A novel way to dynamize a spatial frame and optimize fracture healing

BackgroundFracture site motion creates mechanical strains on the healing tissues which influences bone formation. Axial micro-motion maximizes dilatational strains, whereas shearing motions maximize deviatoric strains on the healing tissues. Dilatational strains optimize bone healing, deviatoric strains retard bone healing. Dynamization of external fixation using either an Ilizarov or Spatial Frame platform is used to increase loading on the limb which increases the mechanical stress and strain on the tissues to improve healing. The scientific literature does not address how dynamization of the spatial frame effects fracture site motion. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of modified shoulder bolts incorporated into a spatial frame during dynamic loading.MethodsFive identical two-ring spatial frame constructed were mounted on Sawbones tibias with an osteotomy performed distal to the tibial tubercle. Sinusoidal load was applied at a rate of 0.25 Hz. Axial force and displacement, in addition to motion of the proximal and distal tibia segments were recorded. Eight constructs were tested: 1) All struts of the Spatial Frame rigid, 2) Strut #1 loose, 3) Struts #1 and #3 loose, 4) Struts #1, #3 and #5 loose, 5) All struts loose, 6) All struts rigid with dynamization bolts on the proximal end, 7) All struts rigid with dynamization bolts on alternating sides, 8) Threaded rods between the rings with two millimeters of dynamization.ResultsNo difference in vertical displacement was observed between the Ilizarov and all struts locked. No significant difference in shear values between all struts locked and modified shoulder bolt struts was observed. Increase in vertical movement with the modified shoulder bolts was an average of 1.83 mm. Significant shear forces at the fracture site were observed with unlocking single or multiple struts of the spatial frame.ConclusionModified shoulder bolts can be used for spatial frame dynamization without increasing shear motion.     

A systematic review of the “Logsplitter” injury: how much do we know?

BackgroundAs an emerging proposed type of ankle joint injury, the concept of logsplitter injury is a unified overview of the high-energy ankle fracture and dislocation accompanied by distal tibiofibular syndesmosis separation and displacement. Since the concept of logsplitter injury is still relatively novel, there is no uniform standard for its clinical classification, diagnosis and treatment currently. Thus, we reviewed previous literatures here to provide certain references for its better clinical diagnosis and treatment in future.MethodsThe available literatures from January 1985 to June 2020 in five medical databases were searched and analyzed. The original articles that evaluated the outcomes of patients treated surgically for the logsplitter injury were included. The detailed data were then extracted from each research, including the researchers, type of study, level of evidence, type of center research, groups, number of patients, gender, age, causes of injury, time from injury to surgery, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, length of follow-up, postoperative complications and clinical outcomes. The overall search procedures were performed by the two independent reviewers.ResultsSeven pieces of researches (199 patients) were eligible for inclusion. All researches were either retrospective or prospective study, and all but one was single center study. Falling from height ranked first in the causes of injury (52.8%), and followed by the traffic accidents (29.6%). Clinical outcomes were all measured using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score, and the mean AOFAS score at the final follow-up was 77.9 points.ConclusionsNone of the definitive consensuses exists on how logsplitter injury should be diagnosed and surgically managed. In light of the novel concept, short presentation time and numerous postoperative complications, the logsplitter injury has not been well understood by most surgeons currently, and its overall situation still needs to be supported by a larger sample size of multicenter research in the future.     

乳腺对比增强能谱X线摄影的研究现状北大核心

对比增强能谱X线摄影(contrast enhancement spectral mammography, CESM)是在普通X线检查的基础上结合血管造影剂进行检查的一种新技术,是通过注射造影剂有效消除组织重叠对病灶的遮盖,实现对肿块真实形态显示,并提供血供信息。目前临床上对CESM进行了一系列的研究,本文就CESM成像原理、对乳腺癌的诊断、应用前景几个方面进行综述。     

我国中药材产地市场整合研究——以金银花、枸杞子、板蓝根和太子参为例

中药材专业市场交易量逐渐下降,产地市场交易成为趋势。研究产地市场整合程度有利于了解中药材市场的运行情况,对于合理规划中药材生产和提高市场效率具有重要意义。选取大宗中药材金银花、枸杞子、板蓝根和太子参研究中药材市场整合程度,利用2013—2019年价格指数,运用协整检验、误差修正模型和格兰杰因果检验进行实证分析。结果表明,我国中药材产地市场长期整合程度较高;中药材产地市场的短期整合程度远不及长期整合程度。为此提出4点政策建议:完善中药材价格信息平台、打造非道地产区中药材优质品牌、加快建成中药材质量追溯体系和建设中药材现代物流体系。     

应用Fast-fix 360全内缝合技术修复半月板Ramp区损伤的临床研究

目的探讨应用Fast-fix 360全关节内缝合技术修补半月板Ramp区损伤的方法和疗效。方法2016年10月至2018年4月,中部战区总医院骨科足踝与运动医学中心使用Fast-fix 360缝合技术修补经镜下确诊为内侧半月板Ramp区损伤病人15例,其中男14例,女1例,平均年龄为23.6岁,病人均合并前交叉韧带(anterior cruciate ligament,ACL)断裂,均予以一期行ACL自体腘绳肌单束重建,6例合并外侧半月板损伤亦同期处理。术后行膝关节标准化功能康复。收集病例手术时间、术中出血量、术后并发症情况;术前、术后半年、术后1年的Lysholm膝关节评分、国际膝关节评分委员会(International Knee Documentation Committee,IKDC)评分;术后半年、1年分别复查患膝关节MRI,评估Ramp区损伤修复情况。结果病人随访13~26个月(平均17.8个月)。手术时间为(90.8±21.4)min,术中出血量为(50.5±10.6)ml。术后2例病人移植肌腱供区伤口浅表感染,经延长换药后均愈合;无伤口深部感染及膝关节感染;未出现腘窝血管神经损伤情况。术后半年及1年的Lysholm膝关节评分、IKDC评分均显著高于术前,差异均有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。术后半年MRI评估Ramp区的愈合率为73.3%,术后1年其愈合率提高至86.7%。结论使用Fast-fix 360全关节内缝合技术修补半月板Ramp区损伤,同时一期重建ACL,可获得较满意的临床疗效,方法简单、手术时间短,可作为半月板Ramp区损伤的一种常规修复方法。     

地中海贫血孕妇产前诊断的护理效果评价

目的研究地中海贫血孕妇实施产科综合护理模式的护理配合措施及效果。方法选择78例于我院检查地中海贫血孕妇,纳入时间为2017年5月-2018年5月,采用随机数字表法将其分为综合护理组与对照组,每组均39例。其中对照组采用常规护理形式,综合护理组行产科综合护理模式,对比综合护理组与对照组护理前后心理状态评估指标及家属的护理满意度。结果护理前综合护理组与对照组患者心理状态评估指标差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),与对照组(76.92%)相比,护理后综合护理组焦虑指标、抑郁指标更低,综合护理组孕妇及家属的护理满意度(94.87%)较高(P<0.05)。结论通过综合护理模式可提升地中海贫血孕妇护理满意度,并改善其心理状态。     

湖北农村女性打麻将和看手机行为与抑郁状况的相关性

  目的   分析湖北农村女性打麻将和看手机行为与抑郁状况的关系, 为改善农村女性身心健康提供建议。   方法   采用分层整群抽样方法调查湖北7个县/市8个行政村1 367例成年妇女, 抑郁状况的测量采用流调中心抑郁自评量表(Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-10, CESD-10), 并进行百分数转化。分值越高, 抑郁程度越低, 心理健康状况越好。   结果   15~44岁的妇女的CESD-10得分(77.63±13.95)高于45-64岁(73.17±17.01)和≥65岁(69.25±18.16)的得分(P < 0.001)。多元线性回归结果显示, 每天看手机时间与农村妇女抑郁状况之间的相关有统计学意义(均有P < 0.05), 尤其对45-64岁女性抑郁状况的影响具有显著统计学意义(均有P < 0.05), 看手机时间越长, 抑郁程度越高; 打麻将对各年龄段妇女抑郁状况影响均没有统计学意义(均有P > 0.05)。   结论   看手机行为与湖北农村女性抑郁状况之间存在相关性, 减少农村女性特别是中年妇女的手机使用是今后健康教育与妇联工作中值得重视的。     

"双固一通"艾灸法对糖尿病及糖尿病周围神经病变大鼠海马BDNF和NT-3蛋白的影响

目的观察“双固一通”艾灸法对糖尿病DM 及糖尿病周围神经病变(DPN)大鼠血糖及海马中神经营养因子(BDNF)和神经营养素-3(NT-3)蛋白的影响。方法75只雄性SD大鼠随机分为A组、B组、C组、D组和E组,每组15只。A组为正常对照组,不进行任何干预,B组为DM模型组,造模后不行艾灸干预;C组为DM艾灸治疗组,采用艾条悬灸;D组为DPN模型组,造模后不行艾灸干预;E组为DPN艾灸治疗组,采用艾条悬灸。于造模后72 h、4周治疗结束后和8周治疗结束后空腹尾静脉采血测血糖,于4周治疗结束后和8周治疗结束后,用免疫组化试验方法检测各组大鼠海马中BDNF和NT-3蛋白表达情况。结果B组、D组与A组血糖水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),C组与B组比较,大鼠血糖水平降低(P<0.05);E组与D组比较,大鼠血糖水平降低(P<0.05)。B组、D组大鼠海马BDNF及NT-3免疫阳性神经元平均光密度值较A组明显减少(P<0.05);与B组比较,C组大鼠BDNF及NT-3免疫阳性神经元平均光密度值明显增加(P<0.05);与D组比较,E组大鼠BDNF及NT-3免疫阳性神经元平均光密度值明显增加(P<0.05)。结论“双固一通”艾灸法不仅可以起到明显的降糖效果,还可通过影响BDNF和NT-3蛋白的产生,保护糖尿病大鼠的感觉神经元,并对糖尿病及并发症周围神经病变起到治疗作用。     

沉默HMGB1 基因对裸鼠人上皮性卵巢癌移植瘤生长的抑制作用

目的：探讨高迁移率族蛋白B1（high mobility group box 1，HMGB1）基因对裸鼠人上皮性卵巢癌移植瘤生长的影响。方法：选取对数生长期的人上皮性卵巢癌细胞株SKOV3 细胞建立裸鼠人上皮性卵巢癌移植瘤模型，将造模成功的裸鼠随机分成对照组和HMGB1-siRNA 组，分别在接种细胞后第7、9、11、14、16 天于荷瘤鼠腋下注射等量的生理盐水和HMGB1-siRNA。3 周后颈椎脱臼法处死裸鼠、分离肿瘤组织，测量肿瘤的体积并绘制肿瘤生长曲线，以Tunel 染色法检测移植瘤细胞的凋亡情况，Western blotting 检测移植瘤组织中HMGB1、STAT3、p-STAT3 的表达水平，免疫组化染色技术检测移植瘤组织中VEGF-A的表达和微血管形成情况。结果：与对照组相比，HMGB1-siRNA组的肿瘤体积增长速度减缓，第21 天起HMGB1-siRNA组的肿瘤体积显著小于对照组（P<0.05）；HMGB1-siRNA 成功敲降了移植瘤组织细胞中HMGB1 mRNA的表达，移植瘤组织中HMGB1-siRNA组的细胞凋亡率较对照组显著升高[ （34±8）% vs（6±2）%，P=0.04]，HMGB1 和p-STAT3 表达显著降低（P<0.05），VEGF-A表达和微血管数均显著低于对照组（均P<0.05）。结论：敲降HMGB1 基因可能通过抑制HMGB1/STAT3 信号通路降低VEGF-A的表达和微血管形成，从而促进肿瘤组织细胞凋亡和减缓移植瘤生长。