Modified Chevron Osteotomy with Distal Soft Tissue Release for Treating Moderate to Severe Hallux Valgus Deformity: A Minimal Clinical Important Difference Values Study

ObjectiveTo explore whether modified Chevron osteotomy together with distal soft tissue release would correct moderate to severe HV deformity and what is the minimal clinical important difference (MCID) for objective and subjective evaluating parameters.MethodsFrom March 2018 to January 2019, 40 hallux valgus patients (including moderate to severe) were enrolled in this retrospective study. The cohort included four males and 36 females. The average age at surgery was 50.95 (range 22–75) years. All patients underwent modified Chevron osteotomy together with distal soft tissue release and completed at least one follow‐up at clinic. The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle forefoot score (AOFAS, forefoot), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Foot Function Index (FFI) were all collected before and after surgery. Besides, the hallux valgus angle (HVA), 1st–2nd intermetatarsal angle (IMA) and distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA) were measured both before surgery and at last follow‐up. All MCID values were calculated by employing distribution‐based method.ResultsThirty‐seven patients (92.5%) showed satisfied result at a mean 14.3‐month follow‐up (range 13–22 month). Two patients complained about residual pain at the bunion, and overcorrection (hallux varus) occurred in one patient. Meanwhile, no patient observed nonunion. Being female, age more than 60, residual HVA deformity (>15°), and post IMA more than 9° showed no statistical relationship with the post‐operation residual pain (P > 0.05). However, high VAS score before surgery (more than 7) showed strong correlation with residual pain (P < 0.01). The subjective MCID value was 9.50 for AOFAS, 18.92 for FFI, and 1.27 for VAS, respectively.ConclusionThe modified Chevron osteotomy together with distal soft tissue release could achieve a satisfied result for moderate to severe HV deformity at early follow‐up. The residual pain was associated with severe pain before surgery (VAS more than 7).

This study aimed to explore:

1. The clinical result of Chevron osteotomy combined with distal soft tissue release for moderate to severe HV patients;
2. The actual subjective MCID values (derived from Patient Reported Outcomes) of AOFAS, VAS, and FFI of HV patients who underwent such a procedure;
3. The objective (detected from measurements) MCID values of hallux valgus angle (HVA), 1st–2nd intermetatarsal angle (IMA), and distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA).

The retrospective study aimed to provide more options for surgeons when selecting proper procedure for treating moderate to severe HA patients.     

Pre-attack and pre-episode symptoms in cluster headache: a multicenter cross-sectional study of 327 Chinese patients

BackgroundThere have been a few studies regarding the pre-attack symptoms (PAS) and pre-episode symptoms (PES) of cluster headache (CH), but none have been conducted in the Chinese population. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and features of PAS and PES in Chinese patients, as well as to investigate their relationships with pertinent factors.MethodsThe study included patients who visited a tertiary headache center and nine other headache clinics between January 2019 and September 2021. A questionnaire was used to collect general data and information about PAS and PES.ResultsAmong the 327 patients who met the CH criteria (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition), 269 (82.3%) patients experienced at least one PAS. The most common PAS were head and facial discomfort (74.4%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis depicted that the number of triggers (OR = 1.798, p = 0.001), and smoking history (OR = 2.067, p = 0.026) were correlated with increased odds of PAS. In total, 68 (20.8%) patients had PES. The most common symptoms were head and facial discomfort (23, 33.8%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the number of triggers were associated with increased odds of PES (OR = 1.372, p = 0.005).ConclusionsPAS are quite common in CH patients, demonstrating that CH attacks are not comprised of a pain phase alone; investigations of PAS and PES could help researchers better understand the pathophysiology of CH.     

Status and influencing factors of patients with kinesiophobia after insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter: A cross-sectional study

This study aimed to investigate the current status and influencing factors of kinesiophobia in patients after insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).A total of 240 patients with PICC were included. Their postinsertion status and influencing factors were investigated using the general information questionnaire, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire, Numerical Rating Scale, and Self-rating Anxiety Scale.The mean TSK score was 36.49 ± 4.19 points, and 89 patients (37.08%) had kinesiophobia. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that factors such as education level, age, monthly income level, catheterization history, face, pain level, anxiety, and number of needle insertions influenced postoperative kinesiophobia in patients with PICC (P < .05). The total variation in the TSK score was 71.8%.The incidence of kinesiophobia was relatively high after PICC insertion. The medical staff needs to undertake targeted intervention measures to help minimize kinesiophobia after PICC insertion, allowing patients to perform scientifically correct functional exercises and attain physical recovery.     

Excellent Photonic and Mechanical Properties of Macromorphic Fibers Formed by Eu3+-Complex-Anchored,Unzipped, Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

The macromorphic properties of carbon nanotubes perform poorly because of their size limitations: nanosize in diameters and microsize in length. In this work, to realize these dual purposes, we first used an electrochemical method to tear the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to anchor photonic Eu³⁺-complexes there. Through the polar reactive groups endowed by the tearing, the Eu³⁺-complexes coordinate at the defected structures, obtaining the Eu³⁺-complex-anchored, unzipped, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (E-uMWCNTs). The controllable surface-breaking retains the MWCNTs’ original, excellent mechanical properties. Then, to obtain the macromorphic structure with infinitely long fibers, a wet-spinning process was applied via the binding of a small quantity of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Thus, the wet-spun fibers with high contents of E-uMWCNTs (E-uMWCNT-Fs) were produced, in which the E-uMWCNTs took 33.3 wt%, a high ratio in E-uMWCNT-Fs. On the other hand, due to the reinforcing effect of E-uMWCNTs, the highest tensile strength can reach 228.2 MPa for E-uMWCNT-Fs. Meanwhile, the E-uMWCNT-Fs show high-efficiency photoluminescence and excellent media resistance performance due to the embedding effect of PVA on the E-uMWCNTs. Therefore, E-uMWCNT-Fs can exhibit excellent luminescence properties in aqueous solutions at pH 4~12 and in some high-concentration metal-ion solutions. Those distinguished performances promise outstanding innovations of this work.     

Impact of Obesogenic Environments on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Preschoolers: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Beijing

The excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proven to be critical for obesity among preschoolers. This study aimed to describe the SSB consumption rates among preschoolers in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, China, and to explore the association between obesogenic environmental determinants and consumption. We applied a stratified cluster sampling method and recruited 3057 primary caregivers of preschoolers in June 2019 to participate in the survey. The caregivers reported their children’s consumption rates of six categories of SSBs and their exposure rates to SSB-related obesogenic environments. The associations between them were tested using multivariate logistic regression models. The mean (SD) age of the children was 5.6 (0.6) years and nearly half (48.3%) were girls. About 84.5% of the children had consumed SSBs over the past three months, and sugar-sweetened milk beverages had the highest consumption rate. Higher exposure to advertisements for the corresponding SSB categories in children, higher frequency rates of consuming SSBs and of taking children to fast-food restaurants in caregivers, and lower frequency rates of reading the Nutrition Facts Panels by caregivers were associated with higher SSB consumption rates among children (p < 0.05 in all of the SSB categories investigated, except for the Nutrition Facts Panel reading behaviors for the sports and energy beverages). SSB consumption among preschoolers is of concern, and comprehensive policy actions and education are urgently needed.     

Construction of sulfur-containing N-vinylimides: N-addition of imides to propargyl sulfonium salts

An N-addition reaction between imides and propargyl sulfonium salts was developed to afford sulfur-containing N-vinylimides with moderate to excellent yields. Under the activation of NaOAc·3H₂O, imides could undergo deprotonation and propargyl sulfonium salts could isomerize to allenic sulfonium salts. The N-nucleophilic attack initiates the reaction and gives the desired products. Various imides, including arylimides, aliphatic imides and N-(arylsulfonyl) alkyl acylamides, and even bioactive saccharin, thalidomide and pomalidomide could provide organosulfur N-vinylimides compounds. The simple, mild and metal-free reaction conditions, the broad scope of substrates, gram-scale synthesis and convenient transformation embody the synthetic superiority of this process.

An N-addition reaction between imides and propargyl sulfonium salts was developed to afford sulfur-containing N-vinylimides with moderate to excellent yields.

N-vinylimides represent crucial structural motifs due to the importance of these frameworks (Fig. 1), which are the core structure found in biologically active structures,¹ functional materials² and natural products such as the parazoanthines A–E.³ They can also serve as versatile synthetic intermediates in the synthesis of β-2-amino acid derivatives⁴ and other complex structures.⁵Open in a separate windowFig. 1Representative functional N-vinylimides scaffolds.Due to the importance of these N-vinylimides frameworks, the growing interest in this featured moiety has catalyzed a recent spurt of attention for methodology appropriate for its construction. Conventionally, protocols for the synthesis of this important substrate class included transition-metal-catalyzed en-imidic C(sp²)–N bond formation reactions of imides with vinyl halides, pseudohalides or alkynes. The main strategies involved Cu-catalyzed Chan–Lam–Evans reactions,⁶ Ru-catalyzed hydroimidation reaction of imide with alkyne⁷ and Pd-catalyzed oxidative amination of alkenes.⁸ In 2021, Sandtorv''s group reported Cu-catalyzed Chan–Lam–Evans reaction for coupling cyclic imides and alkenylboronic acids by forming C(sp²)–N-bonds, enables the practical and mild preparation of (E)-enimides (Scheme 1a).^6a In 2020, Schaub''s group reported Ru-phosphine catalyzed hydroimidation reaction of cyclic amides with acetylene under low pressure, affording new method for synthesis of N-vinylimides (Scheme 1b).^7a Hull''s group reported Pd-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov oxidative amination reaction, alkenes are shown to react with imides in the presence of a palladate catalyst to generate the terminal imide, providing mild and robust complementary routes (Scheme 1c).^8a Besides, rarely examples of organo-catalytic conjugate additions of imides to acetylene can also provide methods for the synthesis of N-vinylimides.⁹Open in a separate windowScheme 1Approaches for vinylation of imides.The previously reported synthesis strategies mainly involved the use of expensive Ru and Pd-catalysts, otherwise toxic copper catalyst, and the structural limitations imposed to phthalimide and therefore specialized. Considering the limitation in generality, the harsh reaction condition, and the use of metal-catalysis decreased the attractiveness for synthetic applications, the development of new kind of vinylation reagents and their application of building N-vinylimides in a simple, mild, metal-free and efficient manner are highly desirable.Our earlier work inspired our interest in synthesis of N-vinylimides by employing propargyl sulfonium salts as vinylation reagent. We have been exploring new reaction patterns of sulfonium salts and developed propargyl sulfonium salts involved [3 + 2] annulation/substitution reaction and N-addition/[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction in an acyclic model.¹⁰ Based on our processive interests on constructing N-functionalized vinylation reaction and exploring the diverse reactive pathway of propargyl sulfonium salts, we herein report the realization of inorganic base promoted N-addition reaction of imides and propargyl sulfonium salts, delivering potential bioactive sulfur-containing N-vinylimides in moderate to excellent yields (Scheme 1).We began our investigation by selecting phthalimide 1a and propargyl sulfonium salt 2a as model substrates (†).Optimization of the reaction conditions^a

腺病毒7型急性呼吸道感染暴发流行的流行病学调查

目的调查某单位由腺病毒7型引发的呼吸道传染病疫情。方法用现场流行病学调查、临床检查和实验室检测等方法,对1起由腺病毒7型引发的呼吸道传染病疫情进行调查。结果 2013年1月13日～2013年2月4日,共有1400人的某单位突发呼吸道传染病疫情,其中440例（31.43%）出现急性呼吸道感染,主要症状有咳嗽（95.45%）,381例有咽痛（86.59%）,375例咳白痰（85.23%）;全部有咽部充血;白细胞计数在（4.00～9.00）×109/L范围内有283例（64.32%）;肝功异常36例（8.18%）;肺炎支原体抗体阳性患者74例（16.82%）;存在肺部CT异常266例（60.45%）;腺病毒基因阳性111份（25.23%）,其中82份（73.87%）标本的反应产物经测序证实为腺病毒7型。均经过抗感染及抗病毒治疗好转出院。结论此次疫情主要是由腺病毒7型引发的急性呼吸道感染,具有传播快、感染率高的特点,多为轻症呼吸道症状。     

原发性肝癌全肝切除标本的病理解剖学特征及其启示

目的 探讨原发性肝癌的病理解剖学特征及其意义.方法 2000年8月至2007年12月共有89例肝硬化合并原发性肝癌患者接受肝移植手术,收集手术切除标本及受侵犯的邻近组织和肿大的淋巴结.将标本沿冠状切面每隔1.0 cm切开,观察肝癌的大小、数目、分布、包膜、门静脉瘤栓、卫星灶,并记录卫星灶与主瘤问的距离、受肝癌侵犯的组织、淋巴结等,然后送病理学检查,最终诊断以病理报告为准.结果 89例患者中,肝细胞肝癌86例,胆管细胞性肝癌3例;多发肿瘤53例,单发肿瘤36例;13例主瘤在右叶,但左叶存在小癌灶;14例有较完整的包膜,75例无包膜,无包膜病例中11例边界不清;术中所见侵犯邻近组织的25例患者中,8例经病理证实,16例的肿大淋巴结中7例有癌浸润;有门静脉主干或分支瘤栓者42例(47.2%),有卫星灶者39例(43.8%),瘤栓与卫星灶随肿瘤体积、数目增加而增加;卫星灶距主瘤距离多为0.5～3.0 cm,少数达5.0 cm.结论 全肝切除标本能全面地反映肝癌牛长和浸润特征.应警惕门静脉瘤栓及卫星灶的存在,特别是距主瘤较远的卫星灶及门静脉小支内的瘤栓,以及分布在另一肝叶的小癌灶.这些因素在影像学检查时容易漏诊,但会影响肝切除术或肝移植术的疗效.