Publications by authors named "Ho-Jung Kang"

Purpose: Comminuted coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus represent rare injuries and are difficult to treat, especially comminuted capitellum and trochlear fractures (Dubberley Type III). The on-table reconstruction technique of comminuted articular fractures may be an option, although it has not been reported in the coronal shear fracture of the distal humerus. The aim of the present case series is to determine the functional and radiological outcomes of on-table reconstructed Dubberley III fractures.

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  • - The study compares the effectiveness of corticocancellous bone grafting from the anterolateral metaphysis of the distal radius (group DR) versus the iliac crest (group IC) for treating unstable scaphoid nonunion, finding no significant difference in union rates or overall functional outcomes.
  • - While both methods improved carpal alignment post-surgery, grafting from the distal radius showed a significantly shorter operative time and better correction of scaphoid alignment compared to grafting from the iliac crest.
  • - Donor site complications were similar between both grafting techniques, suggesting that using the distal radius for bone grafting may be a viable alternative with less invasive drawbacks.
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A machine-learning (ML) technique was used to optimize the energetic-trap distributions of nano-scaled charge trap nitride (CTN) in 3D NAND Flash to widen the threshold voltage () window, which is crucial for NAND operation. The energetic-trap distribution is a critical material property of the CTN that affects the window between the erase and program . An artificial neural network (ANN) was used to model the relationship between the energetic-trap distributions as an input parameter and the window as an output parameter.

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Purpose: To investigate the longitudinal trend of symptomatic distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability after plate fixation for distal radius fractures (DRFs), determine which factors are associated with persistent symptomatic DRUJ instability, and evaluate the postoperative outcomes of arthroscopic foveal repair of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) in patients with persistent symptomatic DRUJ instability after plate fixation for DRF.

Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent plate fixation for DRF between January 2014 and December 2017 and were followed up for a minimum of 1 year were included in this retrospective study. DRUJ instability was evaluated by subjective ulnar wrist pain and physical examination that included foveal sign and ballottement testing every 2 months after surgery.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes and complications for arthroscopy-assisted vs. open reduction and fixation of coronoid fractures in patients with complex elbow fracture-dislocations.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed patients with complex elbow fracture-dislocations who underwent surgical fixation for coronoid fractures of the ulna from March 2009 to January 2016.

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Purpose: Cubitus varus is a common triplane deformity in adults associated with supracondylar humeral fractures experienced as a child and consists of varus, extension, and internal rotation components. When corrective osteotomy is indicated, these three components should be measured precisely. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of radiographic and physical measurements of cubitus varus deformities in adults compared to values measured on three-dimensional (3-D) bone surface models of the adult bilateral humerus.

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Introduction: Proximal humeral fracture-dislocations can occur in high-energy traumas. This injury can be accompanied by a glenoid fracture; however, it is a rare type of complex injury in patients aged under 60 years.

Materials And Methods: A 53-year-old man presented with a three-part fracture-dislocation of the proximal humerus and a severely comminuted glenoid fracture.

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  • The wide-awake approach allows surgeons to optimally tension a transferred tendon during surgery, leading to better outcomes than traditional methods.
  • A study compared 29 patients, with one group receiving the wide-awake technique and another undergoing surgery under general anesthesia, assessing their recovery over the first year.
  • Results showed the wide-awake group had improved thumb motion and functional scores shortly after surgery, although grip and pinch strength were similar to the conventional group.
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Clinical outcomes of the dorsal-retrograde headless screw-fixation technique in 15 patients with proximal scaphoid nonunion are presented. In this technique, screws are inserted from the dorsal rough surface of the scaphoid, located between the dorsal ridge and scaphoid-trapezium-trapezoid joint. Fifteen patients underwent osteosynthesis with this technique with iliac bone graft.

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  • The study aimed to explore how the FST gene affects fibrosis in fibroblastic cells related to scar tissue around repaired flexor tendons.
  • Researchers used immunohistochemistry on fibroblasts modified with control adenovirus (Ad-LacZ) and therapeutic adenovirus (Ad-FST) to analyze gene expression differences.
  • Results showed that Ad-FST significantly reduced collagen and multiple protein expressions associated with fibrosis, suggesting FST could be a promising treatment to minimize scarring and improve tendon repair outcomes.
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The thenar flap is a well-described technique, but reports about its use in patients with multiple fingertip injuries are limited. This study aims to introduce a surgical technique of using an extended thenar flap for two adjacent fingertip amputations and to evaluate the clinical outcomes and related complications. From October 2013 to October 2016, 12 patients (24 fingers) underwent soft tissue reconstruction of two adjacent fingers with an extended thenar flap.

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Background: Trapeziometacarpal (TMC) arthritis is treated with surgery when nonsurgical treatment fails. The best surgical option for improving pain relief, functional outcomes, and postoperative complications remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes and complications between trapezium excision with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI) and pyrolytic carbon interpositional arthroplasty.

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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent degenerative joint disease involving joint cartilage and its surrounding tissues. OA is the leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. At present, there are no disease-modifying OA drugs, and the primary therapies include exercise and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs until total joint replacement at the end-stage of the disease.

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Background: This study was conducted to measure the effect of different drilling depths on compression forces generated by two commonly used headless compression screws using the two different types of drill bit, the Acutrak® mini (conical type drill bit) and the Synthes 3.0 HCS® (cylindrical type drill bit).

Methods: A load cell was placed between two Sawbone blocks, which were 12 mm and 40 mm in thickness, respectively.

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Purpose: To compare union rates and clinical and radiologic outcomes after arthroscopic and open bone grafting and internal fixation for unstable scaphoid nonunions.

Methods: Between March 2009 and November 2014, patients with unstable scaphoid nonunion underwent arthroscopic (group A) or open (group O) bone grafting and internal fixation. One senior surgeon alternatively performed either arthroscopic or open osteosynthesis for the same surgical indications.

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Purpose: To compare clinical and radiologic outcomes and complication rates of the arthroscopic wafer procedure (AWP) and ulnar shortening osteotomy (USO) for idiopathic ulnar impaction syndrome (UIS).

Methods: From May 2009 to June 2014, 42 patients who were aged 45 years or older with idiopathic UIS underwent either the AWP or USO under the following identical surgical indications: (1) less than 4 mm of positive ulnar variance, (2) Palmer classification 2C or 2D lesion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex, (3) stable distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) and/or lunotriquetral joint, and (4) no evidence of osteoarthritis of the DRUJ or ulnocarpal joint. The patient assignment was not randomized.

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Background: The symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can be ameliorated by open and endoscopic release of the transverse carpal ligament. It is unknown whether a mini-incision or endoscopic carpal tunnel release more effectively reverses the pathological changes that are observed in the median nerve in patients with CTS and these morphologic changes correlates with the subjective outcomes after carpal tunnel release. We hypothesized that (1) at 24 weeks after surgery, the subjective outcomes of mini-incision release and endoscopic release would not differ in patients with CTS; and (2) the ultrasonographic (US) morphology of the median nerve reverses similarly after mini-incision and endoscopic release; (3) the subjective outcomes correlates with these morphologic changes.

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Background: The objectives of the present study were to compare changes in muscle excursion, total collagen, and collagen subtypes after tenotomy over time and after delayed tendon repair.

Methods: Tenotomy on the extensor digitorum tendon of the right second toes of 48 New Zealand White rabbits was performed; toes on the left leg were used as controls. Passive muscle excursion, total collagen content, and type I, III, and IV collagen contents were measured at 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks after tenotomy.

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Purpose: To compare union rates and clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted reduction and fixation with those of open reduction and fixation in patients with trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture dislocations.

Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients with trans-scaphoid PLFDs who underwent arthroscopic-assisted reduction and fixation (group A) or open reduction and fixation (group O), and who were followed up for a minimum of 2 years between May 2005 and March 2013. We excluded initially missed patients.

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Purpose: Partial intercarpal ligament injuries can coexist with scaphoid nonunions. However, whether these injuries should be debrided simultaneously when scaphoid nonunions are treated is unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare union rates and clinical outcomes after arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunions, in which coexisting partial ligament injuries were, or were not, simultaneously debrided.

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Purpose: Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve has outcomes similar to anterior transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome; however, there is no consensus on the proper technique for patients with an unstable ulnar nerve. We hypothesized that 1) simple decompression or anterior ulnar nerve transposition, depending on nerve stability, would be effective for cubital tunnel syndrome and that 2) there would be determining factors of the clinical outcome at two years.

Materials And Methods: Forty-one patients with cubital tunnel syndrome underwent simple decompression (n=30) or anterior transposition (n=11) according to an assessment of intra-operative ulnar nerve stability.

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Background: Arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunions has been advanced as a less invasive technique that allows evaluation of associated intrinsic and extrinsic ligamentous injuries; however, few studies have documented the effectiveness of arthroscopic treatment of scaphoid nonunions and which intraarticular pathologies coexist with scaphoid nonunions.

Questions/purposes: (1) What are the outcomes of arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunions as assessed by the proportion of patients achieving osseous union, visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, grip strength, range of motion, Mayo Wrist Score (MWS), and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score? (2) What complications are associated with arthroscopic scaphoid nonunion management? (3) What forms of intraarticular pathology are associated with scaphoid nonunions?

Methods: Between 2008 and 2012, we treated 80 patients surgically for scaphoid nonunions. Of those, 45 (56%) had arthroscopic management.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of ulnar nerve stability-based surgery via a small incision with those of classic anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome.

Methods: From March 2008 to December 2013, 107 patients with cubital tunnel syndrome underwent simple decompression or anterior transposition via a small incision, according to an ulnar nerve stability-based decision based on an assessment of intraoperative ulnar nerve stability (group A, n = 51), or anterior transposition via a classic incision (group B, n = 56). Clinical outcome was assessed using grip and pinch strength, two-point discrimination, the mean of the disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) survey, and the modified Bishop scale.

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Introduction: An interpositional wedge bone graft is a procedure performed to restore carpal height and scaphoid length for displaced scaphoid nonunions with carpal instability. The purpose of this study was to investigate which headless screw design (threadless central shaft screw or fully threaded variable pitch compression screw) is biomechanically preferred when an interpositional bone graft is needed.

Methods: A total of 24 cadaveric scaphoid interpositional bone grafts were divided into three groups and fixed with HCS 3.

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Purpose: This study was designed to measure time-dependent changes in muscle excursion and collagen content after tenotomy, and to analyze the correlation between muscle excursion and collagen content in a rabbit model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four rabbits underwent tenotomy of the second extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles on the right legs and were randomly assigned to three groups based on the period of time after tenotomy (2, 4, and 6 weeks). The second EDL muscles on left legs were used as controls.

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