Debridement of Necrotic Tissues Using Sterilized Peeler

Debridement of necrotic tissue can be done by mass, dermatome(hand, electrical), laser, or ultrasound. The authors aims to introduced the another way of debridement of necrotic tissue using sterilized peeler.

Clinical Study of the Fracture of the Carpal Scaphoid / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Ten cases of fracture of the carpal scaphoid analysed clinically and treated by admission at Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Police Hospital during the period of 1975 to 1980. The results were summerized as follows: 1. The mode of the injury were consist of 3 in football game, 2 in judo, 2 in army training and 1 in fallen from height, 1 in slipping down, 1 in direct blow and almost falling down by outstretched hand. 2. Of the 10 cases, there were 9 male and 1 female patients. This result showed marked predominence of male over female patients and most commonly occured between 20 and 29 of age. 3. In 8 cases, the fracture was found on the waist of the carpal scaphoid. 4. Nonunion of the carpal scaphoid were noticed in 8 cases. 5. 2 cases of the recent fracture, there were appeared by rechecking X.-ray after 2 weeks. 6. The good results were obtained by bone graft according to method of Russe.

A Case of Multiple Intraosseous Lipomas / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Fatty tumours are,the most common soft tissue tumours whereas they are among the rarest tumours in bone. Dahlin quoted an incidence of 1 in 1, 000 of all bone tumours, and fatty tumours in bone are almost single intraosseous lipoma and of four types; I. Soft tissue lipomata or liposarcomata, secondarily affecting bone. 2. Parosteal lipomata. 3. Intraosseous lipomata. 4. Liposarcoma of bone. Here we report a case of multiple intraosseous lipomas in a 23 year old woman.