A 12-year-old daughter, 49-year-old degenerative arthritis father, looking for a daughter's hidden height in 'Kidden Time 2'

Oct 18, 2024

Our Family Hidden Key Finding Project 'KidenTime2', which is scheduled to air on the 19th, will introduce a special story. The main characters of the story are his father Hong Seung-taek (49), who was diagnosed with end-stage degenerative arthritis at a young age and had to undergo surgery, and his first daughter Hong Ye-eun (12) who lost a lot of confidence due to hyponephaly.

Hong Ye-eun, who was small since birth, is in the lower 200th quartile, about 17cm shorter than her current peers, so she conducted a growth hormone drug stimulation test to see if her low height was a pathological problem. In addition to diagnosing growth hormone deficiency, he is much taller than average, but his weight is more than average, so he often eats snacks and instant foods, putting more weight than his height. His usual sitting posture is not good and he has a habit of sleeping curled up, which has also triggered a red flag for spinal health.

Through various tests such as physical measurement, imaging tests, and hormone tests, Hong Ye-eun's current health status is checked, and specialists from Incheon Himchan General Hospital, including endocrine medicine, rehabilitation medicine, and radiology, will present various solutions for Hong Ye-eun's necessary treatment and correcting her posture in the future through a conference.



Park Hye-young, chairman of the Bareun Growth Clinic at Himchan General Hospital in Incheon, said, `Hong Ye-eun is less than 300th percent tall, and her abnormal findings and bone age in the growth hormone drug stimulation test are younger than the calendar age, so growth hormone injection treatment is covered by health insurance. As the bone age of female students is applied until the age of 14, they have more than three years left, so we plan to support them in various ways to solve low kidney problems such as growth hormone injection treatment, improvement of eating habits, exercise, and insole solutions.'

Through the broadcast, we check the effects of improper posture and sleeping posture on height growth and spinal diseases that can be caused by this. It also points out how overweight and obese affect bone age and what factors hinder height growth.



Meanwhile, in this broadcast, the progress and status of his father, Hong Seung-taek, after artificial joint surgery will also be revealed. Hong Seung-taek, who appeared in the 3rd and 4th episodes, was diagnosed with end-stage degenerative arthritis and decided to operate even though he was relatively young at 49. At that time, in the broadcast, he was living apart from his family due to circumstances and living a painful life with precarious steps, causing viewers to feel sorry.

Jin Ho-seon, head of Gangbuk Himchan Hospital, his doctor, diagnosed Hong Seung-taek's knee condition as a serious situation that the bone completely melted and the shape of his leg was deformed, and if left in that state, he could not walk at all later. In a situation where treatment is urgent, the robot artificial joint surgery was performed with the lead of the hospital director Jin Ho-seon, and the daily life after the surgery will be revealed through this broadcast.



Kim Yoo-geun, head of the orthopedic surgery clinic at Bupyeong Himchan Hospital, said "Hong Seung-taek had severe end-stage arthritis before the surgery and had severe internal deformity of more than 20 degrees, but his rehabilitation speed recovered quickly after undergoing artificial joint surgery and he also recovered his hidden height of about 7 centimeters."If you manage it well, you can do not only your daily life, but also your favorite sports such as baseball, soccer, and basketball, " he said.

TV Chosun 'Kiden Time 2' will air at 12 p.m. on the 19th, featuring the special story of Hong Seung-taek's father and daughter, who spend their changed daily lives after knee artificial joint surgery and how to grow tall children.



A 12-year-old daughter, 49-year-old degenerative arthritis father, looking for a daughter's hidden height in 'Kidden Time 2'


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