• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 1999

Reconstruction of soft tissue defect of the foot, ankle and distal tibial area has been and remains a challenging problem for reconstructive surgeons. We treated 19 patients who showed soft tissue defect in these area with distally based superficial sural artery flaps, including four adipofascial flaps, two sensate flaps. The size of the soft tissue defect was from $4{\times}5cm\;to\;8{\times}10cm$. In nine cases, we preserved sural nerve. Seventeen flaps survived completely, but one flap failed and another flap showed partial skin necrosis at the distal half. In failed cases, lesser saphenous vein was ruptured at initial injury. The advantage of this flap is a constant and reliable blood supply without sacrifice of major artery or sensory nerve. Elevation of the flap is technically easy and quick. The pedicle is long and the island flap can be transffered as far as to the instep area. It also has the potential for sensate flap, innervated by the lateral sural cutaneous nerve. But for appropriate venous drainage small saphenous vein must be preserved.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.243-249
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical availability of a variety of intraoral local flaps in reconstruction of oral soft tissue defects, Forty patients with oral soft tissue defects were treated by tongue, buccinator, palatal, labial, facial artery musculomucosal, buccal fat pad, and masseter muscle crossover flap. Total 43 intraoral flaps were used to reconstruct a variety of intraoral soft tissue defects, such as oronasal fistula, oroantral fistula, traumatic deformities and other. The age of patients ranged from 7 to 72 years, with mean age of 39.6 years. Follow up period ranged from 2 to 66 months, mean follow up period of 21.6 months. There were 9 complications, of which four were partial necrosis, three infections, one total necrosis, and 1 speech problem. Except for total necrosis, most of the recipient sited healed uneventually without severe morbidity. We consider that a variety of intraoral local flaps can be available for reconstruction of small of moderate large intraoral soft tissue defects.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1468-1474
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• 2018

The purpose of the study was to investigate the immediate effects of negative pressure soft tissue therapy on muscle tone, muscle stiffness and balance in patients with stroke. In total, 20 patients with stroke and assigned to the negative pressure soft tissue therapy group (NPST, n=10) or, placebo-negative pressure soft tissue therapy group(Placebo-NPST, n=10). Both groups underwent NPST or placebo-NPST once a day during the experimental period. MyotonPRO was used to assess the parameters for muscle tone and stiffness. Biorescue was used to assess the parameters for balance. Each group showed improvements in muscle tone, muscle stiffness, and balance ability (p<.05). Especially, Muscle tone, muscle stiffness, and anterior length in the limit of stability were the significant improvement on NPST group (p<.05). The results of the study suggest that the NPST is effective in improving muscle tone, muscle stiffness, and balance ability in patients with stroke.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2006

3차원 레이저 스캐너는 두개안면부의 입체적인 영상을 구성할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 컴퓨터의 조작을 통해 관찰이 용이하도록 원하는 위치로 회전과 축의 조정이 가능하여 면밀한 연조직 분석이 가능하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Vivid 900 (Minolta, Tokyo, Japan) 3차원 레이저 스캐너와 Rapidform 프로그램 (Inus Technology Inc., Seoul, Korea)을 이용하여 마네킨의 3차원 영상을 채득하여 촬영 과정의 오차를 평가하고 3차원 레이저 스캔 영상의 정밀도 및 확대율을 평가하였으며, 마네킨과 정상교합자, 제II급 부정교합자, 제III급 부정교합자의 3차원 레이저 스캔 영상에서 지정이 용이하고 반복 재현성이 높은 연조직 계측점을 제안하고자 하였다. 마네킨을 6회 반복 촬영한 결과 촬영 과정에서의 평균 오차는 X축은 0.16 mm, Y축은 0.15 mm, Z축은 0.15 mm였다. 마네킨의 실측치와 3차원 스캔 영상에서의 계측치를 비교하여 본 결과, 평균오차 0.37 mm, 확대율 0.66%로 나타났다. 3차원 스캔 영상에서 마네킨의 오른쪽 연조직 gonion을 제외한 26개의 연조직 계측점의 평균 오차가 2.0 mm를 넘지 않았으며 glabella, 연조직 nasion, endocanthion, exocanthionm, pronasale, subnasale, nasal alare, upper lip point, cheilion, lower lip point, 연조직 B point, 연조직 pogonion, 연조직 menton, preaurale 등이 평균 오차가 적었다. 제안된 연조직 계측점들은 3차원 레이저 영상에서 반복 재현성이 높고 지정이 용이하며 안면의 해부학적 특징을 나타내주는 점들로 두개안면 구조의 3차원적인 연조직의 분석을 위해 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2011

Reconstruction of soft tissue defect of knee joint area has been remained a challenging task for plastic surgeons. The earlier the normal tissue saved and the necrotic tissue removed, the less the patients had complications and functional disability. But such defects are difficult to manage for its poor vascularity, rigid tissue distensibility, easy infectability and a relatively long healing period. The goal of flap coverage in the knee joint should not only be satisfactory wound coverage, but also acceptable appearance and minimal donor site morbidity. We have treated five cases using the anterolateral thigh perforator flaps for reconstruction successfully. In conclusion, we believe that in cases of knee joint area soft tissue defects, flaps like anterolateral thigh perforator flap should be considered as the first line of treatment.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2006

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.284-290
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to assess the soft tissue changes using twenty skeletal class III malocclusion patients who treated with bimaxillary surgery for the correction of dentofacial deformities. Patients were divided into two groups. One was impaction and advancement of maxilla with mandibular set-back (Group 1), the other was downward and advancement of maxilla with mandibular set-back (Group 2). Preoperative and postoperative one year cephalometric data were analyzed and compared. Results obtained were as follows: 1. The ratio of horizontal changes of soft tissue to hard tissue at Nt to ANS, Ls to UI, Li to LI, sPog to Pog were 1:0.60, 1:0.79, 1:0.47, 1:0.63 in group 1 respectively, and 1:0.59, 1:0.48, 1:0.83, 1:1.09 in group 2 respectively. Soft tissue changes were highly predictable at the upper lip, lower lip, and chin area. 2. The ratio of vertical changes of soft tissue to hard tissue at Nt to ANS, Li to LI were 1:0.72, 1:0.06 in group 1, and others showed no statistically significant difference. 3. The ratio of horizontal changes of Ls to hard tissue movements at LI(h) was 1:-0.82 in group 1 and at UI(h), LI(h) were 1:0.48, 1:0.01 in group 2. These ratios of group 1 were greater than those of group 2. 4. The direction of horizontal change of Li was the same as that of hard tissue change. The ratio of horizontal changes of Li to LI was 1:0.47 in group 1 and others showed no statistically significant difference. 5. The changes of upper lip thickness and length were -1.6mm, -1.4mm in group 1, and -1mm, -2.7mm in group 2. 6. The ratios of thickness of upper lip to ANS, UI, LI were 1:-0.83, 1:-0.37, 1:0.11 in group 1. There was similar trend in group 2, and there were no statistically significant difference. These results suggest that prediction of changes in soft tissue of upper lip, lower lip, and chin were 79%, 47%, and 63% in group 1, and 48%, 83%, and 109% in group 2. There was a tendency to decrease in thickness and increase in length of the upper lip.

• 대한심미치과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.35-49
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• 2016

최근 심미성에 대한 요구가 점점 증가함에 따라, 이제는 임플란트 수복에 있어서도 기능적인 면 뿐만 아니라 심미적인 면이 더욱 강조되고 있다. 상악 전치부 임플란트 수복은 임상가들에게 항상 도전적인 과제로 다가오는데 그 이유는 다음의 세 가지 요소를 모두 필요로 하기 때문이다. 첫째, 충분한 경조직이 필요하고 둘째, 충분한 연조직이 필요하며 그리고 셋째, 심미적인 수복물이 필요하다. 연조직의 심미성은 그 하부에 있는 경조직에 의존하게 되는데 그 이유는 하부의 경조직의 골격적인 지지가 있어야만 그것을 바탕으로 그 위에 건강하고 심미적인 연조직이 안정적으로 유지될 수 있기 때문이다. 그러므로, 경조직 재건은 심미적인 임플란트 수복에 있어서 첫번째 단계이며, 특히 3차원적으로 적절한 임플란트의 식립 위치 설정은 심미성 있는 최종 수복물을 얻기 위해서 가장 중요한 단계라고 할 수 있다. 그 다음으로 두번째 단계가 순측으로 충분한 두께의 연조직을 얻기 위한 수술 기법이며, 마지막 세번쨰 단계가 적절한 출현외곽을 갖는 임시 수복물을 통해서 얻어진 심미적인 최종 수복물이다. 본 임상 증례 보고는 순측의 골 열개 결손에서의 골 증대술 과정과 전치부 영역에 주로 사용되는 VIP-CT 라고 일컫는 유경 판막술을 이용한 연조직 증대술, 그리고 임시 수복물을 통한 연조직 형태 만들기와 맞춤형 인상 코핑을 이용한 인상채득법 등을 소개함으로써 경조직, 연조직, 수복물의 세 가지 요소가 심미적인 최종 수복물을 위해 서로 어떻게 조화를 이루어내는지 알아보고자 한다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2011

We present our experience of reconstruction of inguinal soft tissue defect following inguinal lymphadenectomy, because of penile squamous cell carcinoma. Malignant infiltration required wide resection, producing a defect requiring complex soft tissue reconstruction. We have used a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap as our first choice flap for this case. Patient achieved reasonable esthetic coverage. Complications were few and patient achieved durable long term coverage. We found this flap to be technically easy, reliable and effective.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.491-498
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• 1998

Transplanting process during the tissue culture of potato seedlings is costly, since the cost of highly skilled labor working in the sanitary environment takes up about 60-70% of the production cost. The objective of this study was to develop a soft gripper of a transplanting robot system for the labor-saving tissue culture. The prototype of the soft gripper was consisted of power-transmitting part finger and plant contacts. The power transmitting part transformed the rotating motion of a step motor to the reciprocating motion of the finger. Plant stems used in the test were potato seedlings cultured for six weeks. The dimensional characteristics of cultured seedlings, the compressive strengths of the stems, the extractive force from the culture medium and the gripping force of the finger were measured. A proper gripping force was found to be 0.343N at the extractive force of 0.41N when the plant contacts were made of silicon. Sixteen plants out of 70 trials were tangled with others, resulting in the success rate of 77.1%.