腓骨长肌转位修复陈旧性跟腱断裂

陈旧性跟腱断裂手术修复较困难，术后效果与新鲜断裂相比较差，且重建的跟腱由于瘢痕增生而粗大，踝关节活动受限。作者于2000年8月-2003年11月利用腓骨长肌转位重建跟腱术19例，取得满意效果。     

妇产科理论授课方法改革的尝试

改革妇产科理论课讲授。改革课程设置，以病例为中心讲授，把讨论教学形式引入课堂，取得较好效果。     

Demographic and risk factors associated with chronic dieting in adolescents

A comprehensive, school-based survey was administered to 36,320 Minnesota public school students in grades 7 through 12 during the 1987-1988 school year. Self-reported chronic dieting was much higher in girls than in boys (12.1% of all girls vs 2.1% of boys). For girls, the percentage of chronic dieters was significantly less in grades 7 and 8 (7.8%) than in grades 9 and 10 (13.5%) or grades 11 and 12 (14.3%). There were no differences among urban, suburban, or rural youth. Black girls were less likely to diet compared with white girls. Chronic dieters were more likely than other students to report maladaptive weight-loss techniques, such as self-induced vomiting (relative risk, 9.92 for girls and 9.40 for boys), laxative use (relative risk, 7.18 for girls and 11.00 for boys), ipecac use (relative risk, 8.33 for girls and 11.00 for boys), and diuretic use (relative risk, 7.30 for girls and 13.5 for boys). It is suggested that chronic dieting may serve as a screening marker for more severe eating and weight-loss behaviors.     

山西省计划免疫冷链设备现状调查

为了解山西省计划免疫冷链设备现状,于2001年5月对全省各级卫生防疫站进行了调查.结果显示截止调查时全省装备的6种主要冷链设备共4419台(件,下同),其中前10年(1986～1995年)装备2489台,占56.3%;后6年(1996～2001年)装备1930台,占43.7%.在4419台中,当前正常运转的1930台(43.7%),尚可使用的1057台(23.9%),损坏报废的1432台(32.4%).为满足当前需要,全省尚需增补1888台,其中县、乡两级需增补普通冰箱1011台,低温冰箱805台,疫苗运输车35辆;省、市两级需增补普通冷库4台,低温冷库10台,冷藏车9辆,疫苗运输车14辆.说明需增补的重点在基层.     

A random coefficient growth curve analysis of mental development in low-birth-weight infants.

In many medical studies, longitudinal data are collected on each of a sample of patients. The objectives of such studies often are: to estimate and test bivariate or multivariate relationships within each of several groups of patients from these repeated measures data; to compare these relationships among groups; and to test for the effects of baseline covariates on the relationships. This paper illustrates the use of statistical methods for growth curve analysis recently proposed by Vonesh and Carter for achieving these goals by relating a measure of preschool cognitive development to age in four race by sex groups of low-birth-weight infants. Significant declines in Bayley's Mental Development Index (MDI) with increasing age were found in all groups. Birth-weight did not significantly influence the rate of decline but did influence the overall level of performance. Even so, in the group most comparable to Bayley's normative population, predicted MDI was near the norm even for extremely low-birth-weight infants (that is, 1000 grams). Although there is some risk of mental deficit associated with prematurity, eventual developmental delays in low-birth-weight infants frequently are acquired with age. The rate of decline in MDI was significantly associated with race and mother's education. Assumptions required for the valid application of these methods are discussed and tested in the setting of this applied problem. The assumptions appeared valid in this application. We conclude with a brief discussion of available alternatives when the assumptions are violated and point to areas for future research.     

Enteropathic arthropathies

Musculoskeletal disease occurs in association with inflammatory bowel disorders including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as with Whipple's disease; with enteritis caused by Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia; and also following intestinal bypass surgery. Extraintestinal causes of musculoskeletal alterations include Laennec's and biliary cirrhosis and pancreatitis. Three types of musculoskeletal abnormalities are recognized in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: peripheral joint arthritis, sacroiliitis and spondylitis identical to ankylosing spondylitis, and rarely, miscellaneous changes such as digital clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.     

QT间期相关基因研究进展

心电图反映心脏除极和复极的电位影响,心电图波形的变化主要取决于心脏本身的改变.在医学临床工作中,心电图检查对诊断心脏疾病具有重要作用.     

Testing the effectiveness of the exercise plus program in older women post-hip fracture

Background: Exercise is an important strategy with potential to improve recovery in older adults following a hip fracture.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the impact of a self-efficacy based intervention, the Exercise Plus Program, and the different components of the intervention, on self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and exercise behavior among older women post-hip fracture.Methods: Participants were randomized to one of four groups: exercise plus, exercise only, plus only (i.e., motivation), or routine care. Data collection was done at baseline (within 22 days of fracture), 2, 6, and 12 months post-hip fracture.Results: A total of 209 women were recruited with an average age of 81.0 years (SD=6.9). The majority was White (97.1%), was widowed (57.2%), and had a high school education (66.7%). Generalized Estimating Equations were used to perform repeated measures analyses. No differences in trajectories of recovery were observed for self-efficacy or outcome expectations. A statistically significant difference in the overall trajectory of time in exercise was seen (p<.001), with more time spent exercising in all three treatment groups.Conclusions: The study demonstrated that it was possible to engage these women in a home-based exercise program and that the plus only, exercise only, and the exercise plus groups all increased exercise. Support for this project was provided by National Institute on Aging grants R37 AG09901, R01-AG18668, R01 AG17082, and the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center P60-AG12583.