Two cases of Sacral Agenesis / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Sacral agenesis is a rare condition. This syndrome was first described by Hohl in 1852 and is usually associated with other anomalies such as vertebral deformities, deformed hypoplastic legs, urologic and gastrointestinal problems. We have experienced two cases of this deformity; one with partial sacral agenesis, and the other with partial lumbar agenesis and complete absence of sacrum.

A Clinical Study on Pyogenic Osteomyelitis / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Pyogenic osteomyelitis is at times tragic disease from which severe deformity and disability may result. The incidence and mortality rate of pyogenic osteomyelitis have decreased strikingly since penicillin became available for general use in the treatment of pyogenic osteomyelitis in 1944 and had a dramatic effect. Recently, since the use of new antlblotics, the effect of treatment has been expected in Pyogenic osteomyelitis. But causative organisms of pyogenic osteomyelitis was gradually increasing in resistance to antibiotics. There is also a trend of gradual increase of pyogenic osteomyelltis due to Gram negative bacilli. The author has been analysed 134 patients on whom followup was observed for a minimum of six months at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Hanyang University from May, 1972 to December, 1978. The results were as follows: 1. The incidence of pyogenic osteomyelitis is a trend of gradual increase with 14.2% in 1973, 15.7% in 1975 and 26.9% in 1978. 2. Sex ratio was 2.6: 1 (Male: Female): Age distribution showed the group between 5 and 15 years old was 20 patients(62.5%) in acute osteomyeIitis, and the group between 15 and 30 years oId was 52 Patients (51%) In chronic osteomyelitis. 3. The order of involved bones is femur(41%), tibia(27.8%) and humerus(10.4%). 4. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was remarkably increased in 92.8% of male and 86.5% of female. 5. The causative organism was mostly staphylococcus aureus(84%) in acute osteomyelitis, and Staphylococcus aureus(44.8%), mixed organisms(20.9%) and Gram negative, bacilli(8.3%) in chronic osteomyelitis. Especially, mixed cases with Staphylococcus aureus and Gram negative bacilli contain 55% of mixed organisms. 6. Penicillin was most resistant (79.7%) to Staphylococcus aureus. Cloxacillin was most susceptable (91.3%) to Staphylococcus aureus. 7. The treatment of acute osteomyelitis showed arrest(72.7%) in case of massive antibiotics by early finding of clinical symptom, but if clinical symptoms were not improved within 48 hours with the use of antibiotics, early decompression was done and was arrested(84.6%) in acute osteomyelitis. Closed continuous irrigatlon with saucerization was done and was arrested(85.7%) in chronic osteomyelitis.