ACCESSORY SOLEUS MUSCLE: A PROBLEM OF AWARENESS

Reports of accessory soleus muscle are rare, perhaps as a result of it often remaining unrecognized. It presents as a swelling behind the ankle and may be mistaken for a tumour or inflammatory lesion, as occurred in the first of a series of three cases. The other two were incidental findings, one in a 30 year old man with an open tibial fracture and the other in a 9 month old child with a club foot. Patients present with either pain or a diagnostic problem. When large, it may make wearing of footwear difficult. Computerized tomography with electromyography enables confirmation of the diagnosis. Pain is relieved by epimysiotomy and when encountered incidentally during surgery, incision of the epimysium is all that is needed. Excision of the muscle may be considered only if wearing of footwear is difficult. The significance of its presence in a case of club foot is unknown. Disinsertion of its insertion was all that was required to obtain surgical correction of the deformity in the present case. Awareness of the condition will prevent unnecessary surgery in asymptomatic cases.     

高血压病肠系膜动脉平滑肌细胞端粒酶活性表达的研究

目的 :探讨高血压病动脉平滑肌组织端粒酶活性与高血压的发病关系。方法 :采用PCR -ELISA法检测 30例高血压病患者和 2 0例血压正常者肠系膜动脉平滑肌细胞 (SMC)端粒酶活性。结果 :高血压患者端粒酶阳性表达 2 8例 (93.3% )。血压正常者端粒酶阳性表达 3例 (15 % )。差异非常显著 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :高血压病动脉平滑肌细胞端粒酶活性的表达升高 ,可能与高血压发病有关。     

Similarities in Skeletal Muscle Strength and Exercise Capacity Between Renal Transplant and Hemodialysis Patients

Exercise intolerance is common in hemodialysis (HD) and renal transplant (RTx) patients. Aim of the study was to assess to what extent exercise capacity and skeletal muscle strength of RTx patients differ from HD patients and healthy controls and to elucidate potential determinants of exercise capacity in RTx patients. Exercise capacity, muscle strength, lean body mass (LBM) and physical activity level (PAL) were measured by cycle-ergometry, isokinetic dynamometry, DEXA and Baecke Questionnaire, respectively, in 35 RTx, 16 HD and 21 controls. VO2peak and muscle strength of the RTx patients were significantly lower compared to controls (p<0.01), but not different compared to HD patients. In RTx patients, strength (p<0.001), PAL (p=0.001) and age (p=0.045) were significant predictors of VO2peak. Muscle strength was related to LBM (p=0.001) and age (p=0.001), whereas gender (p<0.001) and renal function (p=0.01) turned out to be significant predictors of LBM. No effects of corticosteroids were observed. Exercise capacity and muscle strength seem equally reduced in RTx and HD patients compared to controls. In RTx patients, muscle strength and PAL are highly related to exercise capacity. Renal function appears to be a significant predictor of LBM, and through the LBM, of muscle strength and exercise capacity.     

直肠癌根治会阴部造口术后二期股薄肌移植肛门成形

目的　回顾性总结32例直肠癌根治会阴部造口术后二期股薄肌移植肛门成形术的治疗效果。方法　采用Williams 5级评分法对重建前后肛门功能进行评价。结果　二期股薄肌移植肛门成形术前,32例患者肛门功能均在4级以上[4级28.4%(9/32),5级71.6%(23/32)],二期股薄肌移植肛门成形术后肛门功能明显好转。结论　二期股薄肌移植肛门成形术是直肠癌根治会阴部造口术后有效的肛门重建手段。     

AC/A ratios in myopic and emmetropic Hong Kong children and the effect of timolol§

Purpose: Caucasian children with myopia have elevated response accommodative vergence to accommodation (AC/A) ratios. The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine if response AC/A ratios vary with refractive error and with myopic progression rate in Hong Kong Chinese children, and to determine the effect of beta‐adrenergic antagonism with topical timolol application on AC/A ratios. Methods: Thirty children aged eight to 12 years participated in the study. All refractive errors were corrected with spectacle lenses. Accommodative responses were measured using a Shin‐Nippon autorefractor and concurrent changes in vergence were assessed using a vertical prism and a Howell‐Dwyer card at three metres and 0.33 metre. Accommodative demand was altered using plus or minus two dioptre lenses and lens‐ and distance‐induced response AC/A ratios were calculated. Measurements were repeated 30 minutes after the instillation of topical timolol maleate (0.5 per cent). Results: AC/A ratios appeared higher in progressing myopic children but the difference was not statistically significant. Timolol application reduced accommodative convergence (AC) in the stable myopes (reduction = ‐3 ± 1.14^A) but not in the emmetropes (0.69 ± 0.9^P) or progressing myopes (0.16 ± 0.43^A) and this difference between refractive groups was statistically s ignificant (F^2,27= 3.766; P= 0.036). However, timolol did not produce a significant change in the accommodative response to positive or negative lenses or response AC/A ratios. Conclusions: We did not find that AC/A ratios in myopic Chinese children were elevated and therefore, it is unlikely that elevated AC/A ratios are responsible for the high levels of myopia that occur in Hong Kong. The finding that timolol reduced AC in the stable myopes suggests that the autonomic control of accommodative convergence in these children may be different from that in emmetropic children and those with progressing myopia.     

胆汁对豚鼠离体胆囊肌条收缩影响的实验研究

目的：观察不同浓度的胆汁对胆囊平滑肌运动的影响并初步探讨其作用机理。方法：将肌条置于离体平滑肌灌流肌槽内，用生理记录仪记录肌条的收缩活动。结果：(1)胆汁可降低离体胆囊肌条张力，减慢收缩频率，减小收缩波平均振幅。(2)心得安、L—NNA、六烃季胺可部分阻断胆汁对脂囊肌条的作用。结论：胆汁对豚鼠胆囊肌条的作用与肾上腺素能β受体、胆碱能N受体和N0有关。     

改进的内眦赘皮矫治术联合重睑成形术Ⅰ期成形

目的 探讨改进的内眦赘皮矫治术联合切开法重睑成形术的方法及临床效果。方法 根据内眦赘皮的轻重程度及方向，采用改良的“Z”成形术，切除或切断内眦部形成赘皮的异位眼轮匝肌及皮下筋膜组织，联合切开法重睑成形术行Ⅰ期成形。结果 本组68例患者，术后赘皮消失，泪阜显露适中，内眦间距缩短，重睑外形美观自然。其中，36例随访3个月至3年，术后皮肤切口无可见瘢痕，形态稳定，内眦赘皮无复发，效果满意。结论 该手术方法能够充分矫正内眦赘皮的异常结构，而与重睑成形术同期施术效果稳定，具有一定的临床应用价值。     

胶束液相色谱法测定动物肌肉中三聚氰胺残留量

目的 建立胶束HPLC测定动物肌肉中三聚氰胺残留量的分析方法。方法 样品在酸性条件下，用乙 腈-磷酸盐缓冲液提取。以胶束溶液作为流动相，用HPLC测定，外标法定量。结果 线性范围为（0.1～10.0）mg/L，相关系数为0.9996。动物肌肉在（0.5～5.0）mg/kg添加水平范围内，回收 率在80%～110%。相对标准偏差〈10%。方法的最低检出限0.5mg/kg。结论该法实用、准确，为动物肌肉中 三聚氰胺残留量检测提供了可行的方法。     

甘露醇和低温对兔骨骼肌缺血再灌流损伤的保护作用

通过兔后肢缺血模型，观察了甘露醇和低温对骨骼肌缺血再灌流损伤的保护作用。结果：甘露醇和低温可以不同程度地降低再灌流后患肢静脉回流血中细胞内酶（ＣＰＫ、ＬＤＨ、ＡＳＴ）的活性和脂质过氧化反应终末代谢产物丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）的含量，减轻骨骼肌细胞超微结构的破坏。两者单独应用效果不明显（Ｐ＞０．０５），联合应用效果非常明显（Ｐ＜０．０１）。提示自由基介导的脂质过氧化反应参与骨骼肌缺血再灌流损伤，甘露醇和低温对其具有协同保护作用。