linear compression effect. Additional bony stability could be gained if the the bony fragment was mobilized to the glenoid margin with potential healing bed or reshaped for the good contact with reattached labrum.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2005

An anterior dislocation of the elbow without a fracture of the olecranon is an extremely rare injury. This paper reports a 36-year-old male who stumbled and fell on his outstretched hand during a soccer game. The anteroposterior and lateral radiographs indicated a simple anterior dislocation of the elbow, which was reduced using a closed method. The elbow joint was stable in the range of motion, but the sensation of the two ulnar digits was still reduced. MRI was useful for the identification of the pathoanatomy. At the follow-up examination three months after the initial trauma, the hypesthesia has fully recovered and the patient regained the full range of the elbow and forearm motion without pain and instability. After 18 months, the patient had a normal elbow function, and could play various sports. If an anterior elbow dislocation is detected early, a closed reduction with careful pathoanatomical considerations would be successful.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.4-7
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• 2011

회전근 개 질환은 임상에서 대하는 가장 흔한 견관절 질환이다. 증상을 호소하는 회전근 개 파열 환자를 대하게 되면 수술을 시행할 것인지, 아니면 비수술적 치료를 시행할 것인지의 결정은 진료실에서 당면하는 가장 흔한 과제이다. 그리고 수술적 치료를 선택한다면, 언제 할 것인지, 어떤 수술방법을 선택할 것인지의 결정도 중요하며, 수술을 시행하지 않는 경우는 어떤 치료를 해야 할 것인지 또한 흔히 겪는 문제이다. 본 종설에서는 회전근 개 파열의 경우 언제 수술하나에 해당하는 수술의 적응증과, 수술하지 않는 경우는 어떻게 치료할 것인가? 라고 하는 비수술적 치료의 적응증에 관하여 기술하고자 한다.