Tremor is an involuntary rhythmic muscle contraction, which causes a regular oscillation of a part of the body. Orthostatic tremor is a rare neurological movement disorder characterized by unsteadiness while standing that is relieved when sitting, walking, or lying down. Neurological examination of primary orthostatic tremor is reported to be normal. The pathophysiological mechanism of this condition is not entirely unknown. Symptoms usually start in the sixth decade. Clonazepam is widely used as a first-line medication in the treatment. A 14-year-old girl patient was admitted due to tremor activated on standing, absent while seated or lying, and improved by walking or leaning. Her brain magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory workup were normal. Tremor completely disappeared with clonazepam in 10 days. I report a case of primary orthostatic tremor in adolescence.
{"title":"Primary Orthostatic Tremor in Adolescence","authors":"Sung Soo Kim","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.032","url":null,"abstract":"Tremor is an involuntary rhythmic muscle contraction, which causes a regular oscillation of a part of the body. Orthostatic tremor is a rare neurological movement disorder characterized by unsteadiness while standing that is relieved when sitting, walking, or lying down. Neurological examination of primary orthostatic tremor is reported to be normal. The pathophysiological mechanism of this condition is not entirely unknown. Symptoms usually start in the sixth decade. Clonazepam is widely used as a first-line medication in the treatment. A 14-year-old girl patient was admitted due to tremor activated on standing, absent while seated or lying, and improved by walking or leaning. Her brain magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory workup were normal. Tremor completely disappeared with clonazepam in 10 days. I report a case of primary orthostatic tremor in adolescence.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82213344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is an uncommon inherited disease. Anesthesia for DM patients is tough due to its potency of cardiogenic and pulmonary problems, but a series of studies have shown how to manage and avoid complications and situations. We describe a case of a 33-year-old male patient who was scheduled for an elective excision & biopsy on the left axillae for hidradenitis suppurativa with DM type I. Anesthesia was induced and maintained with propofol, remifentanil, and rocuronium. Sugammadex is used as a reversal agent of neuromuscular blockade. He didn’t show myotonia during surgery and emergence. He also didn’t show postoperative pulmonary complications.
{"title":"Successful Anesthetic Management of Myotonic Dystrophy Type I Using Sugammadex: A Case Report","authors":"Suro Kim, H. Chun, J. Chung","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.031","url":null,"abstract":"Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is an uncommon inherited disease. Anesthesia for DM patients is tough due to its potency of cardiogenic and pulmonary problems, but a series of studies have shown how to manage and avoid complications and situations. We describe a case of a 33-year-old male patient who was scheduled for an elective excision & biopsy on the left axillae for hidradenitis suppurativa with DM type I. Anesthesia was induced and maintained with propofol, remifentanil, and rocuronium. Sugammadex is used as a reversal agent of neuromuscular blockade. He didn’t show myotonia during surgery and emergence. He also didn’t show postoperative pulmonary complications.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74138779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: We aimed to determine the characteristics of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) patients, as well as the factors influencing survival to discharge and good neurologic outcome.Methods: We examined patients who experienced IHCA from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, in Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital. They were divided into a survival group and non-survival group. The patient characteristics, including age, sex, comorbid disease, arrest time, arrest location, witnessed arrest, monitoring, arrest cause, arrest rhythm, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) duration, were compared between the groups. Moreover, we assessed the factors associated with survival to discharge and good neurologic outcomes by using multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results: In total, 453 patients of IHCA were observed. The comorbidities in the survival group included neurologic disease (P < 0.001), arrhythmia (P = 0.001), and myocardial infarction (P = 0.032), pneumonia (P = 0.016). Other characteristics included cardiac arrest at daytime (P = 0.032), cardiogenic arrest cause (P = 0.019), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (P < 0.001). The factors associated with survival to discharge included comorbid neurologic disease (odds ratio [OR], 2.191; P = 0.031), arrhythmia (OR, 3.027; P = 0.009), pneumonia (OR, 3.243; P = 0.002), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (OR, 9.638; P < 0.001). The factors influencing good neurologic outcomes included age < 65 years (OR, 3.158; P = 0.007), comorbid disease as arrhythmia (OR, 4.921; P = 0.001), pneumonia (OR, 4.551; P = 0.001), hypotension (OR, 4.264; P = 0.021), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (OR, 6.652; P = 0.001).Conclusion: The factors influencing survival to discharge and good neurologic outcomes among IHCA patients included comorbidities, arrest cause, and CPR duration.
{"title":"In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Patient Characteristics and Factors Influencing Survival and Neurologic Outcomes","authors":"Y. Cho","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.015","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: We aimed to determine the characteristics of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) patients, as well as the factors influencing survival to discharge and good neurologic outcome.Methods: We examined patients who experienced IHCA from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, in Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital. They were divided into a survival group and non-survival group. The patient characteristics, including age, sex, comorbid disease, arrest time, arrest location, witnessed arrest, monitoring, arrest cause, arrest rhythm, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) duration, were compared between the groups. Moreover, we assessed the factors associated with survival to discharge and good neurologic outcomes by using multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results: In total, 453 patients of IHCA were observed. The comorbidities in the survival group included neurologic disease (P < 0.001), arrhythmia (P = 0.001), and myocardial infarction (P = 0.032), pneumonia (P = 0.016). Other characteristics included cardiac arrest at daytime (P = 0.032), cardiogenic arrest cause (P = 0.019), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (P < 0.001). The factors associated with survival to discharge included comorbid neurologic disease (odds ratio [OR], 2.191; P = 0.031), arrhythmia (OR, 3.027; P = 0.009), pneumonia (OR, 3.243; P = 0.002), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (OR, 9.638; P < 0.001). The factors influencing good neurologic outcomes included age < 65 years (OR, 3.158; P = 0.007), comorbid disease as arrhythmia (OR, 4.921; P = 0.001), pneumonia (OR, 4.551; P = 0.001), hypotension (OR, 4.264; P = 0.021), and CPR duration < 15 minutes (OR, 6.652; P = 0.001).Conclusion: The factors influencing survival to discharge and good neurologic outcomes among IHCA patients included comorbidities, arrest cause, and CPR duration.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73285249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Revision arthroplasty for chronic periprosthetic joint infection is complex and determined by many variables. Generally, two-staged revision arthroplasty is the standard treatment for the management of chronic periprosthetic joint infection. However, it is difficult to resolve chronic infection accompanied by large bone deficiency due to pathologic fracture. I report a case of successful three-staged revision arthroplasty using frozen structural allograft in chronic periprosthetic knee joint infection accompanied by extensive bone defect due to fracture.
{"title":"Three Staged Revision Arthroplasty Using Structural Allograft in Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection Accompanied by Fracture: A Case Report","authors":"S. Kwon","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.023","url":null,"abstract":"Revision arthroplasty for chronic periprosthetic joint infection is complex and determined by many variables. Generally, two-staged revision arthroplasty is the standard treatment for the management of chronic periprosthetic joint infection. However, it is difficult to resolve chronic infection accompanied by large bone deficiency due to pathologic fracture. I report a case of successful three-staged revision arthroplasty using frozen structural allograft in chronic periprosthetic knee joint infection accompanied by extensive bone defect due to fracture.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"192 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78517767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Misoon Lee, Y. Woo, Jaewoong Jung, Y. Chung, B. Koo, S. Cho
General anesthesia is associated with a risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. The risk is even higher in patients with chronic respiratory failure, and postoperative mortality rates are high. Proper perioperative anesthetic management is important in such patients. Therefore, it is essential to optimize the patient’s physical status before anesthesia and to determine the optimal anesthesia technique based on the pre-anesthesia evaluation of the patient’s pulmonary function. We successfully performed abdominal surgery under spinal anesthesia in a patient with severe chronic respiratory failure.
{"title":"Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal Surgery in a Patient with Severe Chronic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report","authors":"Misoon Lee, Y. Woo, Jaewoong Jung, Y. Chung, B. Koo, S. Cho","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.029","url":null,"abstract":"General anesthesia is associated with a risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. The risk is even higher in patients with chronic respiratory failure, and postoperative mortality rates are high. Proper perioperative anesthetic management is important in such patients. Therefore, it is essential to optimize the patient’s physical status before anesthesia and to determine the optimal anesthesia technique based on the pre-anesthesia evaluation of the patient’s pulmonary function. We successfully performed abdominal surgery under spinal anesthesia in a patient with severe chronic respiratory failure.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"100 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88981156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is an uncommon condition characterized by cystic mass that occupies the scrotum and abdomen. The characteristic aspect is the presence of two hydrocele sacs in the abdominal cavity and the scrotum, and compression of one side causes enlargement of the other side, thereby connecting the two sacs. There are several hypotheses regarding the occurrence of ASH. However, the evidence of the hypotheses is lacking. The patient was a 52-year-old male. During observation of the right inguinoscrotal hydrocele, the patient complained of a palpable mass lesion on the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Physical examination revealed ASH that occurred with the growth of the inguinoscrotal hydrocele. This was further confirmed by sequential imaging test thereby proposing the verification of cephalad extension of hydrocele. The surgical excision was recommended and inguinal exploration was performed under general anesthesia. No evidence of relapse was observed during the 2-year follow-up period after surgery. The present case proves the cephalad extension of hydrocele among other hypotheses on the etiology of ASH.
{"title":"A Case Giving Proof of Pathogenesis of Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele: A Case Report","authors":"Heejo Yang, M. Son, D. Kim","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.022","url":null,"abstract":"An abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is an uncommon condition characterized by cystic mass that occupies the scrotum and abdomen. The characteristic aspect is the presence of two hydrocele sacs in the abdominal cavity and the scrotum, and compression of one side causes enlargement of the other side, thereby connecting the two sacs. There are several hypotheses regarding the occurrence of ASH. However, the evidence of the hypotheses is lacking. The patient was a 52-year-old male. During observation of the right inguinoscrotal hydrocele, the patient complained of a palpable mass lesion on the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Physical examination revealed ASH that occurred with the growth of the inguinoscrotal hydrocele. This was further confirmed by sequential imaging test thereby proposing the verification of cephalad extension of hydrocele. The surgical excision was recommended and inguinal exploration was performed under general anesthesia. No evidence of relapse was observed during the 2-year follow-up period after surgery. The present case proves the cephalad extension of hydrocele among other hypotheses on the etiology of ASH.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75958968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) after solid organ transplantation is infrequent and its etiology remains still unclear. Nevertheless, if early diagnosis and early therapies are not performed, it can lead to severe life-threatening complications and even death. A 54-year-old female (a Jehovah’s Witness) was diagnosed with drug-induced toxic hepatitis and was decided to undergo bloodless living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). After the successful LDLT, the patient’s condition deteriorated, and she was diagnosed with TMA during further evaluation. We tried to proceed with plasma exchange-based treatment, but she and her family declined according to their religious beliefs. The patient expired 4 days after the diagnosis. Physicians should maintain a high level of suspicion for TMA after liver transplantation when clinical manifestations are observed.
{"title":"A Mortality Case Caused by Thrombotic Microangiopathy after Successful Bloodless Living Donor Liver Transplantation","authors":"Sun Young Park, H. Cho, Gyu Wan You, K. Kim","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.020","url":null,"abstract":"Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) after solid organ transplantation is infrequent and its etiology remains still unclear. Nevertheless, if early diagnosis and early therapies are not performed, it can lead to severe life-threatening complications and even death. A 54-year-old female (a Jehovah’s Witness) was diagnosed with drug-induced toxic hepatitis and was decided to undergo bloodless living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). After the successful LDLT, the patient’s condition deteriorated, and she was diagnosed with TMA during further evaluation. We tried to proceed with plasma exchange-based treatment, but she and her family declined according to their religious beliefs. The patient expired 4 days after the diagnosis. Physicians should maintain a high level of suspicion for TMA after liver transplantation when clinical manifestations are observed.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89748517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The spleen is an organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen. Wandering spleen is defined as the location of the spleen is the shift to other parts of the abdomen rather than the left upper quadrant. Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition and can lead to hilar torsion and subsequent infarction requiring emergency surgery. The author presents a case of torsion of a wandering spleen in a 34-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain. The patients underwent emergent laparoscopic splenectomy. She had an uncomplicated postoperative course and recovered well.
{"title":"Torsion of a Wandering Spleen Treated by Laparoscopic Surgery: A Case Report","authors":"I. Cho","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.028","url":null,"abstract":"The spleen is an organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen. Wandering spleen is defined as the location of the spleen is the shift to other parts of the abdomen rather than the left upper quadrant. Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition and can lead to hilar torsion and subsequent infarction requiring emergency surgery. The author presents a case of torsion of a wandering spleen in a 34-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain. The patients underwent emergent laparoscopic splenectomy. She had an uncomplicated postoperative course and recovered well.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"2014 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87939799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: As life expectancy is increasing, the number and proportion of elderly patients with gastric cancer are also expanded. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features for elderly gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy and analyze risk factors for developing severe complications.Methods: A total of 514 patients treated surgically for gastric cancer between January 2016 and December 2019 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Patients were divided into two groups: younger group ( ≤ 69 years) and elderly group ( ≥ 70 years). Clinicopathological characteristics and operative outcomes including the complications and mortality were compared between two groups. Risk factors for severe complications in elderly gastric cancer patients were also investigated.Results: Of the 514 patients, 145 (28.2%) were elderly group. Comorbidity (P < 0.001), differentiated histology (P = -0.006), deeper in tumor depth (P = 0.012), and frequent lymph node metastasis (P = 0.028) were observed in elderly group. Overall complications (P = 0.046) and severe complications (P = 0.049) were significantly higher in elderly group. Multivariate analysis indicated that extent of resection (P = 0.044) was associated with severe complications in elderly gastric cancer patients.Conclusion: Elderly patients have a significantly higher probability of complications and severe complications than younger patients after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Especially, when total gastrectomy was performed in elderly gastric cancer patients, the risk of developing serious complications was significantly higher more than 3 times. Therefore, surgeons should pay attention to gastric cancer patients over the age of 70 who require total gastrectomy.
{"title":"Analysis of Clinicopathological Features and Risk Factors for Severe Complications after Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients","authors":"F. Zhao, In Cho","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.018","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: As life expectancy is increasing, the number and proportion of elderly patients with gastric cancer are also expanded. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features for elderly gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy and analyze risk factors for developing severe complications.Methods: A total of 514 patients treated surgically for gastric cancer between January 2016 and December 2019 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Patients were divided into two groups: younger group ( ≤ 69 years) and elderly group ( ≥ 70 years). Clinicopathological characteristics and operative outcomes including the complications and mortality were compared between two groups. Risk factors for severe complications in elderly gastric cancer patients were also investigated.Results: Of the 514 patients, 145 (28.2%) were elderly group. Comorbidity (P < 0.001), differentiated histology (P = -0.006), deeper in tumor depth (P = 0.012), and frequent lymph node metastasis (P = 0.028) were observed in elderly group. Overall complications (P = 0.046) and severe complications (P = 0.049) were significantly higher in elderly group. Multivariate analysis indicated that extent of resection (P = 0.044) was associated with severe complications in elderly gastric cancer patients.Conclusion: Elderly patients have a significantly higher probability of complications and severe complications than younger patients after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Especially, when total gastrectomy was performed in elderly gastric cancer patients, the risk of developing serious complications was significantly higher more than 3 times. Therefore, surgeons should pay attention to gastric cancer patients over the age of 70 who require total gastrectomy.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75593381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the preoperative and postoperative outcomes of surgical treatment for patients who fail to conserve the complete rupture of the collateral ligament in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.Methods: A complete rupture of the collateral ligament was confirmed by a radiologist using ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging for patients who had symptoms after 4 weeks of conservative treatment. Eleven patients underwent operative collateral ligament repair using an anchor. All patient was followed up for at least 6 months postoperatively. We evaluated clinical outcomes preoperatively and at 6 months follow-up: (1) range of motion of the PIP, (2) joint stability, (3) Visual Analog Scale score, (4) fusiform index of the PIP joint, and (5) functional & cosmetic satisfaction.Results: There was no instability in the lateral stress test at 6-month follow-up. The ranges of motion of the PIP were not statistically different between preoperative and at 6-month follow-up. Patients had less pain but the cosmetic appearance of the PIP joint did not improve. Functional satisfaction differed statistically, but there was no difference in cosmetic satisfaction.Conclusion: Surgical treatment for patients who fail to conserve the complete rupture of the collateral ligament in the PIP joint can provide good joint stability, functional recovery.
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes of Operative Repair for Patients Who Fail to Conserve the Complete Rupture of the Collateral Ligament in the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint","authors":"Young Hwan Kim","doi":"10.15746/sms.21.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.21.019","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the preoperative and postoperative outcomes of surgical treatment for patients who fail to conserve the complete rupture of the collateral ligament in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.Methods: A complete rupture of the collateral ligament was confirmed by a radiologist using ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging for patients who had symptoms after 4 weeks of conservative treatment. Eleven patients underwent operative collateral ligament repair using an anchor. All patient was followed up for at least 6 months postoperatively. We evaluated clinical outcomes preoperatively and at 6 months follow-up: (1) range of motion of the PIP, (2) joint stability, (3) Visual Analog Scale score, (4) fusiform index of the PIP joint, and (5) functional & cosmetic satisfaction.Results: There was no instability in the lateral stress test at 6-month follow-up. The ranges of motion of the PIP were not statistically different between preoperative and at 6-month follow-up. Patients had less pain but the cosmetic appearance of the PIP joint did not improve. Functional satisfaction differed statistically, but there was no difference in cosmetic satisfaction.Conclusion: Surgical treatment for patients who fail to conserve the complete rupture of the collateral ligament in the PIP joint can provide good joint stability, functional recovery.","PeriodicalId":22016,"journal":{"name":"Soonchunhyang Medical Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80629179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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