添加＂正圆形标记＂后对印模形变规律的影响

目的 探索添加＂正圆形标记＂后对印模固有形变规律的影响.方法 按美国牙科协会ADA标准,制作两个金属母模,并在其中1个上安置6根横断面为正圆形的钢针.分别对两个金属母模制取印模,获得A、B两组印模样本.用测量显微镜观察、测量标记线,比较两组印模的形变程度及规律.所获数据采用SAS 6.12软件的成组t检验比较.结果 A、B两组印模的形变范围分别为,藻酸盐0.38%～0.58%和0.43%～0.66%;硅橡胶0.38%～0.42%和0.33%～0.49%,两组之间差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）.结论 在口腔印模上添加正圆形标记点,不会影响印模本身固有的形变规律,该标记方法是可行的.     

N-甲基-D-天门冬氨酸受体亚型NR1、NR2A在大鼠视网膜缺血再灌注损伤模型中的表达

目的:研究N-甲基-D-天门冬氨酸受体(N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor,NMDAR)功能亚单位NMDAR1、NM-DAR2A在Wister大鼠视网膜缺血再灌注模型中的表达情况。方法:18只健康成年Wister大鼠分成6组,每组3只,都取其右眼行视神经周围血管结扎手术制备视网膜缺血再灌注模型,左眼作为对照组不行手术。60分钟后去除结扎缝线恢复血流,分别于再灌注后即刻、3、12、24、72、168小时处死大鼠,摘除眼球,做冰冻切片。用免疫组织化学方法观察NR1、NR2A在视网膜缺血再灌注后不同时刻的变化并进行图象分析及统计学处理。结果:(1)各实验组和对照组间及各实验组间NMDAR1的表达无统计学意义。(2)除即刻组外各实验组和对照组间及各实验组间NMDAR2A的表达均有统计学意义,从再灌注后3小时至168小时NMDR2A表达缓慢上升。结论:(1)NMDAR1与视网膜缺血再灌注损伤无关,不参与谷氨酸的兴奋性毒性作用。(2)NMDAR2A与视网膜缺血再灌注损伤有关,参与谷氨酸兴奋性毒性作用。     

早期集束化急救策略救治严重多发伤临床评价

目的 探究采用早期集束化急救策略治疗严重多发伤的运用情况.方法 整群选择该院2013年2月—2015年2月收治的严重多发伤患者122例,分为观察组、对照组,各61例. 对照组采取一般监护治疗措施,观察组采取早期集束化急救策略. 对比两组在入院时、入院后1 h以及入院后24 h的乳酸(Lac)、血红蛋白(Hb)和血气指标,并且比较两组检查花费时间、平均住ICU时间、急诊手术率、漏诊率以及病死率情况. 结果 观察组在入院后1 h和24 h的Lac、Hb以及血气指标均显著优于对照组, 差异有统计学意义 (P<0.05). 观察组病死率为13.11%(8/61), 漏诊率为4.92%(3/61),均显著低于对照组的病死率31.15%(19/61),漏诊率为13.11%(8/61),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组急诊手术率为83.61%(51/61),显著高于对照的70.49%(43/61),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组检查花费时间和平均住ICU时间均显著低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05). 结论 对于严重多发伤患者采取早期集束化急救策略可显著提高抢救率,降低死亡率,值得临床推广.     

医原性输尿管损伤18例临床分析

目的探讨医原性输尿管损伤的早期诊断和最佳治疗方案,提高手术成功率,减少合并症的发生。方法对1990至2005年18例19侧医原性输尿管损伤病例进行回顾性研究。分析治疗方法和预后及并发症之间的关系。结果15例早期发现患者中13例一期修复输尿管损伤;2例先行尿流改道,3个月后行修复手术成功。3例发现晚患者,3~10个月后手术,1例行肾切除,2例行一期修复手术。12例获得随访6~24个月,10例肾积水缓解。结论医原性输尿管损伤患者一般情况较好时,无论确诊时间早晚,均可考虑一期手术修复。     

Assessment of the position and level of mental nerve for placement of implants using cone-beam computed tomography & panoramic radiograph in the Saudi population

Background and objectiveIn surgical dentistry, shape, location, position, and extent of the anterior loop of mental foramen plays a deliberately imperative landmark during an osteotomy procedure. To evade any neurological disturbance during implant surgery radiological assessment is compulsory. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the position and level of mental nerve for placement of implants using Cone-beam computed tomography & Panoramic radiography in the Saudi population.Materials and methodsA total of 150 CBCT and Panoramic radiographs were taken from the patients who visited the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. The data collection was done by using the same radiographic pieces of equipment for both CBCT and Panoramic radiographs. CBCT images taken from Kodak 9000 3D, Carestream Health, Inc., New York, USA, and Panoramic Radiographs taken from Panoramic Planmeca ProMax, Helsinki, Finland (Vujanovic-Eskenazi et al., 2015). The Chi-square test student test was used for statistical analysis.ResultsThe most frequent shape and location of mental foramen in both CBCT and Panoramic radiographs were oval and in between the first and second premolar, both in CBCT & PR views. The visibility of mental loop on CBCT & PR view showed that; visibility of mental loop in CBCT was higher with 42(56%) as compared with PR view 26(34.66%) with statistically significant p-value 0.014. The mean length of the mental loop on CBCT was statistically significant (p = 0.001). But the mean distance from the lower point of the mental foramen to the lower border of the mandible was not statistically significant.ConclusionBased on the results of the present study; the visibility of the mental loop and its extension is more in CBCT as compared with PR views. Therefore, we recommended CBCT, during of implant surgery.     

How to become Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon inEurope:a long journey offering a unique career,full of satisfactions

In most European countries,Pediatric Orthopedic (PO) surgeons graduated from an approved Orthopedic and Trauma surgery training program which lasts 5 or 6 years,depending on the country.Upon completion of the Orthopedic and Trauma surgery program,the future PO surgeon must complete an additional subspecialty training (one to two years,depending on the country) in PO surgery.The possibility to become a certified PO surgeon through the specialization in Pediatric Surgery (option Orthopedics) or through a dedicated PO surgery training program only exists in France and in Romania,respectively.Credit as active and fully responsible PO surgeon can only be claimed when the trainee has actively participated in all phases of treatment,from diagnosis to treatment,without forgetting the management of complications and the setting up of an adequate follow-up of children and adolescents with musculoskeletal disorders.     

Effect of the Affordable Care Act on healthcare utilization for Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders

Context/Objective: Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) potentially increase insurance options for Veterans with disabilities. We examined Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) to assess whether the ACA was associated with changes in healthcare utilization from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities.Design: Using national VA data, we investigated impacts on VA healthcare utilization pre- (2012/13) and post-ACA (2014/15) implementation with negative binomial regression models.Setting: VA healthcare facilities.Participants: 8,591 VA users with SCI/D. Veterans with acute myelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis were excluded as were patients who died during the study period.Interventions: We assessed VA healthcare utilization before and after ACA implementation.Outcome Measures: Total numbers of VA visits for SCI/D care, diagnostic care, primary care, specialty care, and mental health care, and VA admissions.Results: The number of VA admissions was 7% higher in the post than pre-ACA implementation period (P < 0.01). The number of VA visits post-implementation increased for SCI/D care (8%; P < 0.01) and specialty care (12%; P < 0.001). Conversely, the number of mental health visits was 17% lower in the post-ACA period (P < 0.001). Veterans with SCI/D who live <5 miles from their nearest VA facility received VA care more frequently than those ≥40 miles from VA (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Counter to expectations, results suggest that Veterans with SCI/D sought more frequent VA care after ACA implementation, indicating Veterans with SCI/D continue to utilize the lifelong, comprehensive care provided at VA.     

Cardiac arrhythmias six months following traumatic spinal cord injury

ObjectiveTo investigate the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias at six months following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and to compare the prevalence of arrhythmias between participants with cervical and thoracic SCI.DesignA prospective observational study using continuous twenty-four-hour Holter monitoring.SettingInpatient rehabilitation unit of a university research hospital and patient home setting.ParticipantsFifty-five participants with acute traumatic SCI were prospectively included. For each participant, the SCI was characterized according to the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI by the neurological level and severity according to the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale.Outcome measuresComparisons between demographic characteristics and arrhythmogenic occurrences as early as possible after SCI (4 ± 2 days) followed by 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks and 6 month time points of Holter monitoring.ResultsBradycardia (heart rate [HR] <50 bpm) was present in 29% and 33% of the participants with cervical (C1–C8) and thoracic (T1–T12) SCI six months after SCI, respectively. The differences in episodes of bradycardia between the two groups were not significant (P < 0.54). The mean maximum HR increased significantly from 4 weeks to 6 months post-SCI (P < 0.001), however mean minimum and maximum HR were not significantly different between the groups at the six-month time point. There were no differences in many arrhythmias between recording periods or between groups at six months.ConclusionsAt the six-month timepoint following traumatic SCI, there were no significant differences in occurrences of arrhythmias between participants with cervical and thoracic SCI compared to the findings observed in the first month following SCI.     

A case report on a child with fracture and dislocation of the upper cervical spine accompanied by spinal cord injury

Rationale:This study describes an 8-year-old boy with a C2 fracture and dislocation with a left C2–C3 articular process interlocking and spinal cord injury who underwent open reduction and internal fixation using the posterior cervical approach and achieved satisfactory results.Patient concerns:An 8-year-old boy underwent an emergency transfer from a previous hospital after a car accident.Diagnoses:Axial fracture and dislocation with spinal cord injury (American Spinal Injury Association grade C), traumatic shock, brain contusion, intracranial hemorrhage, mandibular fracture, pulmonary contusion and hemorrhage, left vertebral artery stenosis, and multiple fractures throughout the body. Radiological examination revealed a fracture of the lower edge of the C2 vertebral body, fourth-degree anterior spondylolisthesis of the C2 vertebral body, interlocking of the left C2–C3 articular processes, widening of the C2–C3 vertebral space, and occlusion of the V1 and 2 segments of the left vertebral artery.Interventions:The boy was immediately intubated and transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit for rescue treatment. However, the reduction was unsuccessful with 2 weeks of cranial traction. Thus, an open reduction was performed under general anesthesia. One month after the surgery, the boy was discharged from the hospital on foot after rehabilitation treatment.Outcomes:The boy was discharged from the hospital 1 month after surgery. At the 8-month follow-up, a radiological examination showed that the corrected C2 vertebral body fracture and dislocation were satisfactorily reduced, and the spinal cord was adequately decompressed. The internal fixation position was also good, and the spinal sequence had recovered well. In summary, except for the muscle strength of the right upper limb, which was slightly worse, the other clinical symptoms were significantly improved.Lessons:In treating cervical fracture and dislocation with unilateral facet lock, the posterior open reduction of pedicle screw and lateral mass screw internal fixation achieved satisfactory results. Consequently, treating complex cervical spine injuries in children requires an accurate diagnosis and careful treatment strategy.