脂肪乳对PT、APTT和Fib凝血结果的影响与对策

目的探讨减少脂肪乳对凝血酶原(PT)、部分凝活酶时间(APTT)和纤维蛋白原(Fib)干扰的方法。方法制备正常新鲜混合血浆并检测PT、APTT、Fib;在正常新鲜混合血浆中加入不同浓度的脂肪乳并检测其PT、APTT和Fib,取均值计算干扰物影响度,同时在强生干化学分析仪VITRO FS5.1上检测血浆指数,并分析血浆指数与脂肪乳干扰之间的关系。通过CS2000i自带的稀释功能,寻找最佳的稀释倍数,减少脂肪乳对Fib的干扰。结果当添加干扰物脂肪乳4.76%体积分数时,对PT、APTT和国际标准化比值(INR)影响均7.5%,未超过1/2 CLIA’88规定的允许误差;脂肪乳添加的体积与血浆指数存在良好的线性相关:y=18.284x+4.557 9,R2=0.993 3;脂肪乳添加的体积与衍算纤维蛋白原(PT-der fibrinogen,PT-DFbg)添加前后的差值也存在良好的线性相关:y=0.146 9x-0.891 4(x≥6),R2=0.961 7;标本稀释可以很好地消除脂肪乳对Fib检测结果的干扰。结论利用血浆指数,可以减少一定浓度内脂肪乳对PT、APTT和Fib的干扰,标本稀释可以很好地消除脂肪乳对Fib检测结果的干扰。     

Impact of joint line orientation on clinical outcomes in bilateral Oxford mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

BackgroundJoint line orientation angle (JLOA) is the angle between the knee joint line and the floor. It has been reported to be related to postoperative outcome after TKA. Regarding unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), although it can be horizontal after UKA because it is a resurfacing surgery, there are few reports about the JLOA after UKA and its impact on clinical outcomes.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to reveal the relationship between JLOA and clinical outcome after UKA.MethodsThis study included 106 knees in 53 consecutive patients with osteoarthritis who underwent simultaneous bilateral mobile-bearing UKA. Their pre- and postoperative JLOAs were measured by full-leg-length standing coronal radiographs. We also evaluated the tibial component height (TCH) as the factor which we assumed could influence JLOA. We analyzed the patients’ JLOAs, TCHs and clinical outcomes.ResultsPre- and postoperative JLOA were 0.4 ± 2.4° and 2.7 ± 2.6°, respectively. The JLOA significantly tilted medially (P < 0.0001). The JLOA significantly negatively correlated with the improvement of the clinical outcomes (Oxford Knee Score (OKS): r = 0.40, P < 0.0001, Knee Society Knee Score (KSKS): r = 0.25, P < 0.01, Knee Society Function Score (KSFS): r = 0.22, P = 0.02). The TCH showed a positive correlation with postoperative JLOA and with the postoperative JLOA change (r = 0.45, P < 0.001; r = 0.25, P < 0.01, respectively).ConclusionThe JLOA significantly tilted medially after UKA. An excessive medial tilt of the JLOA was associated with poorer postoperative outcomes of UKA. It is therefore recommended to keep the JLOA horizontal and to avoid a lower tibial cut.     

Intentional partial pulpotomy to talon cusp for tooth crown morphology correction in orthodontic treatment

This report describes a case of talon cusp treated by an intentional partial pulpotomy, which made it possible to recontour the tooth crown into the desired shape. The patient was an 11-year-old boy with a large talon cusp on the lingual surface of the right maxillary lateral incisor. He was referred to our clinic for treatment of abnormality cusp because it was expected to impede orthodontic treatment. The talon cusp was amputated using an intentional partial pulpotomy. The procedure resulted in successful recontouring of the tooth crown into the desired morphology and the dental pulp exhibited a vital reaction at three years after the operation.     

Digital Workflow for Retrofitting a Surveyed Crown Using a Removable Partial Denture as an Antagonist

Digital workflow expedites the procedure of retrofitting a surveyed crown against an existing removable partial denture (RPD). This article describes a simple and straightforward technique of digital workflow where an existing RPD is scanned as an antagonist to design the rest seat, guide plane, and height of contour of a surveyed crown.