Chang Ho Shin

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The ($^{3}\mathrm{He},p$) reactions on $^{46}\mathrm{Ti}$, $^{48}\mathrm{Ti}$, $^{52}\mathrm{Cr}$, $^{54}\mathrm{Fe}$, $^{56}\mathrm{Fe}$, $^{58}\mathrm{Ni}$, and $^{60}\mathrm{Ni}$ leading to the ${0}^{+}$ analog states were studied and compared with the ($t,p$) reactions on the same target nuclei and with the predictions of the pairing vibration model.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and complications of arthroscopically assisted reduction and fixation with cannulated screws for tibial eminence fracture in skeletally immature patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective case series study. Forty-eight patients who were skeletally immature at the time of tibial eminence fracture were treated in a tertiary children's hospital between May 2004 and August 2015. Twenty-one patients were excluded due to non-operativ

BACKGROUND: The acetabular index and center-edge angle are widely used radiographic parameters. However, the exact landmarks for measuring these parameters are not clearly defined. Although their measurement is straightforward when the lateral osseous margin of the acetabular roof coincides with the lateral end of the acetabular sourcil, where these two landmarks disagree, recommendations have differed about which landmark should be used. Using a radiographic parameter with high reliability for

The development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for rapid and accurate detection and typing of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and type-2 (HSV-2), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is very important for clinical diagnosis to allow the deliver of therapy as early as possible. Large scale amplifications by multiplex PCR of viral DNA can lower the cost and time for viral diagnosis. In this study, therefore sensitive quadruplex PCR was achieved by optimizi

BACKGROUND: Interlocking telescopic rods for the management of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)-related long bone fractures are a modification of the Sheffield rod. An interlocking pin anchors the obturator at the distal epiphysis, which spares the distal joint, while a T-piece anchors the sleeve at the proximal epiphysis. However, these devices are associated with some problems, including failure to elongate and difficulty with removal. A dual interlocking telescopic rod (D-ITR), in which the sleev

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested a high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients seeking treatment for basal joint arthritis of the thumb. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome between individuals with and those without radiographic evidence of basal joint arthritis of the thumb in the general elderly Korean population, and to determine if there is a correlation between the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome shown by electrophysiolog

Screw medial hemi-epiphysiodesis can effectively correct caput valgum associated with DDH. However, this technique remains coxa brevis and does not seem to significantly affect acetabular morphology or reduce subluxation.

BACKGROUND: The detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms are essential for the treatment of osteoarticular infection. However, obtaining a sufficient amount of specimen from pediatric patients is often difficult. Herein, we aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the blood culture bottle (BCB) system in pediatric osteoarticular infections. We hypothesized that our BCB culture method is superior to the conventional swab and tissue culture methods in terms of required specimen s

BACKGROUND: The number of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) in Asian countries is projected to increase with the rapid growth of primary TKA. We investigated the factors associated with the incidence of revision TKA using a nationally representative database. METHODS: Data collected by the Health Insurance Review Agency of Korea, from 260,068 TKA patients between 2007 and 2012, were used to estimate the incidence rate and cumulative incidence of revision TKA according to age, gender, and

BACKGROUND: Hemihyperplasia and hemihypoplasia result in leg length discrepancy (LLD) by causing skeletal asymmetry. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) and Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) are opposite growth-affecting disorders caused by opposite epigenetic alterations at the same chromosomal locus, 11p15, to induce hemihyperplasia and hemihypoplasia, respectively. Because of their somatic mosaicism, BWS and SRS show a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes. We evaluated the underlying epigenetic alt

Abstract Metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) structures including an Al2O3 insulator layer and a SBT ferroelectric film are fabricated with their optimum thicknesses extracted by computer simulation, and then electrical properties of MFIS structures are investigated. In Pt/Al2O3/Si structure, no hysteresis and low leakage current of 7.5 × 10−9A/cm2 have been observed. The MFIS structure, Pt/SBT/Al2O3/Si, shows a memory window width of 1.2 V at an operation voltage of 5 V and a gat

Brugada syndrome, an autosomal dominantly inherited form of ventricular fibrillation, is characterized by ST-segment elevation in leads V1-3 and right bundle-branch block on surface electrocardiogram. It is caused by mutations in the cardiac sodium channel gene, SCN5A, and to the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of this mutation in Korea. Three members of a family were heterozygous for a G to T substitution at the nucleotide position 5851 in exon 28 of the SCN5A gene. This nucleot

Background: Estimating skeletal maturity is crucial for treating pediatric knee conditions. Recently, a knee bone age atlas based on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of pediatric and adolescent population in Southern California (the San Diego atlas) was published. However, its accuracy in other populations has not been verified. Purpose: To (1) validate the San Diego atlas in a South Korean pediatric and adolescent population and (2) create and validate a shorthand knee MRI atlas for bo