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Congenital hemihypertrophy is one of the more unusual and interesting errors of nature found in the human race. The hemihypertrophy was first described by Meckel in 1822, and the first...
A case of chondromyxoid fibroma, which was experienced at Seoul National University Hospital, is presented with a brief review of the literature, because of its relative rarity in incidence, its...
Three main types of operative teehnique are in general use today in the treatment of spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis: namely, total laminectomy alone, total laminectomy and posterior fusion, and anterior interbody...
The authors attempted a clinical study on 45 patients of the Pathologic fracture treated at Orthopedic Department, the National Medical Center in the period of 1959 through 1969. Sixty eight...
1. A Case of osteosarcoma is reported which arose 8 years after synovima of the knee had been locally excised. The patient is a 51-year-old housewife who had received irradiation...
One of the most important aspect of hemophilia is repeated bleeding into the joint. The frequency of such hemorrhages varies with the severity of the disease. In moderate or severe...
Clinical review has been made for 8 cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy admitted to orthopedic Department during the time between 1964 and 1969. Duchenne type muscular dystrophy, (Duchenne, 1849), is...
The phenomenon of Myotonia consist in a failure of voluntary muscles to relax immediately when voluntary innervation ceases. The stiffness is accentuated by cold and relieved by exercise, while generalized...
Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive hereditary bleeding disorder occurring only in the male and transmitted by the female. This disease is characterized by a bleeding tendency due to prolonged coagulation...
A fairly common cause of painful hips in children, which subside in short time by bed rest is the condition variously known as transitory arthritis of hip joint, transient coxitis...
Tuberculosis of the spine still remains an as important problems in Korea, There is much controversy over the advantage of indication for surgical versus medical treatment, and the correct answer...