A Clinical Observation of Limitation of Joint Motion of Extremities / 대한정형외과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

In spite of decreasing the rate of industrial accident, the number of injured work people has been rising up tendency in Korea recently. Above twe third of the accident was involved in extremities and many of them were obtained limitation of range of motion of joint. The authores analyse the 325 cases with limitation of joint who were treated at Industrial Rehabilitation Center during the two years of period from May 1973 to April 1975 and the results were as follows 1. Most cases were male (94.5%) and age group of predominance was 3rd and 4th decades. 2. The highest incidence of causative injury was fracture (80.9%) 3. The greatest number of involved joints occured at knee (31%), and higher incidence in joints of lower limb and of right side. 4. Among the 325 cases, 40% was treated for 9–12 weeks and average duration of treatment was 87 days. 5. There was marked increasing range of motion in 31% but not improved in 13.5%. 6. 137 out of 325 cases was able to move more than 75% of full range of motion of joint involved. 7. Surgery for the restoration was performed in 39 cases (12.0%).