Arm function after axillary dissection for breast cancer: a pilot study to provide parameter estimates.

Sixty-three women participated in a study in Calgary, Alberta to assess the rate of arm recovery and factors affecting it up to one year after axillary node dissection for breast cancer. Outcomes included objective measures of swelling, mobility, and strength, and subjective assessments of pain (at rest and with movement) and stiffness. Approximately 42% of women had residual impairment of at least one type one year after surgery, the most common problems being pain (16%) and reduced grip strength (16%). Except for lymphedema, measurements one year after surgery showed little change from measurements at 6 months, suggesting that the shorter follow-up may be appropriate for assessing the long term effects of axillary dissection. Lymphedema was the only sequela which increased over time. The results provide parameter estimates for designing studies to evaluate the role of physiotherapy after axillary dissection.     

应用DCS治疗股骨髁上骨不连

目的：探讨动力髁螺钉(DCS)治疗股骨髁上骨不连的临床疗效和特点。方法：14例段骨髁上骨不连均采用DCS固定 自体筋骨植骨治疗，4例伴有膝关节僵硬者同时行膝关节松解术。结果：所有病例获得随访，时间12—48个月，平均18个月。在4—9个月内均获骨性愈合。有2例膝关节僵硬获得明显改善。参照Shelbourne疗效评定标准，ll例疗效优良，优良率78．6％。结论：应用DCS固定 自体筋骨植骨后骨折端可获得坚持内固定及压应力，手术操作简便、安全，可早期进行膝关节和股四头肌功能锻炼，是一种治疗段骨髁上骨不连的有效方法。     

Magnetic resonance relaxation times of normal tissue in the course of chemotherapy: a study in patients with bone sarcoma

To study the effect of chemotherapy on normal fat, skeletal muscle, and bone marrow, T1 and T2 relaxation times were measured in 15 patients with bone sarcoma before and after each cycle of preoperative chemotherapy. A section plane containing the tumor and if possible the nonaffected extremity was imaged with combined multiecho spin echo and inversion recovery pulse sequences. T1 and T2 relaxation times were calculated in the normal-appearing tissues. Although some variation was found in the values in the individual patient and between patients, no systematic changes of relaxation times of fat, muscle, or bone marrow occurred in the course of treatment. We conclude that the chemotherapy used in bone sarcoma has no effect on relaxation times of normal fat, muscle, and bone marrow, and that therefore these tissues may serve as a reference for the signal intensity of tumor.     

Role of technetium-99m planar bone scanning in the evaluation of low back pain

The records of 1018 patients with low back pain in a tertiary spine referral practice were reviewed. One hundred thirty-nine out of 1018 (13.6%) underwent technetium-99m planar bone scanning as part of their investigation. Seventy-three out of 139 scans (52%) showed increased uptake in some area, but only 27 out of 139 (19.4%) showed increased uptake specifically in the low back. Scans consistently yielded no findings with reference to the back when the prescan diagnosis was spinal stenosis, lumbar pain syndrome, herniated nucleus pulposus, or postlaminectomy syndrome. Some scans gave positive findings in patients with a diagnosis of degenerative disc disease, pseudarthrosis, spondylolisthesis, fracture, infection, metabolic disorder, or tumor. Positive scans were generally obtained early after presentation (within 3 months) and negative scans obtained later (after 6 months), suggesting that clinical suspicion is still the main indication for early scanning. Planar bone scanning was helpful in both diagnosis and therapeutic decisionmaking in many conditions.     

家兔骨延长后血清微量元素的变化

目的 :观察骨延长术对血清微量元素的影响。方法 :采用实验家兔 6只 ,造成左胫骨中段骨延长模型 ,定期耳缘静脉采血。原子吸收分光光度仪测定血清中锌、铜、铁的含量。结果 :骨延长术后血清铜元素含量呈上升趋势 ,血清铁、锌元素含量明显下降。在延长结束后 5d时与术前比较有明显差别 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :骨延长术后 ,血清铁、锌元素含量呈阶段性下降 ,适时予以补充 ,有利于骨组织的修复。     

A new hypothesis for the bone marrow edema pathogenesis during transient osteoporosis

Transient osteoporosis is an infrequent condition of uncertain etiology with pain, limited range of motion and radiographic evidence of osteoporosis affecting one or more joints. It is self-limited, reversible and can involve only the hip (transient osteoporosis of the hip, TOH) or, less frequently, one or more joints contemporaneously or at different times (regional migratory osteoporosis, RMO). We studied four men with transient osteoporosis, including two with TOH and two with RMO. All patients underwent a standard radiographic work-up of the affected joints, arteriovenous Doppler US, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-phase bone scanning. In all patients, symptoms were related to bone marrow edema demonstrated at MRI and to a transitory regional arterial hyperflow observed at the early scintigraphic analysis. On the basis of our observations, we hypothesize that regional arterial hyperflow may be the cause of the bone marrow edema and therefore of the transient osteoporosis.     

国外用体内X射线荧光技术对人体骨铅含量研究的概况

通过介绍国外人体骨铅测量的历史背景、多种器官铅含量的对比以及体内X射线荧光技术(In vivoXRF)测定骨铅研究的近期发展状况,探讨人体骨铅含量体内X射线荧光非损伤性测定的重要意义。     

Effects of obstructive jaundice on neutrophil production and acquisition of chemotactic activity in the bone marrow

Background and Aims:  Increased numbers and enhanced functions of peripheral neutrophils have been observed in obstructive jaundice. However, the effects of obstructive jaundice on the bone marrow, that is neutrophil production and acquisition of neutrophil chemotactic activity, have been poorly understood. In the present study, differentials of bone marrow cells and chemotactic activity of bone marrow neutrophils were evaluated in bile duct-obstructed rats.
Methods:  Male Wistar rats underwent either bile duct obstruction for 10 days or bile duct obstruction for 4 days followed by 6 days' internal biliary drainage. Differentials of peripheral blood and bone marrow cells were sequentially determined. Chemotactic activity of peripheral and bone marrow neutrophils was evaluated with a modified Boyden method using interleukin-8 (recombinant rat Gro-β) as a chemoattractant.
Results:  Numbers of peripheral neutrophils significantly increased after bile duct obstruction. Significant increases in the myeloid/erythroid (M/E) ratio of bone marrow cells were observed after bile duct obstruction. The neutrophil proliferative pool (promyelocytes and myelocytes) increased initially, followed by an increased neutrophil storage pool (metamyelocytes, bands, and segmented neutrophils). The M/E ratio as well as the neutrophil proliferative and storage pools normalized after internal biliary drainage. Chemotactic activity was enhanced in both peripheral and bone marrow neutrophils after bile duct obstruction, and enhanced chemotaxis was alleviated with internal biliary drainage.
Conclusion:  The present results strongly suggest the principal role of the bone marrow in increasing the number of neutrophils and their chemotactic activity during obstructive jaundice.     

Bone Replacement Materials in Hand Surgery

Abstract Background: In recent years, biomaterials are being found and frequently utilized in bone defects. They have also gained significant precedence in hand surgery. Objectives: The respective requirements for such replacement material will be cited and acknowledged in this article. The individual material groups will also be referred to in this review. An introduction to some of the customary bone replacement materials will be cited and concluded with a corresponding recommendation. Conclusion: The implantation of autologous cancellous bone is still regarded today as the “gold standard”. Nevertheless, the usage of bone replacement material can be an enormous advantage in certain indications. The original article can be found online at There was an error in the author’s affiliation and the address for correspondence was incomplete. Please note the correct institution and complete address: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hand-, Foot- and Reconstructive Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach GmbH, Germany. Alexander von Friesen, MD Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hand-, Foot- and Reconstructive Surgery Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach GmbH Wilhelm-Breckow-Allee 20 51643 Gummersbach Germany Phone (+49/2261) 171-575, Fax -449 e-mail: Friesen@kkh-gummersbach.de     

骨髓转移癌的骨髓象诊断及临床分析

目的 探讨临床表现及骨髓象改变在骨髓转移癌患者诊断中的意义。方法 对41例骨髓转移癌患者的临床资料及骨髓象进行分析，观察主要临床改变。结果 所有病例均在髓片可找到多少不等的成团、成簇的转移癌细胞，且形态学可见明显异常改变。结论 对明确诊断为恶性肿瘤的患者常规骨髓穿刺涂片可早期发现骨髓转移，多部位或多次穿刺涂片可提高阳性发现率。