Publications by authors named "Kug Jin Choi"
Background: This study was performed to evaluate the rebound phenomenon after the correction of coronal angular deformity by hemiepiphysiodesis using tension band plate in children and to identify its risk factors.
Methods: We reviewed 50 children (mean age, 11.0 ± 2.
Background: This study investigated the effect of screw configuration on the rate of correction of coronal angular deformity of the knee joint in children who underwent guided growth using the tension-band plate.
Methods: Consecutive patients (76 patients with 154 physes; mean age: 11.8±2.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined leg-length discrepancies (LLD) after femur shaft fractures in children under 13 years old.
- A total of 72 patients were analyzed, with 40.3% showing LLD of at least 1 cm, and key factors influencing LLD included fracture stability and treatment methods.
- The findings suggest that surgeons should be cautious about potential LLD in cases of length-stable femur shaft fractures in children.
Background: Ankle stress radiographs are important tools for evaluating chronic lateral ankle instability. The consistency of a patient's ankle condition as it affects the reliability of ankle stress radiographs has never been evaluated.
Purpose: To investigate the consistency and reliability of ankle stress radiographs in patients with chronic lateral ankle instability without an ankle injury during the study period.
Background: This study was performed to investigate leg length discrepancy (LLD), overgrowth, and associated risk factors after pediatric tibial shaft fractures.
Materials And Methods: This study included 103 patients younger than 14 years of age (mean age 7.1 years; 75 boys, 28 girls) with unilateral tibial shaft fracture and a minimum follow-up of 24 months.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigated growth arrest incidence, including leg length discrepancy (LLD) and ankle joint deformities, after distal tibia physeal fractures in children and adolescents.
- The analysis included 78 patients with an average age of 11.4 years, focusing on preoperative scans, and categorized patients into two groups based on LLD and angular differences.
- Findings revealed a 12.8% growth arrest incidence, with initial fracture displacement identified as the only significant risk factor, indicating that severe displacement elevates the risk of growth complications.
Purpose: To identify the risk factors predicting unsatisfactory postoperative clinical outcomes after double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using multivariate logistic regression.
Methods: Inclusion criteria were consecutive DB ACL reconstructions from January 2006 to September 2012 with a minimum 3-year follow-up. Exclusion criteria included (1) a delay to surgery from initial injury of more than 4 years (210 weeks); (2) contralateral knee pathology; (3) the lack of postoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography; (4) single-bundle ACL reconstruction; (5) revision ACL reconstruction; (6) meniscus allograft transplantation after total or subtotal meniscectomy; (7) multiple ligament surgeries.