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Medial and Lateral Discoid Menisci of Both Knees
( Hiroyuki Kan ),( Yuji Arai ),( Shuji Nakagawa ),( Hiroaki Inoue ),( Ginjiro Minami ),( Kazuya Ikoma ),( Hiroyoshi Fujiwara ),( Toshikazu Kubo ) 대한슬관절학회 2016 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.28 No.4
Discoid menisci on both the medial and lateral sides are rare, and there are very few reports on cases involving both sides. We report a case of a 52-year-old female with medial and lateral discoid menisci in both knees. Arthroscopy revealed the lateral menisci of both knees were complete discoid menisci, and partial meniscectomy was performed. The medial menisci were incomplete discoid menisci, but there were no findings of abnormal mobility or injury; therefore, the medial menisci were observed without treatment. At six months postoperatively, her pain and range of motion restrictions disappeared.
( Hiroyuki Kan ),( Yuji Arai ),( Masashi Kobayashi ),( Shuji Nakagawa ),( Hiroaki Inoue ),( Manabu Hino ),( Shintaro Komaki ),( Kazuya Ikoma ),( Keiichiro Ueshima ),( Hiroyoshi Fujiwara ),( Toshikazu 대한슬관절학회 2017 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.29 No.1
Purpose: The fixed flexion view (FFV) of the knee is considered useful for evaluating the joint space when assessing the severity of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. To clarify the usefulness of FFV for evaluation of the joint space and severity of knee OA, this study evaluated changes in the joint space on the FFV and standing extended view (SEV) in patients with knee OA. Materials and Methods: The SEV and FFV images were acquired in 567 patients (1,102 knees) who visited the hospital with a chief complaint of knee joint pain. Medial joint space width (MJSW) and Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) classification assessed using the SEV and FFV images were compared. Results: Mean MJSW was significantly smaller when assessed on the FFV than on the SEV (3.02±1.55 mm vs. 4.31±1.30 mm; p<0.001). The K-L grade was the same or higher on the FFV than on the SEV. Conclusions: The FFV is more useful than the SEV for evaluating the joint space in OA knees. Treatment strategies in patients with knee OA should be determined based on routinely acquired FFV images.
( Shuji Nakagawa ),( Yuji Arai ),( Hiroaki Inoue ),( Hiroyuki Kan ),( Manabu Hino ),( Shohei Ichimaru ),( Kazuya Ikoma ),( Hiroyoshi Fujiwara ),( Fumimasa Amaya ),( Teiji Sawa ),( Toshikazu Kubo ) 대한슬관절학회 2016 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.28 No.3
Purpose: This study compared the analgesic effects of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) and femoral nerve block (FNB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and assessed factors associated with analgesia obtained by these two methods. Materials and Methods: Study subjects included 66 patients (72 knees) who underwent TKA for osteoarthritis of the knee. Pain visual analogue scale (VAS), the amount of analgesics used, number of days to achieve 90o of flexion of the knee joint, date of initiating parallel-bar walking, range of motion of the knee joint at discharge, and adverse events were investigated. Results: The VAS scores did not differ significantly between two groups, whereas the amount of analgesics used was significantly lower in the LIA group. Preoperative flexion contracture was significantly more severe in the LIA group with high VAS compared with low VAS. No serious adverse event occurred in the LIA or FNB group. Conclusions: The lower analgesic usage in the LIA group than the FNB group indicates that the analgesic effect of LIA was greater than that of singleshot FNB after TKA. There were no serious complications in either group. The postoperative analgesic effect of LIA was smaller in patients with severe than less severe preoperative flexion contracture.
THE NEXT-GENERATION INFRARED SPACE MISSION SPICA: PROJECT UPDATES
TAKAO NAKAGAWA,Hiroshi Shibai,HIDEHIRO KANEDA,Kotaro Kohno,Hideo Matsuhara,Hiroyuki Ogawa,TAKASHI ONAKA,Peter Roelfsema,Toru Yamada 한국천문학회 2017 天文學論叢 Vol.32 No.1
We present project updates of the next-generationinfrared space mission SPICA (Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics)as of November 2015. SPICA isoptimized for mid- and far-infrared astronomy with unprecedented sensitivity, which will be achievedwith a cryogenically cooled (below 8 K), large (2.5~m) telescope. SPICA is expected to address a number ofkey questions in various fields of astrophysics, ranging from studies of the star-formation history in theuniverse to the formation and evolution of planetary systems. The international collaboration framework of SPICA has been revisited. SPICA under the new framework passed the Mission Definition Review by JAXA in 2015. A proposal under the new framework to ESA is being prepared. The target launch year in the new framework is 2027/28.
Saito Keita,Mukai Keiichiro,Kaweewan Issara,Nakagawa Hiroyuki,Hosaka Takeshi,Kodani Shinya 한국미생물학회 2023 The journal of microbiology Vol.61 No.6
Lipolanthine is a subclass of lanthipeptide that has the modification of lipid moiety at the N-terminus. A cryptic biosynthetic gene cluster comprising four genes (sinA, sinKC, sinD, and sinE) involved in the biosynthesis of lipolanthine was identified in the genome of an actinobacterium Sinosporangium siamense. Heterologous coexpression of a precursor peptide coding gene sinA and lanthipeptide synthetase coding gene sinKC in the host Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) resulted in the synthesis of a new lanthipeptide, sinosporapeptin. It contained unusual amino acids, including one labionin and two dehydrobutyrine residues, as determined using NMR and MS analyses. Another coexpression experiment with two additional genes of decarboxylase (sinD) and N-acetyl transferase (sinE) resulted in the production of a lipolanthine-like modified sinosporapeptin.
Kitagawa, Yasuhide,Urata, Satoko,Narimoto, Kazutaka,Nakagawa, Tomomi,Izumi, Kouji,Kadono, Yoshifumi,Konaka, Hiroyuki,Mizokami, Atsushi,Namiki, Mikio Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.17
The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is often used as an interview sheet for assessing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) at the time of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing during population-based screening for prostate cancer. However, the relationship between prostate cancer detection and LUTS status remains controversial. To elucidate this relationship, the cumulative probability of prostate cancer detection using IPSS in biopsy samples from patients categorized by serum PSA levels was investigated. The clinical characteristics of prostate cancer detected using IPSS during screening were also investigated. A total of 1,739 men aged 54-75 years with elevated serum PSA levels who completed the IPSS questionnaire during the initial population screening in Kanazawa City, Japan and underwent systematic transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy between 2000 and 2013 were enrolled in the present study. Of the 1,739 men, 544 (31.3%) were diagnosed with prostate cancer during the observation period. The probability of cancer detection at 3 years in the entire study population was 27.4% and 32.7% for men with $IPSS{\leq}7$ and those with $IPSS{\geq}8$, respectively; there was no statistically significant difference between groups. In men with serum PSA levels of 6.1 to 12.0ng/mL at initial screening, the probability of cancer detection was significantly higher in men with $IPSS{\leq}7$ than in those with $IPSS{\geq}8$. There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between groups of patients stratified by IPSS. These findings indicate that the use of IPSS for LUTS status evaluation may be useful for prostate cancer detection in the limited range of serum PSA levels.
Yasuhiro Takeshima,Ai Okamoto,Shohei Yokoyama,Fumihiko Nishimura,Ichiro Nakagawa,Young-Soo Park,Hiroyuki Nakase 대한척추신경외과학회 2023 Neurospine Vol.20 No.1
Objective: Facet articular irregularity is associated with rapidly progressive degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). However, its significance compared with other known risk factors remains unknown. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to clarify the potential impact of facet articular irregularity as a risk factor for rapid DCM progression. Methods: This study included 141 consecutive patients with DCM who underwent surgical treatment at our institution. Clinical variables and radiological findings related to DCM progression were collected. Imaging findings were analyzed at the segmental level of myelopathy in each case. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of rapid DCM progression, and independent risk factors were determined using logistic regression analyses. Results: Overall, 131 patients with a mean age of 63.9 ± 12.6 years were analyzed; 27 patients (20.6%) were classified into the rapid DCM progression group. The mean age was significantly higher in the rapid progression group than in the slow progression group (72.4 ± 9.6 vs. 61.7 ± 12.4, p < 0.001). According to univariate analysis, facet articular irregularity, dynamic segmental translation (≥ 1.6 mm), upper cervical spine involvement above C4–5, history of cerebrovascular events, preceding minor trauma, local lordotic angle (≥ 4.5°), diabetes, hypertension, ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, and age were independent risk factors. Additionally, multivariate analysis showed that facet articular irregularity was the highest risk factor for rapid DCM progression (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Facet articular irregularity is the most clinically significant finding among the known risk factors in patients with rapid DCM progression.