The Study on the Characteristics of Ryodoraku Score in the Children Who Visited Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Oriental Medicine for Growth Treatment

한방소아과에 성장치료를 주소로 내원한 환아들의 양도락 특성에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Dong-Hyung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Yong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 이동형 (경희대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이진용 (경희대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.31

Abstract

Objectives The object of this study is to investigate the characteristics of Ryodoraku score in the Children who visited Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Oriental Medicinewith Growth treatment as a chief complaint. Methods Subjects were 58 children who visited Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Oriental Medicine the first time with Growth treatment as a chief complaint. We measured the height and Ryodoraku score, and we also checked bone age from some of them. This study was designed to investigate the characteristics of Ryodoraku score in children with Growth treatment as a chief complaint. Results and Conclusions The results were follows 1. The average value of Ryodoraku score in 58 children was $41.8800{\pm}13.82641$. 2. The value of H1(肺), H5(三焦), H6(大腸), H2(心包), H3(心), F4(膀胱) and F5(膽) had significant statistical differences compared to its total average. 3. The value of F3(腎) had no relationship with Mid-Parental Height(MPH) percentile. 4. The value of F1(脾), F3(腎) and total average was classified by the height percentile values when children visitedand the difference between the predicted height percentile, and it resulted as there were no relationship between those two

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