• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.1059-1064
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• 2006

Six muscles were seamed out randomly from Hanwoo carcasses (n = 12) of each quality grade (quality grades 1, 2 and 3). Samples were analysed for their total and soluble collagen contents, IMCT (intramuscular connective tissue) and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF). Simple correlation (n = 21) was determined for WBSF among major muscles. For LT (longissimus thoracis), total collagen content was significantly higher (p<0.05) for quality grade 3 than those for quality grades 1 and 2. For semitendinosus (ST), semimembranosus (SM), psoas major (PM) and serratus ventralis (SV), total collagen content of quality grade 1 was lowest (p<0.05) of all quality grades. IMCT shear force for gluteus medius (GM) decreased (p<0.05) with better quality grade, and those for other muscles, with the exception of GM, were higher (p<0.05) for quality grade 3 than for quality grades 1 and 2. WBSF values showed GM and LT to be decreased (p<0.05) with better quality grade, and PM to be higher (p<0.05) for quality grade 3 than those for quality grades 1 and 2. SM, ST and SV from quality grade 1 had lower (p<0.05) WBSF value than those from quality grades 2 and 3. Total collagen content of ST was highest (p<0.05) of all muscles, whereas that of PM was lowest (p<0.05). Soluble collagen contents of LT and SV from quality grades 1 and 2 were, in general, higher (p<0.05) than other muscles, but that of SM was lowest (p<0.05). ST and SM had higher (p<0.05) WBSF values for three quality grades when compared to other muscles, whereas PM was lowest (p<0.05). LT had the strongest simple correlation with SV (r = 0.78) and GM (r = 0.77), and SM had the strongest correlation with ST (r = 0.73) and LT (r = 0.73). Also, PM had the strongest correlation with SV (r = 0.62).

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2014

신장 농양은 요로감염에 의한 신장 감염의 가장 심한 상태로 신주위로 파열되어 신장주위농양으로 진행할 수 있으며, 신장 흉터의 후유증을 남길 수 있다. 대개 항생제 치료가 지연되거나 적절한 항생제를 선택하지 못했을 때 발생할 수 있으며, 소아에서는 해부학적 요로계 기형을 동반하기도 한다. 저자들은 방광요관역류가 동반된 대장균에 의한 요로감염 환아에서 발열 초기에 민감한 항생제로 치료하였음에도 불구하고, 좌측 요근과 신피막 주위의 침윤을 동반한 신장 농양으로 진행하여 장기간의 항생제와 함께 경피적 흡인으로 치료된 1례와 해부학적 기형 없이 2주간 발열이 있었던 환아에서 포도알균에 의한 비장과 횡경막을 침범한 다격벽의 신장 농양이 확인되어 항생제 치료와 함께 도관삽입 후 배농하여 치료하였으나 이후 추적관찰에서 신장 흉터가 발생하였던 1례를 경험하였기에 이를 보고 하는 바이다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of quality grade (QG) on meat tenderness characteristics of ten major muscles from Hanwoo steers. A total of 25 Hanwoo carcasses ($5\;carcasses{\times}5\;QGs$) were selected. Intramuscular fat content, collagen content, sarcomere length, and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) of Longissimus thoracis (LT), Longissimus lumborum (LL), Psoas major (PM), Semisponals (SS), Triceps brachii (TB), Semimembranosus (SM), Gluteus medius (GM), Rectus Abdominis (RA), Superficialis flexor (SF), and Internal and external intercostal (IC) were determined. IC had the highest fat content, followed by LT, RA, LL, PM, GM, SS, SF, TB, and SM. High-fat muscles such as LT, LL, IC, RA, and PM had significantly (p<0.05) different fat contents among QGs. Collagen contents were significantly (p<0.05) different among QGs. With decreasing QG, increasing collagen content was found in muscles. There were significant (p<0.05) differences in sarcomere length among QGs of several muscles. However, no significant (p>0.05) difference in sarcomere length was found among QGs for LL, PM, or RA muscle. PM had the lowest WBSF, followed by LL, LT, RA, IC, GM, SM, SF, SS, and TB. WBSF of QG $1^{{+}{+}}$ was lower than that of QG 1 for SS, TB, and SM. All muscles of QG 1 showed lower WBSF than QG 3 except TB or IC. Results of this study suggested that differences in WBSF among these 10 muscles by QG were due to differences in collagen content and sarcomere length.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.288-293
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• 2008

Objective : Bone cement leakage is a well-known potential complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in patients with osteoporotic compression fracture. Even though there has been a controversy in the efficacy of antecedent venography to prevent this complication, many authors have performed intra osseous venography before bone cement injection. The goal of this study was to classify the venous drainage patterns of spine before PVP, and compare their patterns at different vertebral levels. Methods : The authors retrospectively reviewed 1,042 intraosseous venographic patterns in 321 patients with 574 osteoporotic compression fractures during six-year period in one institution. To classify venogram patterns, we selected simple lateral X-ray of spine taken immediately after injection of the contrast dye. We classified the venography patterns according to contrast leakage pattern and leakage direction as follows; trabecular (TR), trabecular anterior (TA), trabecular posterior (TP), trabecular anterior-posterior (TAP), trabecular lateral (TL), venous anterior(VA), venous posterior (VP), venous anterior-posterior (VAP), soft tissue (ST). Also, we compared venogram patterns according to different spinal levels. Results : In overall, the most common pattern was TP type accounting for 37.4% (390/1042) of all intraosseous venograms. This is followed by TAP in 21.5%, TR 17.4%, TA 116%, TL 5.8%, ST 4.1%, VA 1.2%, VP 0.6%, and VAP 0.4% in descending order of frequency. According to the spinal level, TR and TAP types were most common in thoracic spine (T6-T10), TP type was most common in thoraco-Iumbar spine (T11-L2), and TP and TAP types were most common in lumbo-sacral spine (L3-S1). Contrast dye leakage to soft tissue such as psoas muscle or disc were detected in 43 (4.1%) venograms. Direct venous drainage without staining of vertebral body was found in 23 (2.2%) venograms. The 8.3% of thoracic venogram showed direct venous drainage. Thoracic level showed a more tendency of direct venous drainage than other spine levels (p<001). Conclusion : The authors propose a new classification system of intra osseous venography during PVP. The trabecular-posterior (TP) type is most common through all spine, and venous-filling (V) type was most frequent in thoracic spine. Further study would be necessary to elucidate the efficacy of this classification system to prevent bone cement leakage during PVP.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of balance and gait when simultaneous application of Kinesio Taping on the lower extremities is done to improve the pattern of hemiplegic patients asymmetric lower extremity. Methods: This study was performed with 7 patients who have hemiplegia symptoms due to stoke. The taping on the paralyzed side was done on tibialis anterior, gluteus medius, gluteus maximus and psoas major and the taping on the unparalyzed side was done on the calf muscle and quadriceps. Berg Balance Scale(BBS) and Time Up and Go Test(TUG) was used to assessment the balance and gait of the patient after the kinesio taping was done on the lower extremities. The results of the test was analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test on SPSS(Ver. 10.1). Results: When the taping was done on the paralyzed side, there was a significant improvement of balance and gait in BBS and TUG. When the taping was done on the lower extremities, it showed significant improvement of balance and gait, compared to when the taping was only done on the paralyzed side, according to BBS and TUG. Conclusion: The result of this study shows that the simultaneous taping of the lower extremities of the hemiplegic patients improves balance and gait by improving the pattern of patients lower extremities.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.422-431
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• 2019

Objective : In an aging society, the number of patients with symptomatic degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is increasing and there is an emerging need for fusion surgery. However, few studies have compared transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) for the treatment of patients with DS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes between TLIF and LLIF in DS. Methods : We enrolled patients with symptomatic DS at L4-5 who underwent TLIF with open pedicle screw fixation (TLIF group, n=41) or minimally invasive LLIF with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (LLIF group, n=39) and were followed-up for more than one year. Clinical (visual analog scale and Oswestry disability index) and radiological outcomes (spondylolisthesis rate, segmental sagittal angle [SSA], mean disc height [MDH], intervertebral foramen height [FH], cage subsidence, and fusion rate) were assessed. And we assessed the changes in radiological parameters between the postoperative and the last follow-up periods. Results : Preoperative radiological parameters were not significantly different between the two groups. LLIF was significantly superior to TLIF in immediate postoperative radiological results, including reduction of spondylolisthesis rate (3.8% and 7.2%), increase in MDH (13.9 mm and 10.3 mm) and FH (21.9 mm and 19.4 mm), and correction of SSA ($18.9^{\circ}$ and $15.6^{\circ}$) (p<0.01), and the changes were more stable from the postoperative period to the last follow-up (p<0.01). Cage subsidence was observed significantly less in LLIF (n=6) than TLIF (n=21). Fusion rate was not different between the two groups. The clinical outcomes did not differ significantly at any time point between the two groups. Complications were not statistically significant. However, TLIF showed chronic mechanical problems with screw loosening in four patients and LLIF showed temporary symptoms associated with the surgical approach, such as psoas and ileus muscle symptoms in three and two cases, respectively. Conclusion : LLIF was more effective than TLIF for spondylolisthesis reduction, likely due to the higher profile cage and ligamentotactic effect. In addition, LLIF showed mechanical stability of the reduction level by using a cage with a larger footprint. Therefore, LLIF should be considered a surgical option before TLIF for patients with unstable DS.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2007

I. 목적 : 본 연구에서는 복부의 이상적 영상 구현을 위한 Film Screen (F.S) System과 Computed Radiography(C.R) System의 촬영조건의 차이를 비교 분석해 보고, C.R system에서 촬영조건 변화에 따른 영상의 특성을 분석함으로써, C.R 환경에서 촬영조건 설정의 중요성을 살펴보고자 한다. II. 대상 및 방법 : F.S system에서 촬영 조건을 70kVp로 고정시키고, mAs를 단계적으로 변화시켜 복부 단순겸사를 시행하여 영상을 획득한 후, 진단방사선과 전문의와 방사선사로 구성된 영상평가 팀의 정량적, 정성적 분석을 통하여 F.S system 최적의 영상을 선정하였다. 동일 환자를 대상으로 C.R system 에서 위와 동일한 방법으로 영상을 획득한 후, F.S system과 C.R system의 영상의 특성곡선(Characteristic Curves)을 비교분석하고, C.R system에서 촬영조건 변화에 따른 복부 장기의 농도변화 및 영상의 특정을 비교 평가하였다. 마지막으로, F.S system과 C.R system의 최적의 영상 획득을 위한 촬영조건의 차이를 비교 분석하고, C.R 환경에서 촬영조건의 중요성을 살펴보았다. III. 결과 : F.S system에서 영상평가팀의 평가를 통하여 선택된 최적 영상의 촬영 조건은 70kVp, 20mAs로 나타났다. C.R system에서는 촬영조건 12mAs, 70kVp에서 복벽과 직접노출구역의 농도 차이가 최대인, 진단적 가치가 높은 영상을 얻을 수 있었다. C.R system에서는 (70kVp로 고정)변화한 mAs량(3.2mAs, 8mAs, 12mAs, 16mAs, 20mAs)에 상관없이 복부 장기는 거의 통일한 농도를 나타냈으며 12mAs 기준으로 노출 조건의 감소 또는 증가에 따라서 복벽과 직접노출부분의 명확한 구분이 불가능하였으며, mAs량이 낮아질수록 양자반점(Quantum Mottle)으로 인한 artifact는 증가함을 볼 수 있었다. IV. 결론 : 위의 실험 결과 본원 system의 복부단순검사에서는 C.R system 사용 시 F.S system 보다 촬영 조건을 약 40% 감소시킬 수 있었다. C.R환경에서 x-ray장치 Image processing 장치, 자동 감도조절(EDR : exposure data recognition processing) 장치, PACS 등 사용하는 장비들의 특성을 분석하여 적정 노출조건을 재설정한다면, 최소의 피폭선량으로 최대의 영상정보를 지닌 진단적 가치가 높은 영상의 획득이 가능하다고 사료된다.